2020 in Review: Learning How to Survive Hardship (with Senator Tammy Duckworth)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Andy’s two themes for 2020 are “surviving” and “remembering,” so Andy reflected on the year with the ultimate survivor: Senator Tammy Duckworth. He caught up with her in her D.C. office before she leaves for the holiday recess. They review the job Congress did in 2020, the low points many Americans have faced, and the promising notes for the future. As a wounded warrior and a Senator, her approach to life and her parting message is powerful.

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Learn more about the legislation Senator Duckworth has proposed to help people with disabilities and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-helps-introduce-bill-to-provide-desperately-needed-funding-for-home-and-community-based-services-hazard-pay
Check out this study looking at the many benefits of hiring people with disabilities, including reliability and punctuality: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29392591/
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Check out Colorado Senator Michael Bennet’s book, The Land of Flickering Lights: Restoring America in An Age of Broken Politics, that Senator Duckworth mentions in the episode: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-land-of-flickering-lights-2/
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0:00.0	Mental health challenges are affecting people in the US at high levels, particularly among
0:05.0	adolescents.
0:06.0	At CVS Health, mental health is just as important as physical health.
0:11.0	That's whether making mental, well-being services more accessible, less complicated, more
0:15.4	convenient, and more inviting.
0:18.0	CVS Health is doing this by creating new programs, encouraging care to discussions, and providing
0:23.2	increased access to digital tools and telehealth services.
0:27.0	CVS Health is there to help.
0:31.0	Learn more at CVS Health.com.
0:34.0	Lemon out.
0:38.0	What could be in the bubble with Andy Slavitt?
0:46.0	This is, in fact, Andy Slavitt.
0:50.0	And we have an episode today that's going to hit on what I think are my two themes for
0:57.2	the year at least, surviving.
1:01.0	Surviving is an art form not to be underestimated.
1:05.3	And if you're listening to this show, you know, you've gotten through a lot.
1:09.6	We've all gotten through a lot.
1:11.3	It has been one of the most challenging periods of your life, I would guess, in many ways.
1:19.0	Whether that's been challenged to your health, challenges in your family, challenges to your
1:26.2	income, challenges to your outlook for the future, just challenges what to do every day.
1:33.0	This has been a rocking year.
1:35.8	So to fulfill that theme, I wanted to bring on the show, someone who knows just a little
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