#499 Congress Is Heating Up ft. Rep. Mondaire Jones

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Rep. Mondaire Jones of New York joins Alise, Kaitlin, and Amanda to discuss his first year in Congress. What would he tell the HR manager six months in? Then they discuss the parts of the For The People Act that haven’t received enough attention, especially when it comes to gerrymandering. Finally, they all commiserate over Joe Biden’s failure to forgive student loan debt and when we might see some relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Betcha's media presents Donald Trump was a stain on our country.
0:05.2	I'm someone's daughter too.
0:06.9	That's what I'm doing!
0:08.1	Oh, holy God! Congratulations, Mr. President!
0:10.9	The Betcha's sub-podcast.
0:12.9	Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking.
0:16.9	Hello, I'm Amanda Duperman.
0:18.8	I'm Elise Morales.
0:20.3	I'm Caitlin Berg.
0:21.5	And this is the Betcha's sub-podcast.
0:22.9	We're C-Span meets the group chat to help you process and laugh
0:25.7	at the biggest topics and US news and politics.
0:29.0	Today, we are so thrilled to be here with Congressman
0:31.2	Amanda Jones, who represents New York's 17th District.
0:35.0	Thank you so much for being with us.
0:37.2	How are you doing on this scorching June day?
0:40.6	It is a scorching humid June day.
0:43.6	And I'm doing well.
0:45.0	I'm leading in the fight to save our democracy.
0:48.0	Yes, nothing feels better than that.
0:50.0	I know. Looking at you wearing a suit,
0:51.6	just I feel like I'm sweating.
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