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Hacks On Tap

Baseball Bats and Ghirardelli (with Steve Israel)

Hacks On Tap

Hacks On Tap

News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

4.87.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week Gibbs and Murphy were joined by former Congressman Steve Israel who graciously shared his expertise as a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair to discuss redistricting, campaign fundraising, and the upcoming 2022 midterms. They also discussed infrastructure negotiations and the (both physical and metaphorical) tools Nancy Pelosi uses to negotiate, Murphy explains his WWII analogy, and more!

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0:00.0

Hey, pull up a chair.

0:10.4

It's tax on tap with David Axelroth, Robert Gibbs, and Mike Murphy.

0:21.9

The worst outcome for the American people is for us to do nothing.

0:26.8

I think every Democratic senator understands that, and every Democratic

0:31.1

once you understand that, you know that we must have unity.

0:35.5

There are lots of members who would want to say, well, if I don't get this, I can't vote

0:38.8

for the bill, if I don't get that.

0:41.7

But that can happen if we're going to help the American people in the boldest, biggest

0:46.0

legislation in a very, very long time that helps the middle class.

0:51.9

Murphy, great news. I think it might finally be infrastructure week.

0:56.7

Well, you know, it looked that way from space.

0:58.9

I'm just unscrewing my helmet now being on the Bezos 11 minute space flight.

1:04.8

It all went well.

1:05.8

There was some crying on board, but I'm not going to be one to talk and I hit from the

1:09.3

cameras.

1:10.3

But yes, I think it's infrastructure never ends now, but there's going to be some voting

1:15.2

and just sort that out.

1:18.2

We decided it was time to get a political hack and a political leader.

1:22.3

I'm going to be kind here because he actually had the courage to put his name on the ballot

1:26.3

in one atton of congressional elections.

1:28.6

I'm talking about Steve Israel, who spent, I believe nine term Steve was it about 18 years

1:34.6

in the US Congress?

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