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The Beat with Ari Melber

BONUS: Extended interview with Kamala Harris

The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MS NOW

Politics, News, Versant Media, Ms Now, Daily News, Versant, Government

4.64.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Presidential candidate and Senator Kamala Harris is launching a new plan to close the gender wage gap, that would force corporations to prove they are paying equally across genders or face strict fines from the federal government. In a new interview with MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent, Ari Melber, Harris also discusses the Mueller report and Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr, noting Barr “has clearly demonstrated his bias in favor of the President and not in favor of Justice.” Plus, listen to Harris' first interview on "The Beat", recorded in 2017.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone listening to the podcast. This is Ari, and you are about to hear my full extended

0:04.4

interview with presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris. You may have heard about or seen

0:09.8

parts of it in the show, but now on the podcast, because you guys have told us you like this,

0:14.8

you get the whole darn thing. She talks about her new proposal to close the gender pay gap,

0:19.6

why she thinks Attorney General Barr has bias and what that means.

0:23.6

And then we had a fun lightning round conversation.

0:25.6

She even reveals her perfect running mate,

0:28.6

clue, he's a boxer, as well as her favorite album.

0:32.6

And then if you are really into this or you were searching around

0:35.6

and you ended up with us or you're interested in Kamala Harris, I can tell you that right after the interview, I play her very first ever appearance on the beat. This was when she was a senator, but before she ran for president, it might be kind of interesting because, you know, you go into the archive and you get a different version of her quite relaxed. We talked about Bootsie Collins and her playlist and all kinds of stuff. So, I hope you enjoy one or both the interviews if you make it that far.

0:57.2

And if you like it that far.

1:01.7

And if you like what we're doing, please feel free to give us five stars or leave a comment on Apple.

1:03.5

I went in the other day. I read some of your comments.

1:05.5

I even read the constructive criticism.

1:06.7

And I'll keep it all in mind.

1:11.3

As always, thanks for listening to The Beat with Ari Melbur podcast.

1:20.3

Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, launching a new plan to close the gender wage gap.

1:27.3

People are working. They're working two and three jobs to put food on the table. In our America, nobody should have to work more than one job to put food on the table and have a roof over their head.

1:35.3

And this proposal is making headlines tonight for its get tough approach.

1:40.3

Harris would force corporations to prove their paying equally across genders or face

1:45.5

public shaming and strict fines from the federal government. I'm joined now by 2020 candidates,

1:51.5

Senator Kamala Harris. Thank you. Thanks for being here. Absolutely. Hi, Ari. Hi. Let's start with this.

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