CA Senator Adam Schiff Explains Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy and Easy Ways to Level Up Your Health

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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As the federal government shutdown extended through a second day, President Trump on Thursday redoubled his threats to carry out mass layoffs, posting on his social media platform that Democrats had given him an “unprecedented opportunity.” We talk to California Senator Adam Schiff about the Democrats’ long game on the shutdown and get his response to Trump’s call this week to use U.S. cities as a “training ground” for the military and his administration’s decision to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects in California and the Pacific Northwest. Guests: Adam Schiff, U.S. Senator representing California; former U.S. Congressman representing Los Angeles; his books include "Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.1	I'm Mina Kim.
0:51.4	As the Trump administration cancels billions of dollars in energy grants
0:54.9	slated for blue states and reaffirms mass layoffs are imminent amid the government shutdown,
1:00.2	we hear from California Senator Adam Schiff, who's also raising alarms about the president's comments
1:05.3	at a meeting of top military brass. Then if you're anxious and exhausted and a workout's the last thing you want to do,
1:13.2	take comfort in the fact that low effort movement actually has a lot of health and mood-boosting
1:18.0	benefits. Think sitting down slowly. We learn more all next on Forum. Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. The White House has canceled nearly $8 billion in clean energy funds for projects in blue states. On the chopping block, billions of dollars in promise funding for California's hydrogen hub
1:47.4	and major updates to our electric grid.
1:50.1	I spoke with California Senator Adam Schiff moments ago about the cuts
1:53.5	and about where Senate Democrats stand on a funding bill to end the government shutdown.
1:59.3	Senator Schiff, welcome to forum.
2:01.3	Thank you. It's great to be with you.
2:02.9	First, your reaction to the cutting of billions of dollars in promised clean energy funds
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