Corporate Money Talks…& Walks

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Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Corporate executives across the country are reassessing their political donations in the wake of last week’s violence in the Capitol. Former EY Global Chairman and CEO Mark Weinberger discusses corporate responsibility amid an increasingly polarized American political environment. Plus, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains the current vaccine distribution pipeline and considers the value of different eligibility qualifications in different jurisdictions across the nation.

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer today on our podcast.
0:07.0	Shots in the arm, Dr. Scott Gottlieb on successfully vaccinating our most vulnerable citizens.
0:13.1	They can't just open up big vaccination centers in giant stadium and expect
0:17.2	seven-year-old people to drive out and line up outside a large stadium.
0:20.6	They have to offer this in the community in places where people
0:23.0	are accustomed to getting their health care, like a pharmacy. And money walks.
0:27.3	Mark Weinberger, the former EY CEO on companies that have backed political
0:31.6	candidates and are now back tracking.
0:34.0	Nobody gave money to a candidate or a cause thinking that they would ultimately end up voting
0:39.7	against the certification of the next president.
0:42.4	Plus uncertainty on the hill.
0:44.0	See NBC's Aiman Javers on impeachment 2.0 and the imminent transition.
0:48.0	Not at all clear now what the timeline will be,
0:51.0	whether they can hold a trial and convict and remove the
0:54.6	president if there's time and if there's votes for that. It's Wednesday January
0:59.4	13th 2021. Squackpot begins right now.
1:04.0	Good morning everybody. Welcome to Squawk Box here on
1:06.4	cambec. I'm Becky Quick along with Joe Hermann and Andrew Ross
1:09.5	Sorkin. The House is preparing to vote on an historic second impeachment proceeding and that's where
1:14.4	Aiman Javars is who joins us with the latest Aiman.
1:18.0	Yeah, good morning Andrew. They do have the votes it looks like to impeach the President of the United States for the second time in the
1:24.4	House of Representatives later on today.
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