December 11, 2020
The Playbook Podcast
POLITICO
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🗓️ 11 December 2020
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Today's Politico Playbook Audio Briefing is presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. |
| 0:07.8 | Good Friday morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your Politico Playbook Audio Briefing. |
| 0:12.3 | Hi, I'm Anna Palmer. The 116th Congress started with a government shutdown and it's ending with the institution completely paralyzed by its efforts to put in place policies to help Americans |
| 0:21.8 | rebound from the coronavirus. The same set of policies have been bedeviling the leadership, |
| 0:28.0 | self-described dealmakers, for more than six months. The Post has the latest on the stalemate. |
| 0:34.1 | Oh, and by the way, Senator Rand Paul, the Republican of Kentucky, |
| 0:38.0 | has the nation on the brink of a government shutdown. Funding needs to pass tonight, and Paul |
| 0:43.3 | is in the middle of a legislative blockade due to the annual defense bill. Great news broke |
| 0:48.8 | overnight. The AP is reporting a U.S. panel has endorsed the widespread use, thank God, |
| 0:56.6 | of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. |
| 1:02.7 | Shots could begin within days, depending on how quickly the FDA signs off. They're expected to sign off. |
| 1:08.1 | America's in crisis. The pandemic is raging. 15.6 million Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus. 292,179 Americans have died. |
| 1:13.2 | The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Greg Bluestine has a 30,000-foot look at how Joe Biden's |
| 1:17.6 | visit to Georgia next week highlights his sea change in Democratic strategy there. |
| 1:22.0 | Not long ago, Democrats in the state ran screaming from national figures. |
| 1:26.1 | Now they're embracing them. |
| 1:27.2 | The New York Times has a look at how the investigation into Hunter Biden is likely to hangover Biden in the state ran screaming from national figures. Now they're embracing them. |
| 1:31.1 | The New York Times has a look at how the investigation into Hunter Biden is likely to hang over Biden as he takes office. |
| 1:32.9 | Noble Street Journal has a look at how Attorney General Bill Barr worked to keep the |
| 1:36.7 | Hunter Biden probe from public view during the election. |
| 1:40.6 | While the Times puts to rest speculation that Barris headed for the exit, |
| 1:48.1 | reporting that he plans to finish his term despite wanting to leave early. |
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