Democrats Prepare To Advance Impeachment Articles After Fractious All-Day Hearing
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2019
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The vote is expected after a day of partisan fighting, with Republicans advancing a series of doomed amendments in protest of a process they see as unwarranted. Democrats again insisted that the president must be removed from office for his behavior in the Ukraine affair.
This episode: political correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and senior editor and correspondent Ron Elving.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Andy. |
| 0:01.4 | This is Andrea calling from Paul England. |
| 0:03.9 | Hi, this is Claire in London UK, and I've just voted in the UK's third general election in five years. |
| 0:09.1 | This podcast was recorded out. |
| 0:10.8 | 245 pm on Thursday, December 12th. |
| 0:13.9 | Things might have changed by the time you listen. |
| 0:17.0 | We might have a new Prime Minister or maybe a hung parliament. |
| 0:21.6 | Okay, enjoy the show. |
| 0:23.0 | I am not envious of you, you brits and your politics, but hey there, it is the NPR Politics podcast. |
| 0:31.6 | I'm a small college, I cover the presidential campaign. |
| 0:34.0 | I'm Kelsey Snell, I cover Congress. |
| 0:35.6 | And I'm Ron Elving, Editor-Carrie Spondy. |
| 0:38.0 | And before we talk politics, we actually need to say welcome back, Kelsey Snell. |
| 0:42.8 | Thank you. |
| 0:43.6 | We have you, Mr. |
| 0:44.7 | I missed you guys, I'm excited to be back. |
| 0:47.2 | So it's been quite the baby boom here on the Washington desk. |
| 0:50.4 | So congratulations on you been out on maternity leave. |
| 0:52.8 | Yes, I've been narrating the process of making my morning oatmeal and then I, |
| 0:58.0 | all of a sudden, started narrating impeachment. |
| 1:00.8 | It's very different. |
| 1:03.2 | All right, well let's get down to business. |
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