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State of the Union

Exclusive joint interview with Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal, plus Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams

State of the Union

CNN

News

3.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

First up, Dana has an exclusive bipartisan interview with Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal. They discuss whether the Democrats' tax and climate bill will help Americans struggling with inflation costs and their bipartisan push to call Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Plus, Dana asks Graham why he still supports Trump after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.Next, Dana goes one-on-one with Stacey Abrams. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate gives her reaction to the sweeping Democratic tax and climate legislation. She also discusses how she’ll keep abortion safe and legal in Georgia, how her faith impacts her abortion views and whether she thinks Biden should run in 2024.To close, Dana and the panel discuss the Democrats’ key wins heading into the midterms, the Democrats’ split on Biden’s potential 2024 run and what the annual Conservative Political Action Conference tells us about what Republican voters are thinking. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Senate pulls it all nighter as Democrats aim to push through their tax and climate

0:12.8

bill.

0:13.8

This is one of the most comprehensive and impactful bills.

0:18.0

But will their inflation reduction act actually reduce inflation?

0:21.8

It will in fact have a minimal impact on inflation.

0:26.4

And across the aisle, we'll talk to two senators about their history of working together

0:31.1

and what's next, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.

0:36.8

Plus, on the trail, as candidates make their pitch to voters, one Democrat goes all in

0:43.2

on a major issue.

0:44.2

I am pro-choice, and I am going to be governor because of my commitment to the women

0:49.4

of Georgia.

0:50.4

What's the winning strategy for November?

0:53.3

Like nominee for Georgia governor, Stacey Abrams joins me ahead.

1:00.3

Hello, I'm Dana Bash in Washington, where the state of our union is watching the US Senate

1:09.8

pull in all nighter.

1:11.7

You are looking at live pictures of the Senate floor where tired lawmakers are still voting.

1:17.3

After more than nine hours of all-night debate on the Democrats sweeping tax health and

1:22.3

climate package, Saturday Vice President Kamala Harris cast a tie-breaking vote to help

1:27.2

Democrats move forward on the legislation.

1:29.7

Right now, Democrats are trying to remain united as Republicans and Bernie Sanders offer

1:34.6

up amendments to the bill.

1:36.2

I'm going to go straight to Capitol Hill and see in its chief congressional correspondent,

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