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Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

Face the Nation on the Radio 9/19

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

CBS News

News, Politics

3.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On this week's "Face the Nation," Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb joins us for a wide-ranging interview about his new book "Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic." Amid reports that the White House is considering vaccine mandates for travelers, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby breaks down the implications for his industry. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joins us to discuss ongoing negotiations with fellow Democrats over an infrastructure package. NIH Director Francis Collins joins us to help make sense of new vaccine booster guidelines.

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0:00.0

Get one of the most successful broadcasts in television history on your schedule with the 60 Minutes podcast.

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Hard-hitting investigative reports, news and culture maker interviews and in-depth profiles are waiting for you in every episode.

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0:20.0

I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington,

0:22.0

and this week on Phase the Nation, the

0:24.8

Biden administration's booster shop plans hit a roadblock and Congress gets set

0:29.2

for a fall budget showdown. There is relief this morning in the nation's capital as a strong

0:35.8

show of security at Saturday's rally in support of those arrested following

0:39.8

the January 6th insurrection kept the crowds away. Nothing like the scene nine months ago.

0:47.4

Now the focus turns to lawmakers as both houses of Congress returned to Washington for the

0:52.2

first time since the end of July.

0:54.6

First up, consideration of a massive three and a half trillion dollar spending plan that

1:00.0

threatens to shatter the fragile fault lines within the Democratic Party. We'll talk with

1:04.8

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Plus an FDA advisory panel overwhelmingly votes against

1:11.6

widespread booster shots for adults saying the data is inconclusive.

1:16.4

We'll ask the Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins what happened.

1:21.6

Plus we'll have a special conversation with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottley.

1:26.4

His new book, Uncontrolled Spread, takes a hard look at America's COVID failures and offers some

1:32.3

solutions.

1:33.3

We cannot allow something like this to hit us this bad again.

1:36.9

So we have to prepare differently.

1:38.2

We'll also talk with the United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby

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