Finally, a Deal
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4.3 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by SAP Concert. |
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| 0:35.0 | Every few weeks, I've been calling up Slate's Jordan Weisman to check in on Congress. |
| 0:40.0 | Specifically, whether Congress is planning to vote on additional coronavirus stimulus anytime soon. |
| 0:47.0 | His answer was usually, no. |
| 0:50.0 | In September, Jordan said the economy was bumping along just well enough |
| 0:55.0 | to squelch any motivation for a deal. |
| 0:58.0 | In October, the president seemed ready to make stimulus happen, |
| 1:02.0 | but Congress couldn't agree on what it should look like. |
| 1:05.0 | Now it's December. We've got a stimulus deal. |
| 1:09.0 | But is anyone happy with what we got here? |
| 1:13.0 | I think Democrats are relieved. |
| 1:17.0 | Different than happy. |
| 1:19.0 | I don't know if anyone's popping champagne gorks. |
| 1:25.0 | It's a B-plus work. |
| 1:28.0 | And I hate being one of those journalists. |
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