meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Up First from NPR

Florida Legislative Session, Powell Testimony, French Strikes

Up First from NPR

NPR

News, Daily News

4.659K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Florida's Republican-dominated legislature begins a session during which it is set to pass bills reflecting Governor Ron DeSantis's priorities, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate, and French workers strike to protest pension reforms.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

People across the country are watching Florida's legislature.

0:05.1

Governor Ron DeSantis wants to put the power of government behind his agenda.

0:09.5

How would Florida change what teachers can say and who pays for private school?

0:13.9

I mean Martinez, with Steve Innskeep, and this is up first from NPR News.

0:20.9

Inflation is less bad than it was, which is not the standard the Federal Reserve has to

0:25.4

meet.

0:26.4

It's clear there is more work to do.

0:27.4

What will Fed share Jerome Powell tell senators today about plans to curb inflation?

0:31.7

Striking unions in France want to fill the streets with more than a million protesters.

0:36.7

However, they may arrive, it will not be by train since a lot of public transportation

0:40.4

has stopped.

0:41.4

How did an increase in the retirement age triggers so much protest?

0:45.0

Stay with us.

0:46.0

We've got the news you need to start your day.

0:58.4

This message comes from PR sponsor First Republic Bank.

1:03.1

At First Republic, everyone gets a personal banker who will sit down and learn about you

1:07.6

and your financial goals.

1:09.6

Learn more at FirstRepublic.com.

1:11.6

Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

1:15.2

Today Florida's legislature begins a new session and people are watching in part because

1:19.9

of whose agenda they are following.

1:21.8

Governor Ron DeSantis has a Republican supermajority.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.