Full Hakeem Ahead
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 1 December 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
House Democrats voted unanimously Wednesday to make New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries their new leader – making him the first Black person to lead a party in Congress.
Meanwhile, the House passed legislation that would force rail companies and labor unions to accept a tentative deal to avert a nationwide rail strike — and while progressives pushed for a separate bill to guarantee paid sick leave, it faces an uncertain future in the Senate.
And in headlines: the FDA is reportedly planning to allow more queer men to donate blood, a House panel finally has access to former President Trump’s federal tax returns, and the French baguette was added to UNESCO’s cultural heritage list.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, December 1st. |
| 0:06.7 | I'm Priyanka Arbindi. |
| 0:08.0 | And I'm wanting to tell you this is what a day, reminding you to proceed with extreme |
| 0:11.8 | caution if you eat Thanksgiving leftovers on any day after today. |
| 0:15.3 | Yeah, listen, we finished with that after the weekend was over. |
| 0:18.7 | Also, how good was your food if you have leftovers at this point? |
| 0:22.5 | I'm questioning the quality. |
| 0:24.2 | I mean, one eat is coming for you a little bit, but I'm kind of with her. |
| 0:27.6 | On today's show, a house committee finally had its hands on Donald Trump's tax returns. |
| 0:36.6 | Never thought we'd see the day. |
| 0:38.2 | Plus, car bluvers were joist because the French baguette was granted world heritage status. |
| 0:44.5 | But first, y'all, we've got a black history announcement, make way for democratic leader |
| 0:50.3 | elect Hakim Jeffries. |
| 0:52.0 | Woo! |
| 0:53.0 | Yesterday on Shirley Chisholm's birthday, no less. |
| 0:55.4 | The representative Jeffries was unanimously elected democratic leader, becoming the first |
| 1:00.2 | black person to ever lead a party in Congress, and I am hype. |
| 1:04.3 | Yeah, it's really exciting. |
| 1:06.2 | It's so exciting. |
| 1:07.2 | And I love that representative Jeffries gave Shirley Chisholm a shout out in his remarks |
| 1:11.8 | as she was the first member of Congress that he was ever aware of. |
| 1:15.8 | So it's a historic moment, and it's also a bit of an expected moment, as Jeffries |
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