How Washington Now Works

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday, the United States Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure bill — the largest single infusion of federal funds into infrastructure projects in more than a decade. It was a bipartisan vote, with 19 Republicans voting alongside the Democrats. Soon after, the Senate passed a more expansive budget plan — this time along party lines. What do these two votes tell us about how Washington is working today? Guest: Emily Cochrane, a reporter covering Congress for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.
0:02.6	This is a daily.
0:04.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:10.2	Today, in back-to-back votes,
0:13.9	the Senate has just approved a bipartisan infrastructure bill
0:18.9	and a partisan budget plan.
0:22.9	I spoke with my colleague, Emily Cochran,
0:25.6	about the complicated relationship between the two
0:29.9	and what that tells us about how Washington now works.
0:35.2	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:44.4	It's Thursday, August 12.
0:50.9	Hi, Emily.
0:51.9	How are you?
0:52.9	What kind of incredibly small confined space are you in?
0:56.3	This is one of the booths in the House Prescalary.
1:02.6	It has nice padding.
1:05.2	I assume that was helpful for recording purposes.
1:09.0	So you have found a quiet corner of the universe on the House side?
1:11.8	Yes.
1:12.8	So Emily, walk us through what has happened so far this week,
1:17.3	not on the House side of the Capitol,
1:19.8	but over on the Senate side.
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