I Fought the Law: Impeachment, Hospital Bills, Salon Chemicals

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🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The impeachment inquiry into President Trump jumped to a new House committee today, and it’s starting to feel a bit like law school. We’ll explain where the impeachment process stands and what’s still to come. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration wants hospitals and insurers to share their price lists for medical treatments, but hospitals aren’t having it. We’ll crunch the numbers on why hospitals don’t want to comply. Also on today’s show: a worrisome link between certain beauty products and risk of breast cancer, and an unexpected use for coffee husks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, December 4th.
0:02.7	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.2	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:07.7	why they matter.
0:08.7	Today, the House Intelligence Committee officially passed the impeachment gable to the House Judiciary
0:13.7	Committee.
0:14.7	We'll tell you why what happened today matters and what to expect next.
0:21.4	Then hospitals are suing the Trump administration over a new rule that's intended to help you
0:26.1	save money.
0:27.1	We'll dive into the drama.
0:28.4	And finally, how McDonald's and Ford are putting coffee in the headlights.
0:32.6	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.7	Let's skim this.
0:42.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Quip.
0:45.5	The most complicated story today is about impeachment.
0:48.7	We're talking about it because today we met a new cast of characters on the House Judiciary
0:53.0	Committee.
0:54.0	And since they're taking over the impeachment process now, there are people worth knowing.
0:58.6	So we're going to get into what we learned before today, what's getting started now, and
1:02.7	where the impeachment inquiry could go between now and the holidays.
1:06.3	Let's start with a quick look back at a really long report.
1:11.3	Yesterday the House Intelligence Committee dropped its big holiday read, the Trump Ukraine
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