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State of the Union

Interview with Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders; Interview with Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Josh Gottheimer and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick; Interview with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; Interview with Virginia Del. Danica Roem

State of the Union

CNN

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3.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

First, Dana talks to Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders about Democrats’ two-track push to pass infrastructure and other top priorities. Next, Dana interviews the co-chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer and Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, about their efforts to push a bipartisan infrastructure deal through Congress. Then, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan joins Dana to respond to bipartisan criticism of President Biden’s response to Russia. Finally, Dana sits down with Virginia Del. Danica Roem to her trailblazing role as the first openly transgender person to be elected to and serve in a state legislature. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Across roads, as a bipartisan infrastructure proposal gained steam, a key progressive

0:11.4

works on a sweeping bill on his own terms.

0:14.5

The president has given us a blueprint where we need to go.

0:17.4

Can Democrats pass either or both?

0:19.7

I'll speak with Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders and bipartisan leaders of the House

0:24.7

Problem Solvers Caucus, Josh Godheimer, and Brian Fitzpatrick next.

0:29.8

And fair warning, President Biden gives Russia about six months to change.

0:34.8

If he chooses not to cooperate, then we will respond.

0:38.2

As U.S. companies scramble to prevent crippling hacks, is Biden giving Putin too much slack?

0:44.2

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan joins me to discuss.

0:48.6

Plus, right much, as states move to restrict rights for transgender Americans, I'll talk

0:54.5

to the first openly trans legislator elected to a state house, her message to trans youth.

1:00.5

Regardless of whether you care about politics, politics cares about you.

1:07.5

Danica Rome ahead.

1:17.4

Hello, I'm Dana Bashin, Washington, where the state of our union is their way or the highway.

1:22.6

Fresh off an overseas trip where President Biden asserted America is back, his ambitious

1:27.4

domestic agenda is now being put to the test here at home.

1:31.2

The president says he will respond tomorrow to a bipartisan $1.2 trillion proposal to overhaul

1:37.5

America's roads and bridges that is picking up momentum in Washington.

1:42.1

Twenty-one senators from both sides of the aisle now say they support it, but many on the

1:46.9

left worried the deal leaves out too many of their priorities on issues from the climate

1:51.8

crisis to caregiving.

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