Interview with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm; Interview with Maine Sen. Angus King; Interview with Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves

State of the Union

CNN

News

3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

First, Jake asks Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm if President Biden is preparing to move forward on infrastructure without Republicans. Next, Jake talks to Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about the growing cybersecurity threat against the US as well as Democrats’ voting rights push in the Senate. Then, Jake presses Republican Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi on why his state is ranked last in the country in terms of vaccinations. Finally, Jake comments on Republican leaders’ decision to effectively give former President Trump a pass on his election lies. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Trillion-dollar question, President Biden and Republicans set to talk again on infrastructure
0:10.3	after the president rejected the Republicans' latest offer.
0:13.7	Does anyone doubt this whole nation will be better off with these investments?
0:17.5	How much longer will a deal take?
0:19.3	We'll speak with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm next, and a Cyber 9-11, the White
0:24.3	House and FBI warning American businesses after recent attacks by foreign hackers.
0:29.9	This is a huge threat to the private sector.
0:33.3	Is the U.S. prepared for war in cyberspace?
0:36.7	Independent Senator Angus King will join me to discuss in moments.
0:40.3	Plus, sitting ducks, Biden's goal of vaccinating most adults hits a speed bump as vaccination
0:46.0	rates slow and his July 4 deadline approaches.
0:49.4	They are sitting ducks for the next outbreak of COVID-19.
0:52.8	We'll stay to our behind, get enough shots in arms.
0:56.3	We'll speak with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves ahead.
1:07.8	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is stuck in construction
1:11.8	traffic.
1:12.8	Tomorrow, President Biden is set to talk again with the chief of Republican negotiator
1:16.8	on infrastructure, West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito.
1:20.1	But the bridge between Republicans and the White House is proving difficult to cross.
1:24.4	President Biden has rejected the Republican's latest counteroffer on Friday to rebuild the
1:29.1	nation's roads and bridges, and the sides are still about $700 billion in new spending
1:34.6	apart on a deal with no agreement on how to pay for it.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

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

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