Interview with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins; Interview with Maine Sen. Susan Collins; Interview with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin; Interview with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Interview with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

State of the Union

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🗓️ 1 August 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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First, Jake talks to NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins about the CDC’s new mask guidance for vaccinated individuals. Then, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine joins Jake to discuss the status of the bipartisan infrastructure deal in the Senate. Next, Jake presses Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on if he’s committed to passing both an infrastructure deal and a sweeping reconciliation package. After that, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York tells Jake her party’s failure to extend the CDC’s eviction freeze before it expired is unacceptable. Finally, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine joins Jake to discuss his efforts to contain the spread of the Delta variant and drive-up vaccinations in his state. 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	The war has changed.
0:07.4	As the Delta variant rips through the unvaccinated, troubling new guidance about how easily the
0:12.0	virus spreads.
0:13.4	Will the U.S. bring back more restrictions?
0:15.8	The head of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins and Ohio Republican
0:21.7	Governor Mike DeWine join us next.
0:24.2	And big, effing deal.
0:25.8	The Senate is working through the weekend, hoping to pass President Biden's bipartisan
0:30.2	infrastructure deal.
0:31.7	This is an important bill.
0:32.8	I know all the parties want to get this right.
0:35.1	But after that, the hard part starts.
0:37.2	Key negotiators for Republican Senator Susan Collins and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin
0:41.8	will be here.
0:42.8	Plus, in the balance, millions of Americans bracing for eviction after a pandemic era ban
0:48.7	expires.
0:49.8	How did Democrats fall short?
0:52.1	Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Acasio Cortez has been sounding the alarm and joins
0:56.6	me ahead.
0:59.9	Hello, I'm Dick Dapper in Washington, where the state of our union is frustrated.
1:09.5	U.S. coronavirus cases rose more than 50%.
1:14.6	Just in the last week, 50% is a rising tide of pain and death for unvaccinated people that
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