Interview with Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy; Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin; Interview with Democratic Rep. Cori Bush; Interview with Senior Biden Adviser Anita Dunn

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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First, Dana talks with Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana about his efforts to pass the bipartisan infrastructure deal, as well as his state’s fight against the Delta variant. Next, Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin joins Dana to discuss his investigation into former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. Then, Dana asks Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri about her successful fight to prevent eviction protections from expiring. After that, Dana sits down with senior Biden adviser Anita Dunn about her trailblazing career in politics. Finally, Dana previews her new special on Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. ReplyReply allForwardHG 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	Battle on all fronts.
0:07.6	As the country wages war against a dangerous variant, threatening another catastrophic surge,
0:13.6	Congress works over time to finally pass an infrastructure bill.
0:21.5	Will they be able to get it done?
0:22.8	I'll speak with a key Republican negotiator, Senator Bill Cassidy next, and attempted
0:28.5	coup.
0:29.5	New details emerge of President Trump's push to overturn the election as an investigation
0:34.3	by a top-centred committee digs deeper into a plot to push Trump's election lies.
0:39.4	What have they learned?
0:40.4	The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durvin joins me in moments to discuss.
0:45.2	Plus, sit in success.
0:47.4	Millions of Americans in danger of losing their homes can now breathe a sigh of relief,
0:52.3	because one Democratic member of Congress drove the most powerful person in Washington
0:57.1	to take action.
0:58.1	Sometimes, presence makes all the difference, and that's what this was here.
1:01.7	I'll speak to the leader of the protest Congresswoman Cory Bush ahead.
1:06.2	Hello, I'm Dana Bash in Washington, where the state of our union is in rewind.
1:19.4	For the first time since February, the U.S. is averaging more than 100,000 new COVID cases
1:25.6	per day.
1:26.6	The hospitalizations and deaths are also, once again, on the rise, almost exclusively
1:30.8	among the unvaccinated.
1:33.3	President Biden this week flashed new levels of frustration, rebuking Republican governors
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