Interview with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Interview with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson; Interview with House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn

State of the Union

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🗓️ 11 April 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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First, Jake presses Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the Biden administration’s effort to pass its $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal. Next, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas responds to blowback over his decision to veto a bill that banned gender-affirming treatment for transgender teens. Then, Jake talks to House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn about the fight within the Democratic Party over voting rights and the filibuster. Finally, ahead of the 160th anniversary of the attack on Fort Sumter, Jake reflects on the lingering legacy of the Civil War. 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	Bridging the divide, President Biden set to meet with Senate Democrats and Republicans
0:09.8	as they argue over the President's bill and what exactly infrastructure is.
0:14.9	Infrastructure is the foundation that makes it possible for people to live and work well.
0:20.1	But will that message work for both parties? I'll speak with Transportation Secretary Pete
0:24.9	Buttigieg next. And power play, a key Democrat says he will not vote to end the filibuster,
0:31.3	imperiling his party's agenda on key issues such as voting rights. Let them get a better
0:36.7	understanding of what voting rights mean to me and others who look like me.
0:41.5	House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn joins me in moments. Plus, Culture Wars,
0:46.2	a conservative Republican governor says his party has gone too far.
0:49.7	That is a product of the cultural war in America.
0:53.2	And faces blowback from former President Trump and his followers.
0:56.8	But as Trump dominates a major Republican gathering this weekend,
1:00.2	what does the Republican party stand for? Now, Arkansas's Republican governor Aiza Hutchinson ahead.
1:12.9	Hello, I'm Tick Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is as divided as ever.
1:18.0	Former President Trump is back and he's about the same.
1:22.2	The speech at a Republican National Committee retreat with donors and party leaders last night at
1:26.4	Mar-a-Lago, Trump called Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell a, quote, dumb son of a bitch,
1:32.0	unquote, for ultimately opposing Trump's big election life or upholding democracy.
1:37.0	Former President Trump also went after his vice president, Mike Pence, according to a source in
1:41.2	the room for certifying the election results on January 6th. Not surprisingly, Trump did not say
1:46.6	a word to condemn the violent insurrection he helped incite that day.
1:50.9	And as the former president excoriates Republican leaders in Washington, the Biden administration
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