Interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Interview with Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey; Interview with Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders; Interview with Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley

State of the Union

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🗓️ 7 February 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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First, Jake talks to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief package, amid criticism from Republicans and some Democrats that it’s too big. Next, Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey responds to Yellen and also looks ahead to the start of former President Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate this week. Then, Jake asks Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders about calls to make stimulus checks more targeted and leave his proposed minimum wage hike out of the covid bill. Finally, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins Jake to reflect on her experience during the Capitol attack one month ago. 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	Go Bigger, go home, President Biden moves forward with his nearly $2 trillion relief
0:10.7	plan, threatening to leave Republicans behind.
0:13.1	It's time to act.
0:14.6	We can reduce suffering in this country.
0:16.6	We can put people back to work.
0:18.4	But are there risks to such a big plan?
0:20.8	I'll speak to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Republican Senator Pat Tumey in moments.
0:26.0	And scene of the crime.
0:27.8	Former President Trump set to go on trial in the Senate this week, one month after the
0:31.8	Capitol insurrection fueled by his big lie.
0:34.5	But can Democrats convince more than one Republican of President Trump's guilt this time around?
0:40.3	Senator Bernie Sanders is here.
0:41.7	Plus, vaccine redlining, data showing communities of color being left behind in the race to
0:47.1	get shots into arms.
0:49.0	What can be done to make sure all Americans are protected?
0:51.8	I'll get Congresswoman Ayanna Presley's take ahead.
0:57.8	Well, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington with the State of our Union is wondering if we
1:05.1	will ever see any accountability.
1:07.9	It's been one month since the insurrection on Capitol Hill.
1:11.6	And in just two days, former President Trump will face trial in the Senate one more time
1:15.4	this time for inciting one of the most shocking and horrifying moments in American history,
1:19.8	a deadly riot by his supporters at the Capitol.
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