Interview with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin; Interview with White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield; Interview with Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves; Interview with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

State of the Union

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🗓️ 7 March 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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First, Jake talks to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia about the $1.9 trillion covid relief package and his role in passing it in the Senate. Next, Jake interviews White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield about President Biden’s plans for passing a minimum wage increase and the future of the filibuster. Then, Jake presses Republican Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi about his controversial decision to lift mask mandates and other protective measures in his state. Finally, Jake asks Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan about her handling of coronavirus in her state, as well as the allegations of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. 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	Party Rule
0:06.8	President Biden's COVID relief bill passes the Senate after a scramble to get one Democrat
0:11.6	on board.
0:12.6	This plan is historic.
0:13.6	But what does the Senate debate mean for the president's agenda?
0:16.9	The man who now holds the key to Democratic priorities, Senator Joe Manchin and White House
0:21.5	communications director Kate Benningfield join me to discuss next.
0:25.6	And, Neanderthal thinking, states begin to roll back COVID restrictions.
0:29.9	As officials warn, we could be headed for another spike.
0:32.9	It just is inexplicable why you would want to pull back now.
0:36.8	I'll speak with Republican Mississippi governor, Tate Reeves, and Democratic Michigan governor
0:41.1	Gretchen Whitmer ahead.
0:42.6	Plus, scandals grow.
0:44.4	More accusations of sexual harassment against governor Andrew Cuomo.
0:47.8	I never touched anyone inappropriately.
0:52.3	But as he faces mounting criticism for his handling of nursing home death data, does the
0:56.8	governor still have the support of his people or his party?
1:06.2	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is beginning to feel
1:11.7	a little hopeful.
1:12.7	The pace of vaccinations in America hit 2 million per day last week, though health experts
1:18.2	warn now is not the time to relax restrictions or public health measures.
1:23.1	And for the millions of Americans devastated economically, it does seem that more health
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