Interviews with: NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Josh Gottheimer

State of the Union

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🗓️ 28 November 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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First Dana talks with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins about why the Omicron covid variant has experts worried and why it’s a prudent time for Americans who are eligible to get their booster shots. Next, Dana asks GOP Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, if his state is ready to deal with the Omicron variant, given Arkansas' low vaccination rate. Then, they discuss how Biden ‘needs to correct’ his response to inflation, and Hutchinson says that House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy should condemn GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert for suggesting Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was a terrorist. After that, Dana speaks with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the House January 6 Committee, who says they are ‘determined to get answers’ on former President Trump’s role in the insurrection. A decision is likely this week on former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ contempt charges, but is the January 6 committee making progress with the rest of its investigation? Later, Dana and the panel discuss the tricky negations ahead to pass Biden’s social safety net package through the Senate, as the Democrats try to find consensus on paid leave and taxes. Finally, Dana hits the campaign trail with ‘man in the middle’ of the political battlefield, Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer. 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	Variant of Concern
0:07.4	A troubling new COVID variant could already be in the U.S.
0:11.5	Right now you're talking about sort of like a red flag that this might be an issue.
0:15.8	Just when we thought things were getting better, how dangerous is the Omicron variant?
0:20.6	I'll speak to NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins next.
0:24.7	And to America's consumer spending sores.
0:27.7	Our economy has created a record 5.6 million jobs.
0:31.0	But Americans say they aren't feeling optimistic.
0:33.8	Is the economy on track or in trouble?
0:36.4	Arkansas Republican governor Asa Hutchinson will be here.
0:39.6	Plus, grim milestone.
0:41.4	Coming up on a year since the January 6 riot is the committee investigating the attacks, making progress.
0:47.8	It's also important to our constituents that we defend democracy.
0:51.1	House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff is ahead.
0:57.7	Hello, I'm Dana Bash in Washington, where the state of our union is in a state of uncertainty.
1:08.9	As we were giving thanks around the dinner table that the end of the pandemic could be in sight,
1:13.7	a new variant was beginning to send shockwaves around the world, stock market tumbling, and
1:19.4	beginning tomorrow the U.S. will restrict travel from eight African nations.
1:25.0	The CDC says no cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in the U.S. yet.
1:30.4	But Dr. Anthony Fauci says he wouldn't be surprised if it's already here.
1:34.7	Denmark just confirmed two Omicron cases from passengers arriving by plane from South Africa.
1:40.8	And right now researchers are racing to find out more about how this variant behaves,
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