Interviews with White House Economic Adviser Brian Deese, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Democratic Candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro

State of the Union

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🗓️ 22 May 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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First, after the S&P 500 briefly fell into bear market territory last week, Dana presses White House Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese on whether the United States is headed towards a recession. Then, Dana and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson discuss Arkansas' trigger law that would come into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned banning abortion from the moment of fertilization, with no exception for rape or incest. After, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro joins to discuss his plan to address rising prices in the state, his stance on abortion restrictions, and his opponent's attempts to throw out Pennsylvania's 2020 election results. Plus, this week's panel discusses the Republican party’s divide ahead of the upcoming primary election in Georgia, as well as a new poll that shows 78% of Americans say the United States is headed in the wrong direction. On today’s panel: Former Speechwriter for President Biden Jeff Nussbaum, CNN Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Bakari Sellers, CNN Political Commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin. 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	Economy on edge with high inflation gas prices and a baby formula crisis, President Biden
0:12.0	tries to keep Americans optimistic.
0:14.4	Our economy is proving to be resilient.
0:17.3	Resilient enough to hold off a recession, I'll speak to the president's topic economic
0:21.4	advisor, Ryan Deese, ahead.
0:24.0	And the future GOP.
0:25.9	As Republican governors prepare for a world without row, Republican candidates are looking
0:31.2	more and more like former President Trump.
0:33.6	What will the GOP look like this fall?
0:36.0	Arkansas Republican governor Asa Hutchinson joins me in moments.
0:40.0	Plus, the party in power.
0:42.6	Americans feel burnt out over the state of the country.
0:45.2	As November's midterm elections take shape, two Democrats have a winning message.
0:49.9	I'll speak to the newly minted Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor, Josh Shapiro,
0:55.2	ahead.
0:56.2	Good morning, I'm Dana Bash in Washington, where the state of our union is feeling anxious.
1:07.8	President Biden is in Japan on his first trip to Asia since taking office.
1:12.3	But as he tries to focus on his international agenda, problems are piling up back home.
1:18.1	The first planes from Operation Fly Formula arrived today as the administration scrambles
1:24.2	to get baby formula back onto U.S. shelves.
1:27.4	But the White House still has not offered a time frame for when families would begin
1:32.1	to see the effects of these measures.
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