Jan. 30 — Sen. Durbin, Sen. Portman, Gov. Hutchinson & Gov. Murphy

Meet the Press

NBC News

Primary Election, 2016, Road To 2020, Democrats, Republicans, Debate, 2018 Midterms, President, Nbc, Meet The Press, Russert, Public, News, Campaign, Elections, Chuck Todd, White House, Issues, Democratic Primary, Congress, Political, News Commentary, Analysis, 2018, Policy, Politics, 2020, Washington, Democratic Presidential Debate, 2020 Election, Government

3.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) talks to Chuck Todd about Russia's military buildup on the border of Ukraine. In an exclusive joint interview, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) and Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) talk to Chuck Todd about bipartisanship at the state level. Carol Lee, Eugene Scott, Stephen Hayes, former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This Sunday, a change at the Supreme Court.
0:03.6	This is sort of a bittersweet day for me.
0:07.1	The announced retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer.
0:09.4	People have come to accept this Constitution,
0:12.2	and they've come to accept the importance of the rule of law.
0:15.2	Gives President Biden a chance to make an historic appointment.
0:18.4	And that person will be the first black woman
0:20.8	ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court.
0:23.4	And a reignite enthusiasm
0:24.8	among disappointed core Democratic voters.
0:28.1	Biden has the votes.
0:29.2	So will Republicans still try to fight this nomination?
0:32.5	They're trying to use this to distract from
0:36.3	what is their failed agenda.
0:38.4	Plus, Russia moves more troops to Ukraine's border.
0:41.3	I think you'd have to go back quite a while into the Cold War days to see something of this
0:45.7	magnitude.
0:46.7	Pentagon officials say Russia now is enough troops to move far into Ukraine, sparking
0:51.5	fears of a much wider conflict.
0:53.8	My guest this morning, Democratic Senator
0:55.6	Dick Durbin and Republican Senator Rob Portman. Also COVID, despite spikes in some states,
1:02.3	things are sort of at unprecedented levels. Cases are now heading down in all regions of the country,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NBC News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NBC News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.