Kevin McCarthy pulls desperate stunt on House floor
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
Brian Tyler Cohen
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🗓️ 21 November 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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There are some major moves forward for the Build Back Better Act, along with a desperate stunt pulled by Kevin McCarthy. Brian interviews Beto O’Rourke about his bid for governor of Texas, and his message for Greg Abbott over how he’s dealt with the power grid and the issue of abortion. And FOX LA host Elex Michaelson joins to discuss how Democrats should sell the BBB Act and how to bring some Biden voters back into the fold.
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| 0:00.0 | Today, we're going to talk about some major moves forward for the Billback Better Act |
| 0:04.3 | and a desperate stunt pulled by Kevin McCarthy. |
| 0:06.8 | I interview Beto O'Rourke about his bid for Governor of Texas and his message for Greg |
| 0:10.8 | Abbott over how he's dealt with the power grid and the issue of abortion. |
| 0:14.4 | And I'm joined by Fox LA host Alex Michelson to discuss how Democrats should sell Billback |
| 0:18.2 | better and how to bring some Biden voters back into the fold. |
| 0:21.2 | I'm Brian Tyler Cohen and you're listening to No Lie. |
| 0:24.8 | Okay, what a week. Just days after Democrats passed the infrastructure package, House Democrats |
| 0:31.4 | have also passed the Billback Better Act by a vote of 220 to 213. |
| 0:35.8 | And first and foremost, because our issues that Democrats are incapable of selling their |
| 0:39.7 | own achievements, here's what's in the bill. |
| 0:42.2 | It extends the child tax credit for another year, meaning $300 per child. |
| 0:46.0 | It'll also be fully refundable for the lowest income families, meaning even those who don't |
| 0:50.3 | earn enough to file a tax return can qualify for the credit. |
| 0:53.6 | Child care will be capped at no more than 7% of a family's income and will cover about |
| 0:57.2 | 20 million kids. |
| 0:59.1 | Universal and free pre-K for three and four year olds, four weeks of paid leave, $550 |
| 1:04.1 | billion in climate investments, the biggest in history, primarily in the form of tax credits, |
| 1:09.0 | and expansion of Medicaid and reducing ACA premiums, which are expected to lower the plans |
| 1:13.2 | by $600 per year on average. |
| 1:15.9 | Medicare will cover hearing benefits. |
| 1:18.0 | Seniors out of pocket drug expenses will be capped to $2,000 a year, plus money for affordable |
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