L.A. Rep. Adam Schiff on Covid Relief and Russia's Latest Hack

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🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, and vaccination efforts are underway across the country--both of which might relieve a California besieged by surging COVID-19 cases and severe ICU shortages. We check in with Los Angeles Congressman Adam Schiff about how Southern California is handling COVID-19 cases and the potential impacts of the relief bill on Californians. We'll also hear about the government's response to the recent cyberattack on federal agencies thought to be Russian-led. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.3	Welcome back to Forum. I'm Ariana Prail in for Mina Kim. Last night, Congress finally passed a
0:52.3	$900 billion COVID-19 relief package after months of clashes and debate as vaccine distribution begins across the country.
1:00.6	Meanwhile, in national security news, it suspected Russia is behind a massive and ongoing cyber attack targeting large companies and U.S. agencies, including the Treasury and Commerce Department. And we're going to get to
1:12.5	those issues and more. But first, California Governor Gavin Newsom just announced that he has
1:17.1	appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's successor in the U.S.
1:23.0	Senate. That makes him the first Latino from California to fill the role in state history.
1:29.0	Joining me now to discuss all this news is Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff,
1:32.9	representing California's 28th District in Los Angeles County and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
1:38.6	Congressman Schiff, welcome back to Forum.
1:41.3	Thank you. It's great to be with you.
1:43.4	So first, your reaction to this breaking news of Secretary of State Alex Padilla being chosen
1:49.9	to fill Kamala Harris' seat.
1:53.3	Well, I've known and worked with Alex for many years.
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