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🗓️ 9 March 2021
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0:00.0 | presented by the American Beverage Association. |
0:04.5 | Good Tuesday morning, I'm Adrienne Hurst and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing. |
0:09.7 | We've got exclusive details on a Biden nomination that could seriously shake up Washington's approach to big tech. |
0:16.3 | But first, a COVID relief update, this could be the big day. |
0:20.2 | As soon as today, the House will take a final vote on the $1.9 trillion pandemic aid plan, sending the package to Biden's desk for his signature. |
0:28.6 | Now, Dem lawmakers and aides are saying the vote could slip to tomorrow as Senate officials scramble to get all the paperwork in order. |
0:35.6 | But they insist a one-day delay won't have an impact |
0:38.3 | on those boosted federal unemployment checks that are set to lapse this weekend. Pelosi and her |
0:43.7 | leadership team aren't worried about having the votes for one of the biggest economic relief bills |
0:48.1 | in the history of Congress. Yesterday, the speaker shrugged off Republicans' lack of support for the |
0:53.2 | plan, saying she feels |
0:54.7 | sad for them for not recognizing the support the package has outside of the Beltway. |
0:59.6 | And she's right. It does have significant public support, including among GOP voters. |
1:04.4 | A recent morning consult poll found three out of five Republican voters support the spending package, |
1:09.6 | which includes a massive expansion of the |
1:11.6 | social safety net and $1,400 direct checks for most Americans. As we keep our eyes glued to |
1:17.6 | ceaseband over the next couple days, remember, this bill is also a gamble on the Democratic Party's |
1:22.4 | future. Not a single Republican is expected to support the measure in the House. And that gives |
1:27.4 | the GOP a fat |
1:28.5 | target for criticism ahead of 2022 when they need to flip just a few House seats to regain control of |
1:34.6 | the chamber. The other big debate in Congress right now, you won't see Republicans entertaining, |
1:39.7 | axing the filibuster. And now it looks like Joe and Joe, that is, Biden and Mansion, are not quite |
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