MTP NOW July 8 — Gene Sperling; Abe assassination; Crime & the Ohio Senate race

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🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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President Biden signs an executive order on abortion on the day when a strong jobs report is released. White House economic adviser Gene Sperling says the that all the jobs lost during the pandemic have been recovered. After interviewing Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance, Yamiche Alcindor reports on the issue of crime and the Ohio Senate race. Anna Palmer, Faiz Shakir and Jim Dornan join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable.

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0:00.0	If it's Friday, President Biden acts on abortion rights while slaving the Supreme Court
0:07.4	as extreme, responding to calls from Democrats to be more aggressive on the issue ahead of
0:13.3	the fall's midterms.
0:15.2	Plus what today is better than expected jobs report means for inflation amid fears of
0:19.5	a recession.
0:20.5	We're going to speak with one of the White House's top economic advisors about what remains
0:24.5	voters' top issue, inflation and the President's plan to get costs under control.
0:30.8	Plus the latest from Japan after the shocking assassination of the country's longest serving
0:35.5	Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
0:37.8	What happened and why a shooting is so rare in Japan.
0:55.0	Welcome to Meet the Press now on this Friday on Peter Alexander and again for Chuck.
0:58.9	And with midterm election day, exactly four months away, the White House right now is navigating
1:04.1	to the most potent political issues in America.
1:15.2	Roe v Wade reversal.
1:16.4	The President signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to certain reproductive
1:22.4	health care services, including access to abortion, where it's still legal and contraceptives.
1:28.4	In his remarks, the President took direct aim at the Supreme Court, labeling it as, quote,
1:32.3	out of control and criticizing its decision as wrong headed and extreme.
1:39.3	This was not a decision driven by the Constitution.
1:41.9	Let me say it again.
1:42.9	This was not a decision driven by the Constitution.
1:46.0	And despite with those justices, the majority said this was not a decision driven by history.
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