Oct. 17 – Sec. of Transportation Pete Buttigieg & Gov. Asa Hutchinson

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🗓️ 17 October 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Chuck talks with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on the supply chain crisis and Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) on vaccine mandates. Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Garrett Haake, John Podhoretz and Amy Walter join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, our struggling recovery.
0:03.0	Everything we're seeing today was induced by the pandemic.
0:07.0	Higher prices, slower job creation, and a supply chain backlog with no end insight.
0:12.0	Have you ever seen a backlog like this ever?
0:14.0	Never. We've never seen anything like this.
0:16.0	And with workers feeling empowered, more than 180 union strikes already this year.
0:21.6	It's a resurgence of the labor movement.
0:23.6	You know, the cheap labor bubble is finally busted.
0:25.6	My guest this morning, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
0:29.6	Plus, the battle over vaccine mandates.
0:31.6	I guarantee you at least half the department staying home come Saturday morning.
0:35.6	Companies and municipalities requiring
0:38.1	vaccines and the battle lines are drawn. Vaccination or termination. While some Republican governors
0:44.0	see a political advantage in opposing mandates. Unfortunately, this has become about politicians
0:49.3	wanting to control people. I'll talk to Arkansas governor, Asa Hutchinson. And God in politics, while most evangelicals are now
0:56.8	aligning with former President Trump. Do you think God is using President Trump? Absolutely. I think
1:02.3	President Trump is a miracle. Others remain wary of mixing religion with outright partisan politics.
1:08.4	The Bible Belt is unboggling. Looking at the divide in the evangelical movement.
1:13.3	Joining me for Insight and Analysis are Amy Walter,
1:16.4	editor-in-chief and publisher of the Cook Political Report.
1:19.2	NBC News, Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent,
1:21.6	Garrett Haig.
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