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Meet the Press

Oct. 24 — CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, Sen. King & Sen. Blunt

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🗓️ 24 October 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In exclusive interviews with Meet the Press, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), discuss the future of voting rights legislation. Andrea sits down with CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to ask about booster shots and vaccine mandates. Eugene Daniels, Ayesha Rascoe, Maria Teresa Kumar and Brendan Buck join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0

This Sunday, a shot in the arm.

0:03.3

We now have a booster plan for all three of our COVID-19 vaccines.

0:07.6

The CDC approves Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots for millions.

0:11.8

The CDC now will allow new recommendations to mix and match.

0:16.4

The government also preparing to vaccinate younger children later this fall, but many

0:20.5

parents are hesitant.

0:22.0

We're not anti-vax. It's not what we're saying. We're saying this is a new science, quote-unquote,

0:28.4

and it needs to be proven. My guest this morning, the CDC director, Dr. Rochelle Willinsky.

0:35.1

Plus, Democrats say they're getting close to agreement on that big social spending bill.

0:39.6

We're down to four or five issues.

0:41.3

I think we can't get there.

0:43.8

But they worry about the political cost of this very public debate.

0:47.5

It's hurting Biden.

0:48.7

It's hurting the Democrats.

0:50.2

I'll talk to Senator Angus King, independent of Maine.

0:53.4

Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri,

0:56.0

and Chuck Todd talks to California Governor Gavin Newsom.

0:59.4

I mean, this political death march of who's up, who's down, mansion this sentiment.

1:05.0

I can't take it anymore.

1:06.7

Also, the battle over voting rights.

1:09.1

Republicans again block debate on new voting rights legislation.

1:12.6

The same rotten core is all still there.

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