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Omicron Spread in Europe & The Future of Biden’s Build Back Better Plan

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, News, Investing, Business

4.2543 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed today that at least one patient infected with the new omicron variant of Covid-19 has died in the country. In a televised statement yesterday, Johnson warned Britain faces a “tidal wave” of omicron infections. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and CNBC contributor, discusses the latest developments surrounding the worrisome omicron coronavirus variant and says the world should take notice. The biggest question looming over Capitol Hill is whether the Senate will pass President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion economic safety net and climate bill. CNBC’s Ylan Mui reports Senators will have just two weeks to meet their self-imposed Christmas deadline. Former U.S. Congresswoman Donna Edwards and Mick Mulvaney, former acting White House chief of staff, also discuss Biden’s Build Back Better bill and what it means for the U.S. economy. Plus, a critical software flaw and Peloton firing back at its portrayal in the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot. In this episode: Dr. Scott Gottlieb, @ScottGottliebMD Mick Mulvaney, @MickMulvaney Donna Edwards, @DonnaFEdwards Ylan Mui, @ylanmui Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Zach Vallese, @zachvallese

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0:00.0

Bring in show music please.

0:03.0

This is Squawk Pod.

0:06.0

I'm C. NBC producer Zach Valisei.

0:08.0

Today on our podcast.

0:11.0

The UK is warning of a looming tidal wave of omicron due to a rapid increase of

0:16.6

infection.

0:17.7

What this could mean for the US with former FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlie.

0:22.3

It's deeply concerning to see the British take this stance because they have very good data,

0:26.9

they have very good systems in place, and so if they're seeing a very significant threat from

0:31.4

Omicron, I think the world should really take notice of that.

0:33.6

Will Biden's Build Back Better Plan help or hurt the economy?

0:38.2

Former acting White House Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney.

0:41.2

Pass the damn thing quick so no one knows what's in it.

0:43.7

That's what this is really all about.

0:45.2

What can we do over Christmas

0:46.6

so that no one has a chance to really digest it

0:48.8

to figure out what they don't like it?

0:51.0

And former Congresswoman Donna Edwards. We're making a big presumption

0:55.1

that future Congresses are going to extend all of these programs and we don't

0:59.8

know that to be true. Plus, spoiler alert.

1:05.0

Peloton is out with a new ad poking fun of a recent TV death that is going viral on the internet.

1:11.0

They killed him off.

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