Reopening Schools; Weighing More Stimulus

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA Commissioner, discusses the health risks and the political factors involved in reopening schools come September. Former White House Chief of Staff and previously the Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney considers the steps every state needs to take to help businesses and the national economy back to their feet.

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0:00.0	This is Guacapod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our
0:05.7	podcast. Is it safe to go back to school? Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb on
0:10.8	the risk and the politics.
0:12.6	I think we need to take an approach, try to provide incentives and carrots rather than sticks,
0:16.7	not jawbone the governors and the schools into reopening into conditions that may not be conducive to trying to control spread.
0:24.0	And can we get the economy back up and running as the coronavirus continues to spread across the
0:30.0	U.S.
0:31.0	Former White House Chief of Staff McMulvaney.
0:33.0	People don't feel safe sending their kids back to school.
0:35.7	People don't feel safe visiting their elderly parents.
0:38.5	If we could solve some of those problems,
0:40.6	the economy will fix itself of its own devices.
0:43.0	It's Monday, July 13, 2020, Squawk Pot begins right now.
0:48.0	Good morning and welcome to Squawk Pot right here on C.
0:51.0	On C.N. Bess, I'm Major Ross Sorkin along with Joe
0:53.4	Kernan. Melissa Lee is hanging out with us once again.
0:56.8	Melissa, it's nice to see you. Becky's off today. She'll be back later this week.
1:01.0	Back in the stacks. It is great to... week. Back in the stacks. Back in the stacks somewhere. Back
1:05.2	with the books you mean. Yes. Yes.
1:07.6	Yes.
1:08.6	First up on today's podcast a COVID update.
1:13.2	Monday morning US Pharma giant Pfizer and German company
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