Rep. Elissa Slotkin on Governing in an Era of Extremes

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) joins Jon to describe the frustrating circumstances that led to her fiery speech on the House floor last week, when several Republicans tried blocking a bill for veterans before ultimately voting for it. Later, they explore why being from a competitive district like hers is different than a safe district—and the governing challenges of working with an opposing party that won’t compromise. Staff writers Jay Jurden and Kasaun Wilson are also here to break down Herschel Walker’s abortion scandal and explain why none of his hypocrisies have derailed his campaign so far.

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Hosted by: Jon Stewart

Featuring, in order of appearance: Jay Jurden, Kasaun Wilson, Elissa Slotkin

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0:00.0	I've written a song about it.
0:01.2	It goes like this, you're not supposed to be working.
0:05.3	If you don't turn on the lights,
0:06.7	Jesus won't recognize you,
0:08.6	although he won't anyway, because you're a Jew.
0:11.4	Yeah, Jesus is a celebrating Yum Kupur II.
0:13.2	He's busy.
0:14.2	inhabit the air expects you go out and
0:27.4	come back home in seven minutes
0:34.4	Hi everybody welcome to the podcast. It's the problem.
0:41.4	Let me jump steward and it's premiere week. This is the week. October 7th is the day the season two
0:50.4	premieres. We're talking with Case on Wilson and Jay Jern there. Writers on the program and premiere
0:57.4	week is always for the two of these guys. Truly a special event they cook for the whole
1:04.4	staff. Come in and they do these beautiful. I don't know the wood carvings would be the way to describe.
1:11.4	Oh yeah you tell them the cheese boards we made. The work they do is exquisite. We do a custom
1:17.4	secretary war for the entire staff. That's exactly right and a very particular about the where
1:23.4	the genoa salami comes from. Oh yes yes. And we're also going to be talking to Congresswoman
1:28.4	Alyssa Slotkin from Michigan's eighth congressional district. I don't know if you saw last week.
1:33.4	She helped pass what's called the Solid Start Act. It helps vets transitioning to civilian life
1:38.4	it had passed with the unanimous consent in the Senate and then I believe some House for
1:43.4	Republicans tried to fuck with it because they tried to make it about abortion and Congresswoman
1:49.4	Slotkin wasn't having it and so I wanted to talk to her because I've known her for years
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