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SCOOP: Breaking Down The Shutdown, Honoring Those "Tough & Kind" & A Star-Studded Stimulus

SmartHERNews

Jenna Lee

News, Education

4.9660 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

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Our Top Three:

What happened on Capitol Hill that averted the shutdown – 

Why the next spending debate will highlight bipartisanship on two BIG issues: Ukraine & the U.S. Border.

And... who to thank for an economic stimulus (Hint: an "Anti-Hero").

~ Your rundown ~

0:00 A tribute to Dianne Feinstein and a challenge for better.

4:00 What actually happened to avert the shutdown and what two big issues remain.

6:00: President Biden, a Democrat, and Senator Graham, a Republican, unite on Ukraine.

11:00: Speaker McCarthy, a Republican, and Governor Hochul, a Democrat, unite on the border.

21:00: Border perspective and a correction on an often made reference to the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island and immigration.

25:00: A potential new Senator faces immediate questions about her state of residency.

30:00: The Beyonce Bump and The Taylor Swift Stimulus – how to look at celebrity news with a smarter angle.

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0:00.0

Hi, everybody. Welcome to Scoop where you get the scoop on this week's news. We're going to start things off a little differently this week. I want you to listen to Senator Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, talk about his colleague, Senator Feinstein, a Democrat from California, who passed away just over the last several days.

0:21.6

And here is his tribute to her.

0:23.6

She could move votes. She knew how to get to yes on controversial things.

0:28.6

She was always kind. She was always prepared.

0:31.6

She was a defense hawk.

0:33.6

She was socially liberal. She was my friend. I miss her.

0:37.9

And if you're looking for role model in politics as a young man or woman, look to her

0:42.4

life.

0:43.4

You know, there is also that image of her embracing you after a very contentious hearing

0:48.8

Supreme Court Justice and Amy Coney-Barrant.

0:51.4

And she was criticized from within her own party for praising how you conducted yourself.

0:56.0

How do you think about that now?

0:58.0

Well, that says more about the current state of affairs than Diane.

1:02.0

Diane was saying nice things.

1:04.0

We had like a five second hug and because she wanted to say something nice about me, they thought she had to be off the committee. That's what's wrong with P.

1:12.0

Diane wasn't the problem.

1:13.7

She was the solution.

1:15.2

And there are people on my side.

1:16.6

It goes both ways.

1:17.6

So let's just do this.

1:19.6

Let's reflect on a well-lived life.

1:21.9

America's better for Diane Feinstein having served our country.

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