Sticking Points: Budget Plans, Cruise Ship Quarantine, CROWN Act

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🗓️ 10 February 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today, the Trump administration unveiled its budget proposal for 2021. But since Congress holds the purse strings and Democrats have the majority in the House, it’s likely that this plan might not work out. We’ll dive into the plan’s winners and losers, and why the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico is back in the spotlight. Also on today’s show: China sees its deadliest day of the coronavirus outbreak, and why some of last night’s Oscar winners gave a nod to a new anti-discrimination law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, February 10th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Skim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.3	they matter.
0:09.7	The Trump administration has announced it's on a budget.
0:12.8	We'll tell you whether this is one the country can actually stick to.
0:16.6	Then thousands of people are trapped on a cruise ship in Japan right now.
0:20.5	As the coronavirus outbreak continues to take its toll.
0:23.8	And finally, we'll explain what the anti-discrimination law you heard about at last night's
0:27.8	Oscars is all about.
0:29.4	We have a firm belief that representation matters deeply.
0:33.2	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:35.3	Let's skim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by CarMax.
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0:48.9	That thud was the sound of the proposed 2021 US government budget being put down on a
0:54.4	table.
0:55.5	That budget was just released by the White House today and it's a beast of a document.
1:00.4	Financially speaking, it's pretty big too.
1:03.0	It clocks in at $4.8 trillion.
1:06.2	We're talking big spending.
1:07.9	The government plans to spend roughly $1 trillion more than it takes in through taxes.
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