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Political Gabfest

The “When I'm 64” Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.48.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

David Plotz and John Dickerson are joined by Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post to discuss Trumpcare, the President's proposed budget, and the new Muslim ban. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:10.6

Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for March 16, 2017, the when I'm 64 edition on

0:16.4

Gavid Thoughts of Apple's Extura.

0:18.4

John Dickerson is with me here in Slate's DC studio of Face Nation.

0:24.0

Hello.

0:25.0

John.

0:26.0

And Emily is absent this week, but no matter because Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post is

0:32.8

here instead.

0:33.8

Hello Ruth.

0:34.8

That's great to have you.

0:35.8

Hi.

0:36.8

It's great to be here.

0:37.8

I'm not trying to create a discussion between you and Emily or compare you to Emily in any

0:41.6

way or make it seem like you're a better person to have on the show than Emily would be.

0:46.4

Not at all.

0:47.4

It's not possible.

0:48.4

Definitely not.

0:49.4

Try to say that.

0:50.4

On this week's Gap Fest, the CBO scores, Trump care and the numbers are even worse than

0:55.6

the Republicans feared.

0:57.9

Then Trump's new budget, his lean budget arrives on Capitol Hill and it takes a meat axe to

1:05.6

the federal government, except to the military and to Department of Homeland Security.

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