Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 14 December 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Republican lawmakers have reached a deal on their sweeping tax bill, and they are on track to send it to President Trump by Christmas. Why has such an unpopular plan moved so swiftly through Congress? And the Federal Communications Commission is expected to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules today. What would the modern internet look like without such regulation? Guests: Jim Tankersley, who has been covering the tax bill for The New York Times; Kevin Roose, who writes about the internet. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times on Michael Burr-Burrow, this is the deal.
0:04.0	Today, Republicans in the House and Senate have reached a deal on the tax plan.
0:15.9	Why it keeps moving fast, but remains so unpopular.
0:20.8	And, the FCC is expected to repeal President Obama's net neutrality rules today.
0:27.2	What would the Internet of 2017 look like without regulation?
0:33.4	It's Thursday, December 14th.
0:40.5	As a candidate, I promise we would pass a massive tax cut for the everyday working American
0:47.2	families, who are the backbone and the heartbeat of our country.
0:52.0	Since day after noon, President Trump fresh off what had been a brutal election defeat
0:57.0	in Alabama than I before, stood out in the White House and delivered what the White
1:01.8	House had called a closing argument for the tax reform bill.
1:05.6	Jim Tancersley reports on taxes and the economy.
1:08.6	He was surrounded by families.
1:10.4	Leon and Maria, I would love you to discuss your middle-class tax cut a little bit with
1:16.2	the millions of people watching right now on television.
1:19.4	You let them talk about how great this bill would be not just for them, but for their
1:23.6	communities.
1:24.6	Thank you, Mr. President.
1:25.6	God bless you and we'll continue to keep praying for you and your team as you move forward
1:30.8	and forge ahead with this new future in America.
1:34.2	God bless you.
1:38.1	He can be my minister any time.
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