Thursday, June 23rd, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today, we start with President Biden asking congress to suspend the federal gas tax through the end of September, while A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan Wednesday. Then, following the Uvalde shooting, Police Chief Pete Arredondo has been placed on administrative leave, congress seem to be getting some traction in passing legislation to help prevent future shootings, and a Georgia republican candidate said that his Democratic opponent could leave the state if she wasn’t happy there. Finally, the January 6th Committee hearing is happening today at 3pm eastern, and the fate of Roe vs. Wade could be announced at any moment. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Biden Pushes Congress for Three-Month Gas Tax Holiday NY Times: At Least 1,000 Killed in Afghanistan Earthquake, Officials Say Twitter: Shimon Pro Status Update CNN: House GOP leaders oppose bipartisan gun deal as Senate moves toward passage Huffington Post: Herschel Walker Says There Are 52 States Newsweek: Jan 6 Hearing Schedule: When Will the Next Committee Hearings Be Televised? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, June 23rd, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:05.2	by Betje's Media.
0:06.9	I'm Marissa Cabas and for Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by Grove.
0:11.7	Grove carries hundreds of products aimed at replacing single-use plastics across your
0:16.0	home and personal care routine.
0:18.6	Join over 2 million households that are already shopping sustainably at Grove.
0:31.0	Thanks to price gouging and corporate greed, gas prices remain at all-time highs, but
0:35.9	President Biden asked Congress one stake to consider a move that would help ease pain
0:40.2	at the pump.
0:41.7	He asked them to suspend the federal gas tax, which comes out to about $0.18 per gallon
0:46.8	through the end of September.
0:48.2	He also asked states to do the same.
0:50.7	Critics say it will do little to fix the actual problem, but I guess we'll just have to
0:54.9	take it.
0:56.9	A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan one-stay near the borrower of Pakistan, and
1:04.2	the death toll continues to rise.
1:06.7	Officials say at least 1,000 people died and 1,500 were injured.
1:10.8	During a time when life in Afghanistan was already brutal, thanks to the takeover of
1:15.0	the Taliban last summer.
1:17.2	And because of that takeover, many international aid organizations have left the country
1:21.2	since August.
1:22.8	The Biden administration says it's looking for ways to help.
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