Tuesday, June 21st, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today, we begin with news that the fourth January 6th hearing session starts today at 1pm eastern time, while news rolls in for a few international elections. Then, Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens released a campaign video where he’s holding a shotgun, the average price for a gallon of gas has fallen back below 5 dollars, and Biden teases that he’ll be adding a federal gas tax holiday. Finally, more scary weather reports continue across the nation. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Axios: Jan. 6 committee wants to talk to Pence and may subpoena him Reuters: French election: Macron loses absolute majority in parliament in 'democratic shock' AP News: Israel to dissolve parliament, call 5th election in 3 years Axios: Colombia elects Gustavo Petro as country's first leftist president AP News: Facebook removes GOP Senate candidate’s ‘RINO hunting’ video NPR: Gas prices fall below $5 per gallon in the first weekly drop since April NPR: Gas tax holiday? Biden says a decision could come by the end of the week Axios: Heat wave to migrate from Midwest to the South this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, June 21st, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by
0:07.1	Betches Media.
0:08.1	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by Grove.
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0:25.8	The fourth January 6th hearing session starts today at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, which is typically
0:31.6	a time slot where you wear things of great national importance.
0:35.2	The committee also said that there is a chance they may subpoena former vice president
0:38.8	Mike Pence.
0:39.8	With Representative Adam Ship telling CNN that, quote,
0:42.8	We're not taking anything off the table in terms of witnesses who have not yet testified.
0:48.2	Pence has given no indication that he wants to engage with the committee.
0:51.5	But could you imagine having the chance to drag your worst boss in front of the entire
0:55.3	nation and turning it down?
0:57.3	It's like glass door, but under oath.
1:01.7	Next we're covering a few international elections.
1:04.9	French president Emmanuel Macron lost control of the French parliament in Sunday's election,
1:09.8	creating a situation called a hung parliament, which requires a power sharing agreement
1:14.1	amongst multiple parties.
1:15.9	The last time this happened was 1988, so it is unclear what will happen if Macron can't
1:20.6	create a majority coalition.
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