Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/22/23

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Washington Week

News, News Commentary, Politics

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🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Republicans this week continued to fight over government funding, with pressure growing for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, just as Ukraine’s president visited Capitol Hill seeking weapons and aid. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Steve Inskeep of NPR’s Morning Edition, Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal and Manu Raju of CNN’s Inside Politics to discuss these stories and more.

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0:00.0	The speaker in extremists can Kevin McCarthy gain control of the house.
0:07.0	You believe the government is going to shut down?
0:09.0	Yes, and it's Kevin McCarthy's fault.
0:11.0	A very strange and dysfunctional week on Capitol Hill, as Republicans fight among themselves
0:15.9	about government funding and many other things as well.
0:19.3	Then...
0:20.3	Ukraine will be yet another endless quagmire funded by the American taxpayer.
0:25.2	Ukraine's president visits Capitol Hill looking for weapons and support, but some people
0:29.5	aren't buying his arguments.
0:31.3	Plus, the nomination is confirmed.
0:34.2	The Pentagon is finally allowed to fill key positions, but only because the Senate has
0:38.8	figured out a temporary way around Tommy Tuberville's chokehold next.
0:43.4	This is Washington Week with The Atlantic.
0:50.5	Good evening, and welcome to Washington Week.
0:53.2	So the question on my mind this week, or one question at least, is this.
0:58.5	Why would anyone want to be the speaker of the house?
1:01.7	I get it.
1:03.2	There's great health and dental, and you never have to look for a parking spot, which in
1:07.7	Washington is a big deal, actually.
1:10.5	But the job sounds like pure misery.
1:13.3	For instance, here's what the former speaker, John Boehner, looks like in retirement.
1:17.2	And here's what Kevin McCarthy looks like.
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