Weekly Roundup: September 30th

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 30 September 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The scope of Hurricane Ian's damage remains to be seen, but millions were left without power and much of Florida's west coast saw devastating floods. Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, and President Biden are coordinating disaster response.

And as pandemic-era programs expire, as many as one-in-ten Americans face food insecurity. This week, the White House held a summit to explore solutions — it helped to highlight how entrenched partisanship remains a major roadblock.

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0:00.0	Hey Atlanta, it's Asmakhallah from the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:04.2	We are going to be live onstage doing our show Thursday, October 20th at 8pm at the Buckhead
0:10.3	Theatre.
0:11.3	And we'd love for you to be there.
0:12.5	Ticket info is at nprpresents.org.
0:15.3	Thanks to our partners, Georgia Public Broadcasting, W-A-B-E, and W-C-L-K-Jas.
0:20.8	See you there.
0:21.8	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:26.7	I'm Susan Davis, I cover politics.
0:28.9	I'm Dominic Omancina, our Senior Political Editor and correspondent.
0:32.0	And it's 10.04 am on Friday, September 30th.
0:35.8	We're focusing on Hurricane Ian and its devastation through much of Florida this week.
0:40.7	Communities across the state are figuring out just how much damage has been done.
0:45.0	Recovery efforts are expected to cost tens of billions of dollars.
0:49.4	NPR's Greg Allen is in Florida.
0:51.7	Hey Greg.
0:52.7	Hello.
0:54.1	So talk us through this, which areas of the state were hit hardest by the hurricane?
0:59.3	Well, you know, this hurricane was so large that it affected almost all of Florida and
1:04.1	one way or the other.
1:05.4	The main impact, of course, has been on the Gulf Coast from Naples all the way up to St.
1:09.3	Petersburg.
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