What Congress Must Do (with Congressman Joe Kennedy III)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The anger and frustration are palpable In The Bubble when Andy and Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III get together to talk about what’s not getting done in the country and what Congress needs to do to help ease the pain so many Americans are experiencing. Then, we hear from one of the true patriots fighting New-England-style for people’s lives and dignity, disability health care advocate Dennis Heaphy. Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt. Follow Congressman Kennedy @RepJoeKennedy on Twitter and @repkennedy on Instagram. The Disability Policy Consortium is on Twitter @DPC_MA. In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/ Support the show by checking out today’s sponsors! Raycon wireless earbuds are stylish, comfortable, and sound amazing! Get 15% off your order today at www.buyraycon.com/bubble using the code BUBBLE15. Forever35 is a podcast about the things we do to take care of ourselves. Subscribe, listen and enjoy wherever you get your podcasts. https://forever35podcast.com/ Listen to all your favorite podcasts, like In The Bubble, on Stitcher. Get the free app at www.stitcher.com/download Subscribe to The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway to hear Scott’s sharp analysis of big tech, business trends, and the future of higher education. http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/the-prof-g-show-with-scott-galloway/ Check out these resources from today’s episode: More information on dexamethasone and COVID-19: http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-06-16-dexamethasone-reduces-death-hospitalised-patients-severe-respiratory-complications Can You Be Evicted During Coronavirus? Here’s How to Find Out: https://www.propublica.org/article/can-you-be-evicted-during-coronavirus-heres-how-to-find-out Here’s Andy’s latest JAMA article: The COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores the Need to Address Structural Challenges of the US Health Care System: https://jamanetwork.com/channels/health-forum/fullarticle/2768097 Read more about the Heroes Act: https://www.speaker.gov/heroesact Want to write to or call your Congresspeople? Here’s a directory: https://www.house.gov/representatives CDC information about COVID-19 for people with disabilities: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-disabilities.html Who are the “essential workers?” The Kaiser Family Foundation takes stock: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-policy-watch/taking-stock-of-essential-workers/ To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sarah Haley is a gender and women's history professor and a Marguerite KC Foundation
0:05.0	2022 Freedom Scholar who believes that culture is a realm of ideas to which we all contribute.
0:10.2	MCF Freedom Scholars are leaders in academia whose research provides critical insight to
0:14.5	social justice leaders and whose ideas encourage all of us to imagine how we can radically
0:18.7	improve our democracy, economy and society.
0:21.5	To learn more about Sarah and see the full list of 2022 Freedom Scholars, visit the Marguerite
0:26.1	KC Foundation at their website www.kcgrance.org or on social media at KC Grants.
0:33.1	We are going to win. We're not going to lose.
0:36.1	Our planet is at its raking point.
0:38.1	The industry is in denial.
0:40.1	The politicians are selling us out to industry.
0:43.1	CASTIC is the nightmare gift that never stops giving.
0:48.1	Welcome to Lemonada Media's latest series, Discarded in partnership with only one hosted
0:53.1	by me, Gloria Rivera.
0:55.1	Join us on our journey through the past, present and future of Plastic, out now.
1:02.1	Lemonada.
1:05.1	We passed in the Senate the CARES Act and then a follow-on to the CARES Act back in March.
1:16.1	I said at the time, we need to take a snapshot of where the country is in July.
1:22.1	See what kind of progress is being made by reopening the country.
1:27.1	Get an assessment of what did or didn't work in the CARES Act and then make a decision about whether to do phase four.
1:35.1	We may well do that and if we do it, we'll do it in July.
1:40.1	Welcome in the bubble. This is Andy Slavitt.
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