What The Debt Ceiling And George Santos's Career Have In Common

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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The crew discusses how debates on both the debt ceiling and the future of Rep. George Santos’s career might unfold. In light of new data showing union membership at its lowest point since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began counting, they also look at how that decline has shaped U.S. politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast. I'm Galen Drouk.
0:35.0	We knew from the start that Republicans 5 seat majority in the house would prove challenging for speaker Kevin McCarthy.
0:42.0	And last week showed the diversity of challenges he'll be faced with,
0:46.0	from what to do with a swing district fabulous to the prospect of the United States defaulting on its death.
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1:21.0	Okay.
1:30.0	Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast. I'm Galen Drouk.
1:34.0	We knew from the start that Republicans 5 seat majority in the house would prove challenging for speaker Kevin McCarthy.
1:41.0	And last week showed the diversity of challenges he'll be faced with,
1:45.0	from what to do with a swing district fabulous to the prospect of the United States defaulting on its death.
1:51.0	On Thursday, the country hit its debt limit, beginning a countdown until sometime in the middle of this year
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