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Facebook’s Whistleblower & DC’s Impending Deadline
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
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Facebook faced negative testimony about user health and safety from a whistleblower yesterday in front of Congress. CNBC’s Julia Boorstin reports Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is defending the company against the accusations from whistleblower Frances Haugen. Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, also discusses why lawmakers need to enact regulations against Facebook.Democrats are looking to suspend the debt ceiling by targeting the filibuster ahead of a mid-October deadline. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other economists say a failure to pay even one interest payment could spark a dramatic rise in interest rates across the country, weaken the U.S. dollar and threaten the greenback’s status as the globe’s reserve currency. Delaware Senator, Chris Coons (D), discusses the way forward on reconciliation and President Biden’s agenda. In this episode:Chris Coons, @ChrisCoonsSherrilyn Ifill, @Sifill_LDFJulia Boorstin, @JBoorstinJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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