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Nov. 18, 2021: 3 headlines, 1 Congress
Nov. 18, 2021: 3 headlines, 1 Congress
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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
There are three headlines that describe most big events in the 117th
Congress so far:
(1) “Dems in Disarray”
(2) “Kevin McCarthy Defends Far-Right Member, Who [fill in the blank]”
(3) “Congress Sends Biden Historic Legislation”
Long stretches of Democratic infighting over policy are punctuated by
semi-regular acts of extremism by the fringe of the House Republican
Conference. And every so often, a massive spending bill ends up on the
president’s desk.
This was supposed to be a “Dems in Disarray” week, but thanks to Rep.
Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), it turned into a “McCarthy Defends …” week.
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Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
Congress so far:
(1) “Dems in Disarray”
(2) “Kevin McCarthy Defends Far-Right Member, Who [fill in the blank]”
(3) “Congress Sends Biden Historic Legislation”
Long stretches of Democratic infighting over policy are punctuated by
semi-regular acts of extremism by the fringe of the House Republican
Conference. And every so often, a massive spending bill ends up on the
president’s desk.
This was supposed to be a “Dems in Disarray” week, but thanks to Rep.
Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), it turned into a “McCarthy Defends …” week.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Nov 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Nov. 19, 2021: After months of wrangling, what’s another few hours?: If a “New York minute” is a few passing seconds, then the opposite is a “McCarthy minute” — something that drags on and on for hours. On Thursday night, at 8:38 p.m., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took to the House floor with a speech designed to delay Democrats’ passage of the Build Back Better package. This morning, at 5:10 a.m., some 8 hours and 32 minutes later, he finally stopped talking. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing