SHOW NOTES AND LINKS FOR TALKIN' POLITICSOPENING STATEMENT - 4MIN 20 SECCHAT W/ DAVID PALMER - 6MIN 55 SECTALKIN' POLITICS - 56 MINTalkin’ PoliticsQuick Reactions - 538 tracking shows Bidens approval down to 50% - Has been as high as 55% since taking office probably more notable disapprove is UP to 43.8, from 34.2 - which is a sharper incline than the drop - Afghanistan impacts? Infrastructure Impacts & the $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation packageRecall 17 GOP Senators voted to advance the bill, ultimately 19 voted in FAVOR of the final bill, even after Trump weighed in to disuad votes in favor it actually added two votes for the bill - some notable heartland YES votes from the right:Colorado Impacts:https://www.denverpost.com/2021/08/10/senate-infrastructure-bill-colorado-hickenlooper-bennet/#:~:text=Colorado's%20two%20U.S.%20senators%20voted,on%20to%20the%20U.S.%20House.Missouri Impacts:https://missouriindependent.com/2021/08/13/federal-infrastructure-bill-will-likely-trigger-job-growth-in-missouris-clean-energy-industry/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b56002d3-b7c8-49b6-8028-d2c515001e0dIowa Impacts: Grassley voted in favor, Ernst was a NOhttps://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-votes-to-invest-in-iowas-futureOklahoma: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2021-08-11/how-funding-from-the-infrastructure-bill-might-impact-u-s-citiesWhat’s The Deal with $3.5 Trillion package yet to come? https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026055615/senate-democrats-release-3-5t-budget-frameworkAny chance to pass as is? No mention of Min wage increase Green Jobs and Climate issues seem likely chopping block stuffModerate dems threaten to sink the shiphttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/infrastructure-bill-house-democrats-reconciliation-threat/COVIDShit is bad again, is is worse than before? 155,000 new cases reported for FRIDAY AUG 13THhttps://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/Seems to be a complete cultural wall now on this issue@AndrewSullender on twitter from Springfield MOFlorida - 23,000 -- Illinois - 3,400 -- Missouri 2,900 -- Tenn - 4,600 -- Oklahoma - 2,800 -- colorado - 1,300Quick facts - Illinois has more people than Tennessee, colorado has more people than Oklahoma and about the SAME as Missouri, yet 1,500-1,600 fewer cases reported CDC recommending a third dose of vaccine for immunocompromised folksMeanwhile, kids still have no vaccinationSchools are reopening and we are seeing a flood of stories of huge infection rates and shutdowns already happeningHospitals across Missouri and other states are packed
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