The Bill Press Pod

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"The Purge is On." The Reporters' Roundtable-May 7 May 07, 2021

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Liz Cheney Drama. Biden Goes Populist. McConnell Obstructs. California Weird. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ/Roll Call, Addy Baird, Politics Reporter for BuzzFeed News, Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter at HuffPost, and Maya King, Politics Reporter at Politico.

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"Nancy Pelosi Knows Power." With USA Today's Susan Page May 04, 2021

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the most powerful woman in American political history. Susan Page is the USA Today Washington Bureau Chief and author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and The Lessons of Power. (Click on the link to see the book on Amazon.) Bill loved the book and Susan reveals the Nancy Pelosi who may be bad at doing press but is unparalleled at running The House. Oh, and she never forgets. Ever. Nor is she afraid of Presidents, Democrat or Republican.

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"You Love to See it." -The Reporters' Roundtable-April 30 Apr 30, 2021

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Biden Speech. GOP's "interesting" reaction. Tim Scott: America not racist. Dems go big now, as mid-terms loom. Rudy in trouble. Census impact. With guest host Jason Dick, Deputy Editor, CQ Roll Call, Host of the Political Theater podcast, Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent, 19th News, John Bennett, Senior Editor & Covering White House & Biden Administration for the Washington Examiner and Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter for Huff Post.

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Infrastructure: The View from the White House Apr 27, 2021

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This is the next big thing for Biden and the Democrats. Bill talks to a White House insider who takes on the GOP criticism of the plan and makes the strong case for passage. That insider is Jared Bernstein, a long-serving top economic advisor to Joe Biden. First, as Chief Economist & Economic Adviser to Vice President Biden and now a Member of The Council of Economic Advisors for President Biden.

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"Small, Small Amount of Hope." -The Reporters' Roundtable- April 22 Apr 22, 2021

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Chauvin Guilty. Police Reform Coming? Carbon Footprint tied to Infrastructure Bill. John Boehner Gets Salty. With Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter for the Daily Mail, Jeff Dufour, Editor in Chief at National Journal and Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

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Infrastructure: The View from Congress Apr 20, 2021

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Congressman John Yarmuth (D) KY is chair of the all important House Budget Committee. A very Blue representative from a very Red state, he talks with Bill about the chances for Biden's expansive infrastructure bill. Will the D's stick together? Will R's in Congress get on board? Why we need it all. Plus he has some very strong words for fellow Kentuckian, Mitch McConnell.

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"Big Government is Back."-The Reporters' Roundtable-April 16 Apr 16, 2021

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Guns. Putin. Afghanistan. Trump Fading? 2024. Boehner/Cruz. With Chris Lu, Former Obama WH Cabinet Secretary, Pema Levy, Reporter, Mother Jones and Hunter Walker, Reporter, HunterWalker.substack.com

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How Biden Barely Won the Presidency. Apr 13, 2021

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This first book may very well be the best book on the 2020 campaign.Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won The Presidency by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. Authors of the definitive best-selling book on the 2016 campaign, Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign, Amy and Jon share the inside story of just how close it was to another Trump victory.

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"Protecting Democracy"-The Reporters' Roundtable-April 9 Apr 09, 2021

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Infrastructure gets real. Joe Manchin blocking Dems. GOP leans into cultural issues. The Trump factor in 2022. Blue Wall crumbling? With guest host Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor at Politico, Leah Askarinam Editor of National Journal’s Hotline and Maya King Political Reporter at Politico.

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What's Really Going On at the Border. With Julian Castro Apr 06, 2021

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There are problems at the Southern Border. Many people, including thousands of unaccompanied minors are overwhelming Border Patrol facilities. But is it unique to the Biden Administration? Did Trump set him up? What should be done today? What should be done, what can be done, in the future?

Julian Castro was the Mayor of San Antonio Texas, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama Administration. He ran for President in 2020. He currently hosts the podcast, Our America with Julian Castro.

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