Almost six months since the supplemental federal unemployment benefits expired, Congress is finally seriously considering a new relief bill. Americans are desperate for economic support. Businesses want to keep their doors open. State and local jurisdictions are struggling to balance their budgets.

On today’s episode, we dissect the arguments from bipartisan members of the group pushing this new $908 billion proposal. We also look at emerging news of the Coronavirus Vaccine—which is expected to receive FDA authorization by the end of this week. Finally, we directly address the buzziest conversation out of this Sunday’s shows—George’s controversial interview on This Week with Republican Senator (and Trump election disinformation booster) Mike Braun.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight/Lowlight

• Vaccine Issues

• Pending Relief

• Georgia (The Controversial Mike Braun Interview)

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

• Face the Nation on CBS

Links & Resources

• “How Reporting on People’s Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Can Harm Public Health,” by Tara Haelle from the Association of Health Care Journalists

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