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When Joe Biden was Vice President, he proclaimed the Affordable Care Act a "big effing deal."Now that he's President, Biden has a BFD of his own - and is on track to be the most transformative Democratic president since FDR. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills look back on an exceptional week 50 days into the Biden presidency, when the American Rescue Plan was enacted into law, the timeline for getting Americans vaccinated was shortened by a couple of months -- and Merrick Garland was finally sworn in as Attorney General.

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The Senate has President Biden's $1.9T American Rescue Plan and the GOP are throwing all the delay tactics they can at it, but in the end this extremely popular bill will pass. In the meantime, the Fox News crowd is obsessed with the lie that the Democrats have cancelled the Muppets and Dr. Seuss... and a second insurrection on March 4 did not materialize. However, the threat is still there and the National Guard is likely to remain in DC for at least another two months. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss this and the latest COVID news on this week's podcast from a progressive point of view. Part of the DemCast family of podcasts.

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The parliamentarian has spoken and she says a $15 per hour minimum wage can't be enacted through reconciliation. The rest of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package can be passed in the Senate with a simple majority, which means that help to the American people and state and local governments will soon be on its way.And a raise in the minimum wage will occur too - but first, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema may have to be browbeaten into a vote to end the filibuster.MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the drama in the Senate, as well the week's other political news in this week's Pursuit of Happiness Hour - part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

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Extreme winter weather has made life difficult in most of the United States this week - but no place worse than Texas, where the infrastructure failed, leaving millions of residents without power, heat, fresh water, and food. Unlike the "former guy" who won the state's electoral college votes, President Joe Biden quickly declared a state of emergency and invoked FEMA to provide assistance. This is ironic, as just weeks ago Texas Governor Abbott was talking about seceding from the Union.It also did not look good for Senator Ted Cruz when he left his Houston home for an ill-advised family trip to Cancun. Especially when Beto O'Rourke - who does not hold office - has reached out to hundreds of thousands of Texans to help. Even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (a New Yorker) has used her social media reach to raise a million dollars in one night to aid Texans. Climate change is behind the increased extreme weather the nation has been experiencing, and President Biden today brought the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord, with a speech announcing to the world that America is back. Then the President flew to Pfizer's manufacturing plant in Michigan to tour the facility and announce that production of their COVID vaccine will be doubling within a couple of weeks. The nation is on track to meet or exceed President Biden's promise of 100 million vaccines administered in his first 100 days. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss this and more in this week's political podcast from the progressive point of view.MOMocrats MOMochat is a member of the DemCast family of podcasts.

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This week's impeachment trial has been rough as the nation relived the terror of what occurred at the Capitol on January 6. In the meantime, President Biden's COVID team has secured 200 million additional vaccine doses and the House has been quietly putting together the legislation for the 1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan the administration has proposed.It's a good night for another Pursuit of Happiness Hour, and the MOMocrats are opening up the phone lines so you can imbibe along with Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts. 

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Two weeks into his term, and Joe Biden has been the picture of quiet efficiency. Meanwhile, the Republicans are showing themselves to be the party of Q.Pull up a seat and sip a cocktail as MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the progress of the Biden team, the House, and the newly enabled Democratic Senate majority in this week's Pursuit of Happiness Hour edition of MOMocrats MOMochat. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts.

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The first full week of the new Biden-Harris Administration has been remarkable for how normal it seems. Even if all we're dealing with is decidedly not.MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the flurry of executive actions, press conferences, and new Cabinet members that soberly made the news this week... while all the Washington drama has hinged over at the Capitol: impeachment, filibusters, and radical members of Congress who may have been involved in the deadly insurrection that occurred a mere three weeks ago.MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts.

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Wednesday's Inauguration of Joe Biden was pure joy. But MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills are still experiencing PTSD from four years of living with an abusive President. They talk about the long road back amid multiple crises, what to do about a president and members of Congress who attempted a violent coup just two weeks ago, and the obstacles ahead in a 50-50 Senate and a House with a slim majority for the Democrats. And there might be some talk about Inaugural Day fashion.MOMocrats MOMochat is a part of the DemCast family of podcasts.

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The MOMocrats rejoice that Donald Trump's residence in our White House ends in five more days - even as they note the damage he's done will be with us for years. Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the fallout from the Capitol insurrection, impeachment, the upcoming inauguration, Joe Biden's COVID plan, and more.MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts. 

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It's a new year and we'll soon have a new beginning in Washington, with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris taking office and Democratic control of both Houses of Congress, thanks to the Georgia triumph of newly elected Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.But first, we need to deal with the orange countenance of Donald Trump, whose four-year crime spree only intensified over the holiday break as he did everything he could to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power by any means possible - including inciting his most fervent, violent supporters to idisrupt the final count of Electoral College votes by nvading and rioting in the Capitol.itself.The result is a serious discussion of either invoking the 25th Amendment or a second impeachment. Since Vice President Mike Pence appears unwilling to participate in the 25th, it looks increasingly likely that Trump's term will end with a repeat of last year's drama. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts. 

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