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Politics Chat: Why it took so long to pass the infrastructure bill

8:16am November 07, 2021

by Tamara Keith

We look at what President Biden had to do to get the the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed, and how the efforts to pass the larger $1.75 trillion spending bill are shaping up.

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Local elections yield mix results on police reform

8:16am November 07, 2021

Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Phillip Atiba Goff, CEO of the Center for Policing Equity, about the different police reform initiatives on ballots in cities across the country this week.

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Democrat Eric Adams elected next mayor of New York City

8:16am November 07, 2021

Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to New York City's Mayor-elect Eric Adams about how he plans to run the city and, as a former police officer, how he'd handle calls for police reform.

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Polling Institute director says it may be time to get rid of election polls

8:16am November 07, 2021

Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Patrick Murray, director of the Polling Institute at Monmouth University, about the future of election polls after their recent failures to predict results.

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President Biden was ebulliant as he described the contents of the infrastructure bill and what it took to get it across the finish line.

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Biden's infrastructure win gives him some momentum. Here's why he needs that

7:00am November 07, 2021

by Tamara Keith

President Biden's polls have plunged. As his agenda stalled, his party lost the Virginia gubernatorial race. The infrastructure win gives him some lift as he now tries to pass a much-tougher bill.

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal on what led her to throw support behind infrastructure bill

5:37pm November 06, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about the passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

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How the House passed the $1 trillion infrastructure plan

5:24pm November 06, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

The House of Representatives passed a trillion dollar infrastructure bill Friday, delivering President Biden a major legislative victory after months of negotiation with his own party.

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Black Republicans walk a fine line toward election victory

5:24pm November 06, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Leah Wright Rigueur, author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican, about what this week's elections signal for Black conservatives.

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Week In Politics: House passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill

2:56pm November 06, 2021

by Ron Elving

We look at the latest push - and resistance - to the passage of President Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill, as well as what this week's elections mean for the Democratic party.

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House passes stripped-down infrastructure bill, pushing off many of Biden's wants

2:56pm November 06, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

The House passed the trillion-dollar legislation known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill" and set up another vote for President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan.

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