Biden Lambastes GOP for Attacking Social Security and Medicare; States Are Innovating to Address Fossil Fuel Pollution

Published: Feb. 13, 2023, 8:01 p.m.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Mabinty Quarshie, National Politics Reporter for USA Today.

The two talk about President Biden's recent SOTU, his attacks on Republicans for threatening to cut Social Security and Medicare, Congressional prospects for police reform after Tyre Nichols’ murder, Vice President Harris' role in the administration, and Mabinty's recent piece for USA Today.
It's titled, "White women have long been unreliable voters for Democrats. Could that change in 2024?" (Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/31/democrats-2024-election-white-women-vote/11040593002/)

Mabinty's Twitter handle is @MabintyQ.

During the second half of the show, Brad is joined by Tim Zenk, President of Molecule, LLC.

They analyze how President Biden can better sell all of his legislative successes to the public, including the 'Inflation Reduction Act.'

The pair also discusses how states are leading the way in innovative policies to address pollution from fossil fuels, and how it has now become good politics to deal with pollution and reduce our planet-killing emissions.

Tim has worked in renewable energy project development and policy for two decades to build new technologies for difficult to decarbonize sectors. Presently, he is the president at Molecule LLC where he works at the nexus of policy, finance, and technology to fight climate change and support an industrial transformation that is required for the U.S. to remain globally competitive in a zero-carbon future. Here in the U.S., he represents renewable fuels leader Neste, and Hydrogen logistics and aviation pioneer, Universal Hydrogen, among other clients. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Washington Green Hydrogen Alliance and Clean Fuel Washington. He was a senior executive at Sapphire Energy, a company that invented renewable crude oil (green crude) from algae. Earlier in Tim’s career he served in several government roles in the Clinton/Gore White House, in Congress for Rep. Norm Dicks, and on the staff of Washington’s 19th Governor, Booth Gardner.
His Twitter handle is @GreenCrude.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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