Some say @AndrewYang's call for a universal basic income of $1,000 a month for all Americans inspired the recent round of $1,200 stimulus checks. The former presidential candidate said he hopes Congress makes it the norm.
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- Today at 12:30, we'll speak with Democratic presidential candidate @AndrewYang about his race to the nomination. Make sure to tune in to catch the whole conversation.
- Rep. Joe Kennedy III said that while he was not surprised by anything former special counsel Robert Mueller said yesterday, he thought that the hearing brought to light a compelling case to impeach the president. #mapoli #MuellerReport to.wgbh.org/6019EIOK7
- .@AyannaPressley told BPR that "Republicans share the responsibility" with Trump for inciting a mob to storm the Capitol on Wednesday. wgbh.org/news/national-…
- "We have to face the reality. We have to face our history. It was an attempted coup, incited by the president," @SenMarkey told BPR this week wgbh.org/news/national-…
- .@joekennedy voted to impeach President Donald Trump, but he's not celebrating it. The congressman described Wednesday's impeachment vote as "brutal," and said it was difficult to see his colleagues in the House defend Trump's actions. #mapoli to.wgbh.org/60101Xb6j
- "To see a noose hung on the west lawn of the Capitol, to see people parading through the halls of congress with confederate flags. It was frighteningly familiar," says @RepPressley on BPR @GBHNews. "I cannot pretend there were not legitimately moments where I feared for my life."
- “I'd rather us be focused on foul policies and how to mitigate and reverse the impact of those policies than foul language,” @AyannaPressley told us today in reference to congresswoman @RashidaTlaib’s use of an expletive to describe President Trump.#mapoli bit.ly/2SSNGlC
- Here at the BPL with us is @joekennedy and @trenni who've teamed up to help change the dialogue on mental health in America. They'll be hosting a forum together next week, but today they're here to talk to us about what it will take to change the conversation on mental health.
- At 1, we'll speak with @PreetBharara about his new book "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, And the Rule of Law" and his life after leaving the government. Make sure to tune in.
- Jacques Pepin: "You cannot really cook indifferently. You give a lot of yourself when you cook." bit.ly/2q6q14R
- If You're A Young Person With A History Of Public Service, Maybe It's Time You Run For Office bit.ly/2geswOZ
