YE US CONGRESS -- {WEB}
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- YE US CONGRESS -- {WEB}
- December 5, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script YE US CONGRESS (TV) HEADLINE: 2022 Saw US Congress Approving $430B in Climate, Social Spending TEASER: Year on Capitol Hill marked by major bipartisan deals and departures PUBLISHED AT: 12/05/2022 at 7:38 pm BYLINE: Katherine Gypson PRODUCERS: Katherine Gypson CONTRIBUTING: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Adam Greenbaum SCRIPT EDITORS: Aru Pande, Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, ABC, AP, Reuters PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 3:27 VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) [[NOTE: All broll for this piece is in Frame.io-Central Workspace-In-Progress-Katherine Gypson-Congress Yearender]] ((INTRO )) [[From major climate and social funding to protections for same-sex marriage and investigations into former President Donald Trump, Democratic lawmakers had a busy year holding the majority in both the Senate and House. VOA's Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson looks back at the year on Capitol Hill.]] ((AP Ukraine War Donetsk-Broll of bombed out streets and buildings)) ((NARRATOR)) A pressing international crisis demanding immediate attention at the beginning of the second year of the 117th U.S. Congress … ((Open for nat sound of Congress applauding Zelenskyy in opening of US Congress Ukraine War Zelensky)) ((Continue with broll of Zelenskyy speaking in US Congress Ukraine War Zelensky then over to broll of damage and broll of Ukrainians hiding from bombs in subway tunnels in Ukraine Kharkiv Damage)) ((NARRATOR)) Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy’s plea to U.S. lawmakers to send military and humanitarian aid united Democrats and Republicans … ((CSPAN sen mitch mcconnell-23 minutes into clip)) ((Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader)) ((MANDATORY COURTESY: CSPAN)) “This conflict has a direct and major consequences for America’s national security and America’s national interests. Russia’s aggression cannot, cannot be allowed to continue cost free.” ((Continue with Ukraine war footage)) ((NARRATOR)) The United States would send nearly $18 billion in aid by the end of October, leading some Republican lawmakers to question the speed of spending. ((casey burgat at 5:15)) ((Casey Burgat, George Washington University)) ((Skype)) “As it became very, very clear that this was going to be a long-term response with America's money and resources as being the necessary components, we started seeing Republicans kind of take the other position. And then ultimately, as the election came up, taking an anti-Ukrainian response, or at least a lot of them saying, 'We're spending too much money. We have too many problems here at home.'” ((Economy Broll in the Video Library Midterm Election Folder then broll of Biden/White House)) ((NARRATOR)) The recovery of the American economy after the COVID-19 pandemic dominated lawmakers’ concerns domestically — as the Biden White House spent months negotiating a $430 billion package of climate and social spending — the Inflation Reduction Act. ((Open for nat sound of Senators applauding passage at end of USA Congress Inflation Senate)) ((amy dacey at 1:37)) ((Amy Dacey, American University)) ((Skype)) “A lot of the climate change initiatives that the Biden administration was really trying to push are kind of embedded in this Inflation Reduction Act, and from an economic standpoint, so it's hitting a lot of the priorities.” ((Broll of protests outside SCOTUS in June in USA Abortion Protests then over to Senate floor in US Senate Marriage Equality Vote)) ((NARRATOR)) After the Supreme Court decision in June overturning the federal right to abortion, Democrats failed to overcome their narrow majorities in both chambers to protect abortion rights. But they were able to strike a bipartisan deal protecting same-sex and interracial marriage. ((Open for nats of Senators applauding passage at very end of US Senate Marriage Equality Vote)) ((Broll of Jan 6 Cmte hearing in US Capitol Security moment and then over to broll of Jan 6th-mutiple videos pulled by library)) ((NARRATOR)) But in the U.S. House, Democrats and Republicans were divided over the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The committee’s prime-time hearings into the attempt to overturn the 2020 election culminated in a rare subpoena of former President Donald Trump. ((Open for nat of Cheney announcing subpoena at 5:50 in US Capitol Security Hearing)) ((US House Pelosi Announcement-Broll of Pelosi on the House floor)) ((NARRATOR)) The year coming to a close on the House floor, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, ending two decades serving in Democratic leadership… ((US Pelosi House Announcement at 2:47)) ((Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker)) “For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect.” ((Broll of Pelosi talking to House members after speech in US Pelosi House Announcement)) ((NARRATOR)) Even as she continues to serve in the House, analysts say her legacy is assured. ((Amy Dacey, American University)) ((amy dacey at 5:41)) “If she walked out of the building tomorrow, the impact is quite clear [[COVER CUT with broll of Pelosi]] All the huge, monumental pieces of legislation she's helped pass, the fact that she was the first female speaker, some of the barriers that she's literally torn down.” ((US House New Members-Broll of new members on Capitol steps, attending orientation)) ((NARRATOR)) Republicans will control the House and Democrats will continue to hold a narrow majority in the Senate when a new Congress is sworn in next January. ((Katherine Gypson, VOA News, Washington))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Location (dateline) in Washington D.C.
- Embargo Date December 5, 2022 17:41 EST
- Byline Katherine Gypson, VOA News, Washington
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English