Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccine, Reflecting on Teaching & Students, Aiding Businesses & the Unemployed
Capitol Report
English - December 18, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews Government minnesota senate capitol report minnesota legislature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is a challenge facing the state and nation. Senator Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake, chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, joins Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to talk about prioritization of the vaccine and getting kids back in school.
Senator Steve Cwodzinski, DFL-Eden Prairie, spent more than 30 years in the classroom teaching Government and U.S. History to more than 12,000 students. He joins Shannon to talk about his teaching philosophy, his recent book and his journey to the Minnesota Senate.
Plus, highlights from last week's Senate debate over a COVID-19 relief package that provides aid to businesses impacted by the pandemic and extended unemployment benefits until April 2021.