Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 20

Rep. Mikie Sherrill; NYS Sen. James Sanders, Jr.; COVID Latest; Your 2021 Resolutions

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 4, 2021

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Mikie Sherrill, U.S. Representative (D, NJ-11), talks about the latest national political news.
  • James Sanders Jr., New York State Senator (D-10th district), talks about his proposal to end the stock transfer tax rebate to raise money for cash-strapped New York, and other legislative priorities ahead of the next session, which is about to begin.
  • With the holidays behind us, and months of cold weather still ahead of us, Leana Wen, emergency physician, professor at George Washington University, contributing columnist for The Washington Post, CNN medical analyst, and former Baltimore Health Commissioner, runs through the latest COVID numbers and vaccine news.
  • Listeners call in to talk about their New Year's resolutions, if they have any this year... including how different they are this year because of the pandemic, whether their resolutions are always geared toward personal happiness and more.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.

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