October 20, 2020· 20 min

Rep. Ro Khanna On Why Democrats Should Cut A Stimulus Deal With The White House

Orality
Model
75%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,305 words)
M:29%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,305 words)
M:29%
GuestRo Khanna(0 words)
M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic31%
very, basically, obviously
Engagement77%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, now
Repetition100%
your (31x), think (28x), people (23x)
Parallelism62%
So, of course, Nancy Pelosi in..., So far, there's a lot of, deba..., So we'll, I'll be speaking wit...
Sound Patterns43%
17 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases15%
the fact of the matter, you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging10%
may, perhaps, somewhat
Passive Voice7%
being allocated, was passed, be seen
Abstract Nouns29%
investment, business, chase.com/business
Subordination10%
because, since, while
Sentence Length40%
Avg: 14.9 words/sentence
Word Complexity50%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style23%
307 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style79%
apply, unfortunately, publicly

Description

With just two weeks until the election, talks over a stimulus deal remain ongoing, with negotiations having picked up between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Many of the disagreements haven't been about the price tag per se, but around language on such things as a national testing strategy and workplace liability. One of the most outspoken voices on the Democrat side, urging a deal, has been California Congressman Ro Khanna whose district encompasses much of Silicon Valley. He explains why, from his perspective, it's so important to get a deal done now. We also discuss the fiscal policy priorities of a theoretical Biden administration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.