

John: What are you talking about? We can’t have paid family leave because of your grandkids? You can’t just use your offspring as an excuse for your bad decisions. I’ve got ten grandchildren, and I’ll be - I just can’t do it. I can’t put this burden on my grandchildren. I want to work with everyone, as long as we can start paying for things. And Joe Manchin’s explanation for why he could not support it was pretty weak. Where was I? Oh, that’s right: paid family leave looks to be gone from build back better. Oh, that actually sounds really fun, George.

You couldn’t have caught me at a worse time, John. So some of Biden’s cornerstone promises have now gone, and basically just like that… oh, shit.
#Ted lasso season 2 episode 1 transcript free
Paid family leave, free community college, and lower prescription drug costs for seniors have all been dropped in negotiations. But while what’s currently in there is great, it’s hard not to be infuriated by just how much has been cut out.

John: Yeah, there is a lot in build back better - unfortunately, though, none of it includes changing the name to something that doesn’t sound like a gold’s gym promotional offer. It would also include money for childcare and eldercare and expand Medicare to cover hearing, and it would set aside more than a half-trillion dollars to combat climate change. The president outlining a $1.75 trillion plan to provide free universal pre-k for kids and extend the child tax credit for families. But the other major action concerned Biden’s signature spending plan, which appears to be taking its final shape. Don’t worry, we shipped the old name off to another parish.”īut we’re going to focus on Congress tonight, which spent the week on two things: first, celebrating Halloween, with Mitt Romney dressing up as Ted Lasso, quoting “Friday Night Lights” for no clear reason, and even sharing biscuits with Kyrsten Sinema, in a move that felt very “homeroom teachers dress as the most popular kids in school.” You think you’re in on it, but you’re very much not. Otherwise, years ago, the Pope would’ve responded to the church’s scandals by saying, “good news, guys: we’re no longer the catholic church - say hello to ‘Halo.’ I really think that should fix everything. It belongs in the bad name hall of fame alongside Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Noom, and “Last Week Tonight.” But also, you can’t just change your name to cover up the things that you’re ashamed of. I mean, that is stupid for several reasons. I am proud to announce that starting today, our company is now Meta. Just time for a quick recap of the week, which has been busy - the G20 met, Covid shots for children were approved, and Facebook, in the midst of damaging revelations from internal documents, made a big announcement: John: Welcome, welcome, welcome to “Last Week Tonight”! I’m John Oliver. Main segment: Homelessness in the United States
