Governor JB Pritzker on Immigration Reform and Fighting Climate Change

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Today, V and Sami sit down with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to discuss a range of crucial topics, including climate change, renewable energy, and immigration policies. From Illinois' commitment to phasing out fossil fuels and investing in wind energy to the challenges faced by immigrant communities, Pritzker shares his insights on how the state is moving forward. He also reflects on the role of empathy in public policy, offering personal stories that have shaped his values and leadership style. The conversation delves into the need for cultural shifts around money, economic justice, and the growing impact of dis- and misinformation. Pritzker emphasizes the importance of building trust and infrastructure within communities to create a more equitable future for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.2	Dream, presented by Betches News, where we explore the absurdities and oddities of our uniquely
0:43.5	American experience with the governor of Illinois. Welcome, Governor Fitzger. Thank you. Great to see
0:50.4	both of you. You too. Thanks for making the time for us. How are things in Chicago?
0:54.6	Did you get the snow like we did over here in Rochester?
0:57.4	We got some snow.
0:58.6	It's actually not that bad.
0:59.9	And oddly, over the last, I don't know, five or six years, we get less and less snow during the winter, which I, you know, again, I'm not happy about climate change, but I'm happy about having, you know, fewer snow days.
1:14.9	You could have like a whole new winter tourism resurgence down in Chicago.
1:19.7	Oh, yeah.
1:20.3	I mean, it's a balmy 12 degrees out right now.
1:24.2	So, yeah, well, you're all welcome to come.
1:26.9	Actually, it is beautiful and people
1:29.1	are enjoying themselves because, you know, we're tough in Chicago. That's right. Well, speaking of the
1:35.1	weather, we know that it's, when we're recording this, it's day five of Trump's second
1:40.8	administration. And one of the things he did first was pull out of the Paris Climate
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