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Full transcript of "Face the Nation" on January 2, 2022 - CBS News

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast moderated by Margaret Brennan:

  • Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb
  • Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
  • Representative Liz Cheney
  • Representative Adam Schiff
  • University of Chicago professor Robert Pape

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MARGARET BRENNAN, HOST: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation, we begin our third year of COVID-19 with a massive spike in Omicron cases and a still fragile democracy, as we near the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack.

America is kicking off 2022 with a repeat from last year, a coronavirus crisis that's going to get worse before it gets better. The Omicron variant, fueled by holiday gatherings and spreading with breathtaking speed, particularly among younger Americans, is frustrating and worrisome to a nation that has had enough.

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JOE BIDEN (President of the United States): We have to do more. We have to do better. And we will.

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MARGARET BRENNAN: But what else can be done, with nearly 15 percent of eligible adults still refusing to get vaccinated?

We will talk with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.

And as students head back to school after winter break, what's being done to keep them safe? Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will weigh in.

Then: We're coming up on a year after the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, that devastating day for democracy. Is the Capitol still as much of a target now...



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