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DICK DURBIN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>EXCLUSIVE<br \/><strong>Bill Gates<\/strong><br \/>Co-Chair of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/bill-gates-we-are-running-the-worst-testing-system-of-any-country-93555269803\">Watch a preview of the interview<\/a>, released today, in which Gates tells moderator Chuck Todd that the U.S. is \u201crunning the worst testing system, in terms of who gets access to it, of any country\u201d for Covid-19 and adds, \u201cThere are lots of additional deaths coming if we don&#8217;t get our act together.\u201d<\/em><br \/>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>EXCLUSIVE<br \/><strong>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)<\/strong><br \/>Judiciary Committee; Author, \u201cOne Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History\u201d<br \/>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><strong>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)<\/strong><br \/>Judiciary Committee<br \/>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>ROUNDTABLE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hugh&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Hewitt<\/strong><br \/>Radio Host,&nbsp;<em>The Hugh Hewitt Show<\/em>; NBC News Contributor<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><strong>Hallie Jackson<\/strong><br \/>NBC News Chief White House Correspondent; Host,&nbsp;<em>MSNBC Live with Hallie Jackson<\/em><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><strong>Mar\u00eda Teresa Kumar<\/strong><br \/>President, Voto Latino; NBC News Contributor<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><strong>Jake Sherman<\/strong><br \/>Senior Writer,&nbsp;<em>POLITICO<\/em>; Co-Author,&nbsp;<em>POLITICO\u2019s Playbook<\/em>; NBC News Contributor<br \/>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><em>*Meet the Press will air at 8 a.m. ET\/5 a.m. PT on Sunday, Oct. 11.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>__<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Hudock<br \/>NBC News<br \/>e:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Richard.Hudock@nbcuni.com\">Richard.Hudock@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joya Manasseh<br \/>NBC News<br \/>e:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Joya.Manasseh@nbcuni.com\">Joya.Manasseh@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">__<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\"><em>Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is where newsmakers come to make news \u2014 setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the country. 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