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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I never heard them. Donkey Senate again, charlote.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Yes, Donkey Today for Tuesday, April twenty third goes to
Senator Josh Newman. He is a Democrat from California. Coup
clearly has nothing better to do because he has presented
a bill that will ban Clear in California. You know
what Clear is, don't you? Many of us have it.
But here's the technical definition for you. It's a private
security clearance company. Found it in twenty ten, and it
(00:35):
verifies passengers' identities at airports and escorts them through security.
It allows you to bypass all the TSA checkpoints. Basically,
it helps you get through the airport faster. I got
Clear TSA pre check only thing. I don't got his
global entry because of old felonies, and that's why I
can't wait to get a pardon from the state of
South Carolina. But Senator Josh Newman, a Democrat, has presented
(00:56):
a bill that bands Clear. Can we go to the report?
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Please right to California'll be putting the brakes on the
ability to bypass TSA lines at the airport. The proposed bill,
the first of its kind in the US, would ban
screening company Clear from operating in airports in the state.
Lawmakers say Clear effectively lets wealthier people skip in front
of passengers who have been waiting to be screened by
(01:18):
TSA agents. Clear charges members one hundred and eighty nine
dollars per year to verify passengers' identities at airports and
escorts them through security. The service is in use at
roughly fifty airports across the US so far. Clear has
declined to comment on the proposed ban.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Now, y'all know I'm frugal Van Dross. Okay, ain't nothing
wealthy about me. Okay, I don't like to spend no
damn money. But my cheap ass got Clear because the
first time I got presented with the option to buy Clear,
they told me it was one hundred and eighty nine
dollars per year. That sounded like a deal to me. Okay,
you got Clear, Yes, you got Clear. Yet, Yes, that's
one hundred and eighty nine dollars a year. It might
even have been a little bit left, yeah, but when
(01:58):
we got it right with ninety nine dollars a week, yeah,
eighty yeah, very affordable, especially for as much as we fly.
Now here's the thing they're saying, this bill is about dignity,
and it's about the travel experience of people who don't
have money to pay for up sales services. If you
have money, by all means, but that business shouldn't be
at the expense of the average traveler. Let me translate,
(02:18):
they feel Clear, let's wealthy and people skipping in front
of passagers who have been waiting to be screened by TSA.
And this is unfair, Senator Josh Newman, do you realize
how many things in this country are unfair? Okay because
of the wealth gap. Not being able to afford healthcare
is unfair. Not being able to afford housing is unfair.
Not being able to make a livable wages unfair. But
y'all passing bills for Clear? Are trying to pass bills
(02:40):
for Clear? You want to help people financially lower the
price the plane tickets. Okay, The average price to fly
around trip in America is three hundred and sixty seven
dollars and seventy nine cents. That's just the average price, okay,
to fly pass the bill the lord of that. And
I'm m a salute Clear, because I learned something this morning.
And what I learned is that Clear is pumping a
lot of money into the economy of California. Media representative
(03:03):
for Clear said they partner with nine airports across California.
They create hundreds of jobs, and they share more than
thirteen million in annual revenue and serve damn near one
million people in California. You got me at hundreds of jobs.
By the way, I love Clear employees. Dropping the clues
bombs for all the Clear employees. Yeah, yeah, they are
always very pleasant people. Okay, they remind me of what
(03:24):
Chick fil a employees used to be. No disrespect Chick
fil A work because you all used to be a
lot warmer. I will say, when you're down south, you
still get that feeling. But Chick fil A's everywhere else
didn't get the memo. But I don't like these performative
stunts and gestures that politicians do that act like they
care about the poor in this country. Put some real
resources into anti poverty policies and programs in this country.
(03:44):
Put more resources in the food assistance, housing assistance, family
tax credits. Y'all not really trying to reduce nobody's financial hardships.
Raise minimum waves then, okay, and eliminate the sub minimum
wage protect people, snap benefits, expand the child tax credits.
That's how you help ease the financial burdens for struggling families.
I could be wrong, but people that are struggling financially
(04:05):
aren't thinking to themselves. You know, it would make my
life easier if we got rid of Clear. Okay. You
know why they not thinking that because they probably can't
even afford to fly. Senator Josh Newman said the bill
doesn't seek to punish Clear or put it out of business,
and wants to create a better traffic flow so customers
aren't intersecting with the general public and causing a moment
of friction that is so frustrating to the average traveler.
(04:26):
He said, all it does is up the tension in
the line. Senator Josh Newman, shut the f upebo. Okay,
I need you to put that energy into bills and
the policy solutions that can create a more equitable economy
and leave those of us who choose to pay an
extra one hundred and eighty nine dollars a year to
save a little bit of time would clear the Hello,
please give Senator Josh Newman the sweet sounds of the Hamiltones.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
You Oh the day ye the day.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
I would be proudly using my clip this weekend when
we go to Atlanta proudly and if you have a
certain American Express card, they pay for a clip for
the year for free. Excuse me, you know I love
me a little. Ax. I just got them.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
That's how I got into the buck.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
He's like, skip the very body.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, period. Ax.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Well that's that's the shorter version of American Express. Well
what you thought i'd said it? I don't know. You
don't have a market expers. What's in your wallet? I
don't I got I still got a rush call.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
He's lying, he's got a rush call.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Don't be judging people, y'all.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
See what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I just asked the question again because I want to
do No, he ain't got no rush a rush. Actually,
I got my Jet Blue credit card. That's what I'd
be using. I got my Jet Blue card. That's the
number on it.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Let me see the number number.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Everybody can't be as fortunate as you individuals.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Okay, Well, thank you for that.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
The ghetto trying to make it man, thank the ghetto
day at time, thank you for that. Donkey Day. Donkey
of Today is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael
the Bull. Lamb is soft. Don't be a donkey when
you need a fighter on your side. If you're ever injured,
go to Michael to bull dot com. That's Michael the
Bull dot com. And when you mess with the Bull,
you get the horns.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Wake that ass up in the morning. The Breakfast Club
I never heard them. Donkey Senate again, charlote.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Yes, Donkey Today for Tuesday, April twenty third goes to
Senator Josh Newman. He is a Democrat from California. Coup
clearly has nothing better to do because he has presented
a bill that will ban Clear in California. You know
what Clear is, don't you? Many of us have it.
But here's the technical definition for you. It's a private
security clearance company. Found it in twenty ten, and it
(00:35):
verifies passengers' identities at airports and escorts them through security.
It allows you to bypass all the TSA checkpoints. Basically,
it helps you get through the airport faster. I got
Clear TSA pre check only thing. I don't got his
global entry because of old felonies, and that's why I
can't wait to get a pardon from the state of
South Carolina. But Senator Josh Newman, a Democrat, has presented
(00:56):
a bill that bands Clear. Can we go to the report?
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Please right to California'll be putting the brakes on the
ability to bypass TSA lines at the airport. The proposed bill,
the first of its kind in the US, would ban
screening company Clear from operating in airports in the state.
Lawmakers say Clear effectively lets wealthier people skip in front
of passengers who have been waiting to be screened by
(01:18):
TSA agents. Clear charges members one hundred and eighty nine
dollars per year to verify passengers' identities at airports and
escorts them through security. The service is in use at
roughly fifty airports across the US so far. Clear has
declined to comment on the proposed ban.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Now, y'all know I'm frugal Van Dross. Okay, ain't nothing
wealthy about me. Okay, I don't like to spend no
damn money. But my cheap ass got Clear because the
first time I got presented with the option to buy Clear,
they told me it was one hundred and eighty nine
dollars per year. That sounded like a deal to me. Okay,
you got Clear, Yes, you got Clear. Yet, Yes, that's
one hundred and eighty nine dollars a year. It might
even have been a little bit left, yeah, but when
(01:58):
we got it right with ninety nine dollars a week, yeah,
eighty yeah, very affordable, especially for as much as we fly.
Now here's the thing they're saying, this bill is about dignity,
and it's about the travel experience of people who don't
have money to pay for up sales services. If you
have money, by all means, but that business shouldn't be
at the expense of the average traveler. Let me translate,
(02:18):
they feel Clear, let's wealthy and people skipping in front
of passagers who have been waiting to be screened by TSA.
And this is unfair, Senator Josh Newman, do you realize
how many things in this country are unfair? Okay because
of the wealth gap. Not being able to afford healthcare
is unfair. Not being able to afford housing is unfair.
Not being able to make a livable wages unfair. But
y'all passing bills for Clear? Are trying to pass bills
(02:40):
for Clear? You want to help people financially lower the
price the plane tickets. Okay, The average price to fly
around trip in America is three hundred and sixty seven
dollars and seventy nine cents. That's just the average price, okay,
to fly pass the bill the lord of that. And
I'm m a salute Clear, because I learned something this morning.
And what I learned is that Clear is pumping a
lot of money into the economy of California. Media representative
(03:03):
for Clear said they partner with nine airports across California.
They create hundreds of jobs, and they share more than
thirteen million in annual revenue and serve damn near one
million people in California. You got me at hundreds of jobs.
By the way, I love Clear employees. Dropping the clues
bombs for all the Clear employees. Yeah, yeah, they are
always very pleasant people. Okay, they remind me of what
(03:24):
Chick fil a employees used to be. No disrespect Chick
fil A work because you all used to be a
lot warmer. I will say, when you're down south, you
still get that feeling. But Chick fil A's everywhere else
didn't get the memo. But I don't like these performative
stunts and gestures that politicians do that act like they
care about the poor in this country. Put some real
resources into anti poverty policies and programs in this country.
(03:44):
Put more resources in the food assistance, housing assistance, family
tax credits. Y'all not really trying to reduce nobody's financial hardships.
Raise minimum waves then, okay, and eliminate the sub minimum
wage protect people, snap benefits, expand the child tax credits.
That's how you help ease the financial burdens for struggling families.
I could be wrong, but people that are struggling financially
(04:05):
aren't thinking to themselves. You know, it would make my
life easier if we got rid of Clear. Okay. You
know why they not thinking that because they probably can't
even afford to fly. Senator Josh Newman said the bill
doesn't seek to punish Clear or put it out of business,
and wants to create a better traffic flow so customers
aren't intersecting with the general public and causing a moment
of friction that is so frustrating to the average traveler.
(04:26):
He said, all it does is up the tension in
the line. Senator Josh Newman, shut the f upebo. Okay,
I need you to put that energy into bills and
the policy solutions that can create a more equitable economy
and leave those of us who choose to pay an
extra one hundred and eighty nine dollars a year to
save a little bit of time would clear the Hello,
please give Senator Josh Newman the sweet sounds of the Hamiltones.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
You Oh the day ye the day.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
I would be proudly using my clip this weekend when
we go to Atlanta proudly and if you have a
certain American Express card, they pay for a clip for
the year for free. Excuse me, you know I love
me a little. Ax. I just got them.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
That's how I got into the buck.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
He's like, skip the very body.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, period. Ax.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Well that's that's the shorter version of American Express. Well
what you thought i'd said it? I don't know. You
don't have a market expers. What's in your wallet? I
don't I got I still got a rush call.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
He's lying, he's got a rush call.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Don't be judging people, y'all.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
See what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I just asked the question again because I want to
do No, he ain't got no rush a rush. Actually,
I got my Jet Blue credit card. That's what I'd
be using. I got my Jet Blue card. That's the
number on it.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Let me see the number number.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Everybody can't be as fortunate as you individuals.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Okay, Well, thank you for that.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
The ghetto trying to make it man, thank the ghetto
day at time, thank you for that. Donkey Day. Donkey
of Today is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael
the Bull. Lamb is soft. Don't be a donkey when
you need a fighter on your side. If you're ever injured,
go to Michael to bull dot com. That's Michael the
Bull dot com. And when you mess with the Bull,
you get the horns.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Wake that ass up in the morning. The Breakfast Club
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