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The Daily Punch

Aug. 25, 2022

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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A trio of House Dems are positioning themselves for the top slot on Oversight and Reform, plus a look around the fundraising circuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.9

Good morning.

0:31.8

I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.

0:35.4

It's Thursday, August 25th, 2022. Let's get into the mix.

0:40.4

Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, we've got the latest on the fight that

0:45.8

has already begun for Democrats on who will lead the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

0:52.2

And number two, Representative Joan Aguse. The Democrat from Colorado is making moves. And number two, Representative Jonah Goose. The Democrat from Colorado is

0:56.4

making moves. And number three, look around at the fundraising circuit. All right, let's get into it.

1:02.9

One of the key storylines coming out this week is that a trio of senior house Democrats are

1:07.6

angling for the top spot on the committee on oversight and reform, setting up a

1:12.4

battle for one of the most high-profile posts in the chamber. Here's the trio vying for it.

1:18.9

Representative Jerry Connelly, the Democrat from Virginia, representative Jamie Raskin,

1:23.7

the Democrat from Maryland, and Representative Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts.

1:34.4

Now, let's be abundantly clear here. It's not a certainty at this point that Republicans will take the House majority. But if they do, as many have been predicting, for months,

1:39.8

the oversight committee will be ground zero for numerous investigations into the Biden administration,

1:46.5

including, of course, President Joe Biden's family. Representative James Comer of Kentucky,

1:52.2

the top Republican on the panel, has already called Hunter Biden, quote, a national security

1:57.6

risk and vowed to make an investigation of the president's son a top priority.

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