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And welcome to The Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punchwell News. It's Monday, August 8th,

2022. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, the Senate passed a $740 billion reconciliation package over the weekend.

We'll take a look at what made it in, what didn't, and who's getting the credit.

Number two, what we're watching this week, and number three, who we're watching.

All right, Jake, let's get into it

uh you were up on capitol hill all weekend as the senate moved to pass this massive reconciliation

package they got it done yesterday afternoon but let's let's just kind of take a look at what

actually made it in what didn't there was some drama, there always is

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