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Offered at Amazon. 10 weeks off guaranteed per year.

Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off. Conditions apply. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer. And I'm Jake

Sherman. And welcome to the Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punchable News. It's Wednesday,

December 8th, 2021. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, we've got the latest on how Congress is going to raise the debt limit.

Number two, an interesting dynamic to watch among congressional Republican leaders.

And number three, Chuck Schumer's bid to get the Build back better act passed before the end of the year.

All right, Jake, let's get into it.

We have been covering every twist and turn in the debt limit debate.

But it appears to be on a fast track now to actually, you know, Congress appears to be doing their job

and actually going to be passing it here

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