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Jake Sherman. And welcome to The Daily Punch. Brought to you by Punch Bowl News. It's Friday, February 26th, 2021.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the $15 minimum wage we've been talking about for weeks

can't be a part of the Senate's COVID relief package.

We'll tell you where things stand.

Number two, the House Intel Committee still hasn't organized.

It's hard to believe given the state of the world.

We've got some insight into the politics going on behind the scenes.

Number three, President Joe Biden is heading to Texas today.

We'll talk about what we're watching as the president makes his first trip to the ravaged state.

All right, Jake, this has been big.

We've been talking about this $15 minimum wage for the past several weeks.

And this will it or won't it be allowed in the Senate package.

Yeah, so the Senate parliamentarian, the most powerful person you don't know,

unless you're her friend, in which case you probably do know her, ruled last night around

7 p.m. it came out that the $15 minimum wage cannot end up in the COVID relief package.

That's because the COVID relief package is being passed as a part of budget

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