From Washington: A Productive Summer for Congress

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🗓️ 7 August 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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It has been a busy summer on Capitol Hill with Congress passing a multitude of big-ticket items including the Inflation Reduction Act, PACT Act, CHIPS Act, and gun safety legislation. Despite President Biden's low approval rating, the White House has scored several major bipartisan legislative victories, leaving many Americans wondering how the Midterms will play out in November. FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram discusses the breakdown of the discretionary budget, the drama surrounding the inflation reduction and veteran burn pit legislation, and the significance of expanding NATO. With primary elections in full swing, both parties are looking to capitalize on key issues heading into the midterms. With issues like abortion and inflation on the public's mind, voters will have much to consider before entering the voting booth in November. Managing Editor at Sabato's Crystal Ball, University of Virginia Center for Politics Kyle Kondik recaps the recent primary elections and discusses the impact of Democrats using campaign funds to sway Republican primaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.9	Sunday, August 7, 2022.
0:20.6	I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:22.4	Senate Democrats are plowing through major legislation ahead of
0:24.7	November midterms in many cases with some Republican support.
0:28.2	It was pretty amazing and then they finally passed the bill with you know more than 80 votes
0:32.3	in the Senate.
0:32.9	And it was a big primary night this past week.
0:34.8	A push to pass tougher abortion restrictions failed in Kansas,
0:38.4	and candidates backed by former President Trump won key races.
0:41.7	But how will they do in the fall?
0:43.0	I think you still don't really want to be on the wrong side of Trump in these primaries,
0:46.9	even though there are certain candidates who are able to overcome it.
0:51.0	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington. This week Senate Democrats pushed key pieces of legislation through or announced they'd reached a deal among themselves on legislation like the
1:13.7	spending bill which they call the Inflation Reduction Act. This is a very very
1:18.4	very big deal. But when majority leader Chuck Schumer was pushed on whether this was the time for nearly
1:24.0	seven hundred and forty billion dollar spending bill given inflation, he pushed back.
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