House GOP eye reconciliation 2.0

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

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Are you ready for another Big Beautiful Bill? Mike Johnson is. House GOP leaders decided at their Florida retreat last weekend that they’re going to pursue a second reconciliation package this year, but they have no idea what will go in it — or how to pay for it. Anna and Jake break it all down. Plus, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, one of President Trump’s closest allies, is poised to take over the department that’s been causing Trump the biggest problems. Watch this episode on YouTube here! Punchbowl News is on YouTube⁠. ⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our channel today to see all the new ways⁠⁠ ⁠we’re investing in video.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.8	Are you ready for another big, beautiful bill?
0:36.9	I'm not.
0:37.5	Mike Johnson is, Jake.
0:45.2	Good morning.
0:45.9	I'm Anna Palmer.
0:46.7	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:47.9	And a welcome to The Daily Punch.
0:49.2	Brought to you by Punchable News.
0:50.2	It's Friday, March 6th, 2026, T-GIF.
0:56.4	Let's get in the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, House Republicans look to take a big swing. Reconciliation 2.0.
1:02.2	Number two, Maxine Waters goes on offense and number three, what Mark Wayne Mullen will face in his
1:08.1	DHS confirmation. All right, Jake, let's get to it. Let's lead off
1:12.0	the morning, though, with just quickly talking about the fact that in battle, GOP representative
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