Is the Dem Shutdown Coalition Fracturing? + Chairman Brett Guthrie Makes Gambling News

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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🎙️ House Democrat leadership insists there are "zero cracks" in their party's strategy, a claim that evaporates under the slightest pressure. We highlight the growing defiance from within the democrat ranks, including their largest constituency: the federal employees union, which is now openly demanding the government be reopened. When confronted with basic questions from journalists, leading Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Kamala completely fall apart. Maybe they’re just not used to getting a tough journo question. ⚡ C️ourt proceedings require you to wear pants, and this extends to a telecommute. We address this pants-off-officer, plus an Italian wine importer with a strong opinion on the New York mayor's race (and class distinctions in Italian surnames). 🐘 Chairman Brett Guthrie covers high-stakes policy, from the $70 billion in fraud in entitlement programs to the colossal energy needs for AI. The Chairman also reveals that his committee is looking closely at the integrity of sports betting and the NCAA's ill-timed decision to allow college athletes to bet on professional sports, especially in light of recent pro-league scandals. 00:00 - Hakeem's "Zero Cracks" Lie 04:38 - The Federal Employees Union Demands the Government Reopen 06:45 - Cracks in the House: Rep. Gottheimer's Call for a Clean CR 10:00 - Senator Fetterman Adequately Diagnoses Schumer's Problem: Fear of the Extreme Left 14:16 - Schumer's Meltdown and the Press Corps' Basic Questions 19:26 - Kamala's World-Class Pivot: Was Biden Too Frail to Campaign? 25:40 - Rep. Crockett's Defamatory Content and the Media's Fact Check 35:05 - Fun Time Variety: The Wine Importer, The Pantsless Cop, and High-Class Italians 44:48 - The Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie 55:50 - Guthrie On AI's Energy Demand and the Integrity of Sports Betting Our Sponsors: ➢Go to https://zbiotics.com/RUTHLESS and use RUTHLESS at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. ➢The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease wants to act sooner on Alzheimer's, not later. Learn more at https://www.pfcdalz.org/ ➢Tell Republicans in Congress stop Dick Durbin's takeover of your credit card before it's too late - https://electronicpaymentscoalition.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And I just want to say something for the record. I've seen a lot of people online call
0:04.0	Hakeem Jeffries Timu Barack Obama. I don't think that's accurate. He is so eloquent and so smart
0:10.5	and brilliant. I hope he's leading them forever. I think I agree with you, Michael. It seems to me that
0:15.8	they would really be in a bad place if this individual didn't continue to lead Democrats.
0:20.7	And how in the world could Hakeem Jeffries not know that one of his own members has a different
0:26.1	point of view than him?
0:27.1	As it turns out, it's getting hotter in the kitchen.
0:29.4	And there is huge cracks.
0:32.0	And part of what has happened with all of that is that there are journalists doing journalisming, and Democrats are
0:41.2	unfamiliar with this territory.
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0:59.0	when we have the best chance to slow it down.
1:02.0	Early detection means more time, more birthdays, more
1:05.0	anniversaries, more moments that matter.
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1:18.6	Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please. Keep the faith, hold the line and own the lips. It's time for our main event.
1:32.0	Fun time Friday.
1:34.7	Welcome back to the Routless Variety Program.
1:37.0	I'm Josh Holmes, along with comfortably smugged Michael Duckin and John Ashbrook left right across your radio dial.
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