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The Daily Punch

Johnson boxes Schumer in on Netanyahu visit

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Speaker Mike Johnson appears to have the upper hand over Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, at least when it comes to inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Anna and Jake break down the dynamics. Plus: An update on the farm bill drama and what's happening in the House Democrats’ border security task force. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 Thursday, May 23rd, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, Speaker Mike Johnson forces Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's hand on BB. Number two, the Farm Bill partisan drama in the

1:02.6

House. And number three, embattled Representative Henry Quayar from Texas is staying involved

1:08.4

in a House border group.

1:12.2

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

1:19.4

It is a jam-packed edition of Punchball News AM, and we are leading this morning with an interesting look at how Speaker Mike Johnson trapped Schumer when it comes to having Benjamin Netanyahu

1:27.1

come visit Congress.

1:29.2

Obviously, this is a topic

1:31.7

close to Schumer's heart in

1:33.0

terms of Israel.

1:34.6

But interesting that Johnson

1:36.9

is kind of getting decidedly

1:39.4

getting the upper hand here.

1:41.0

Yeah, he, I'm not sure if it's on purpose or by happenstance, but Mike Johnson

1:46.7

has remained steadfast in getting his, in getting Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of

1:55.2

Israel to Washington to give a speech to a joint session. Now, this is easy for Johnson. It's an easy move for

2:03.5

Johnson. His Republican conference is steadfast behind Netanyahu and behind the Israeli government

2:09.6

as it tries to root out Hamas in Gaza. Johnson has taken this crusade to the House floor the House floor where he has passed many, many bills,

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