Republicans and Democrats strike a deal.
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Isaac Saul
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🗓️ 10 January 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The new spending deal. On Sunday, top Democrats and Republicans in Congress said they had come to an agreement on a $1.65 trillion spending deal. Now, lawmakers will attempt to pass appropriations within the limits specified by the deal. Otherwise, Congress will need to once again push through a short-term spending bill, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), to keep the government from shutting down.
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| 0:35.2 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. |
| 0:44.8 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle Podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 1:00.4 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul. And on today's episode, we're going to be talking about the deal struck between Republicans and Democrats over fiscal year of 2024 spending. That might sound a little |
| 1:14.2 | boring, but it's actually pretty important and interesting. Today is Wednesday, January 10th. |
| 1:19.9 | And as always, before we jump in, we'll kick things off with some quick hits. |
| 1:37.6 | First up, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized after complications from a surgery to treat prostate cancer. He did not disclose to the White House or Congress his cancer diagnosis or the hospitalization, |
| 1:44.1 | which has led to calls for his resignation. |
| 1:47.3 | Number two, the final GOP primary debate for the Iowa caucus is being held tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern |
| 1:53.0 | on CNN. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley are attending. |
| 1:58.7 | Donald Trump has again opted to skip the debate. |
| 2:01.9 | Number three, the U.S. Labor Department issued a final rule that could force companies to treat |
| 2:06.7 | some workers as employees rather than independent contractors. The rule is expected to face |
| 2:12.1 | legal challenges. Number four, last year was the hottest year in 173 years of recorded measurements, |
| 2:19.3 | according to scientists from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. |
| 2:24.6 | Number five, Representative Greg Pence, the Republican from Indiana, |
| 2:28.6 | and the brother of former Vice President Mike Pence, announced that he is retiring at the end of his term. |
| 2:45.2 | Thank you. President Mike Pence announced that he is retiring at the end of his term. Congressional leaders announced yesterday they reached a deal on an overall spending level for the |
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