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The Daily Punch

Republicans hate the reconciliation bill

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, News, Government

4.6666 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Watch this episode on YouTube here! There are just nine days until July 4, but there’s a problem — It seems like lots of Republicans loathe the GOP’s massive reconciliation bill. Anna and Jake discuss the complaints spanning the party’s ideological spectrum. Plus, can OMB Director Russ Vought convince skeptical GOP senators to back his controversial $9.4 billion rescissions package, or will his cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid derail the plan? 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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0:00.0

The Wall Street Journal editorial board is hailing President Trump and Senator Cruz's Spectrum deal,

0:06.4

saying it will facilitate innovation, make the Internet safer, reduce consumer costs,

0:12.4

and foster competition while protecting American defense systems.

0:17.1

The first Trump administration jump-started America's 5G lead.

0:21.5

This deal will secure it by delivering the spectrum to grow our economy, create jobs, and lead the industries of the future.

0:29.5

To keep America first, Congress should pass the deal now.

0:33.6

Presented by CTIA.

0:46.1

Thank you. presented by C-T-I-A. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.

0:47.8

And I'm Jake Sherman.

0:49.1

And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchable News.

0:51.6

It's Wednesday, June 25th, 2025.

1:12.4

Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, that big, beautiful bill, Republicans don't even like. Number two, the White House's push on its recisions package. And number three, a surprising story, Rest Bell Dems, praise Trump's steel tariffs. All right, Jake, let's get into it.

1:24.6

We are leading Punchable News AM with a really interesting look here at the number of issues that Republicans have with President Donald Trump's big, beautiful bill.

1:29.3

What's interesting to me here is the number of issues is not getting smaller.

1:33.3

We're not narrowing the cue here to say, okay, we've really got one or two big hurdles.

1:37.7

Every day, it seems like there's a pile up of another issue.

1:42.6

It's just stunning. We were sitting around the periodical press gallery where we work yesterday.

1:45.7

And like we were just talking about all the problems. And it's kind of amazing to just put it very bluntly.

1:50.3

There are nine days until the deadline.

1:54.1

And Republicans hate this thing.

1:56.5

I mean, they have like the number of Republicans that are still dumping on this bill and not small elements of it.

2:05.5

Not I don't, you know, I want this provision to be like this and not like that.

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