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brought you by Punch Bowl News. It's Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your

Washington headlines of the day. Number one, the Senate looks to jam the House again.

Number two, will House Republicans push the culture wars? And number three, the latest on D-Triple C dues.

All right, Jake, let's get into it. We are leading Punchful News a.m. this morning with a look at how it's going to happen again. The Senate is about to jam the

House once more, this time on the five-year FAA reauthorization bill. Regardless of when it

ultimately gets done and what might hit your ride on it, the House will have little choice,

but to swallow whatever the Senate passes to reauthorize the nation's aviation programs. This is a little bit more optimistic than we

had been earlier this week when it looked like they may just have to do a long-term extension,

but now there's been some movement here. But man, it's, it's tough to be the House in this

situation. It sure is. It's tough to be the house in this situation.

It sure is.

It's tough to be the house in a lot of situations. But first of all, today is the, I just noticed, in looking at the date, it is May 8th, which

is the, today is the 47th anniversary of what many people consider to be the greatest Grateful Dead show of all time at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

So if you get a chance to listen to that show, Anna, I know you will be listening to it this morning.

I mean, what a tip.

What a tip to start the day.

I don't know if I'll be listening to it during my workout, but we'll have to see how that shakes

out.

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