Senate on the verge

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🗓️ 13 February 2024

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Anna and Jake discuss the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan following a long night on the Senate floor. Plus, Speaker Mike Johnson says he will kill the legislation in its current form. 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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0:45.3	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 Tuesday, February 13th, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington
0:52.6	headlines of the day. Number one, we've got the
0:54.8	latest in the Senate. Number two, what Speaker Mike Johnson's dealing with. And number three,
1:00.2	why replacing George Santos might not signal a broader trend. All right, Jake, let's get into it.
1:06.9	The Senate is open for business here on this early Tuesday morning as they try to dispense with
1:16.5	this larger Senate package focused on foreign aid. And there's a war brewing with former
1:26.0	President Donald Trump's Republican Party playing out in real
1:29.2	time on Capitol Hill.
1:31.2	Others might be sleeping, but we aren't.
1:33.6	No, unfortunately, we're not.
1:36.1	But we, so here's where we are.
1:38.4	It is 451 in the morning right now.
1:42.9	And the Senate is expected to start voting on the Ukraine, Israel,
1:50.3	Taiwan aid package around 515. So that's 25 minutes from now. By the time most normal people
1:56.8	are listening to this podcast, the Senate will have passed, will have passed this supplemental
2:03.2	spending bill and headed into a nearly two-week-long recess. And they were supposed to be
2:10.7	on recess already, but they are not leaving until they get this thing through. Now,
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