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Hey, good morning, Playbookers. I'm Rookin Winovalin. It's Tuesday, September 7th, and this is

your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

We've got a busy week ahead, in a busy month. Expanded unemployment benefits expire today for

7.5 million people. House committees continue to work on the Dems' reconciliation bill in advance of a September 15th deadline, and the producer price index, a key measure of inflation, is released at the end of the week. But today, we focus on today. When challenge in covering the Democrats' $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill

is figuring out a way to convey the sheer enormity of it. Jonathan Weissman from the

near Times today has one of the better distillations of the breadth of the legislation by looking

at its quote, cradle to grave qualities. From paid family leave to an expansion of Medicare, funding and support

would be added in almost every chapter of a person's life, while previous Democratic administrations

shied away from emphasizing the, you know, government part of new government benefits. Members of this

White House staff are embracing it. A key quote comes from Heather Boucher, one of Biden's top economists, who tells Weissman,

if we'll get this passed a decade from now, people are going to see many more touchpoints

of government supporting them and their families.

But before Democrats pass any of this, they will need to deal with keeping the government

open after annual funding bills expire October 1st

and raising the debt limit.

Now it's pretty unlikely a Democratic Congress and President will allow a government shutdown

or a debt default, but keep your eye on what's more important, the substance of the

reconciliation bill, which is what this Congress will ultimately be remembered for.

Next up in Playbook's Policy Paloosa series, Universal Paid Leave.

Ivanka Trump clinched a version of it for federal workers.

Democrats have been pining for it for years. Now, it looks like Congress

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