Sitting Here on Capitol Hill

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The Dispatch

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🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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House Democrats are heading into next year with the slimmest majority either party has seen in two decades. How might this shape intra-party relations among Democrats moving forward? “The new dynamic will force Democratic leaders to change their tactics, both in drafting bills and in reining in the rank and file,” Haley Byrd Wilt writes in her debut piece for the website. Haley joined Sarah and Steve on today’s show to forecast these shifting dynamics as we approach the 117th Congress. Stick around for a breakdown of the latest drama in the House Republican conference, Donald Trump’s NDAA veto threat, and whether Congress can avert a government shutdown. Show Notes: -“Democrats Grapple With Slim House Majority” by Haley Byrd Wilt in The Dispatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dispatch podcast, our special Friday interview edition.
0:04.6	I am joined as always by Steve Hayes.
0:07.2	And this week we are talking to Haley Birdwilt.
0:11.2	She has joined the Dispatch this month coming to us from CNN.
0:14.9	She does a lot of reporting on the Hill for us.
0:17.5	And in the new year, she will be launching a Hill focused newsletter for the Dispatch.
0:22.5	You'll be able to sign up for that at the Dispatch.com.
0:25.9	And of course, we encourage you to go check out all of her pieces on our website, the
0:30.5	Dispatch.com.
0:31.9	And so today we're going to talk about Haley's latest piece on what the new smaller democratic
0:38.5	majority will mean for legislation, for democratic priorities, for the party itself, for Nancy Pelosi.
0:44.2	We'll talk a little bit about that letter that the 126 members of the Republican caucus
0:50.4	signed in favor of the Texas lawsuit that was dismissed by the Supreme Court.
0:56.2	And of course, we'll end with some veto threats, some veto override going on with the Defense
1:01.9	Authorization Act that the president has said he will veto when it hits his desk and
1:06.8	Christmas presents.
1:22.8	Let's dive right in.
1:23.8	Haley, we are so pumped not only to have you with us at the Dispatch now officially reporting
1:30.0	being awesome, but also with us on the Dispatch podcast, being awesome reporting, etc.
1:36.7	So welcome.
1:37.7	Thank you.
1:38.7	It's good to be here.
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