Thune's rocky road to July 4

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🗓️ 3 June 2025

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune is charting a four-week sprint to pass a reconciliation bill. Plus, Sen. John Cornyn is trailing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by 22 points, according to a new poll. 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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0:41.8	Good morning, I'm Anna Palmer.
0:43.2	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:46.2	And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchful News.
0:48.7	It's Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025.
0:50.2	Let's get into the mix.
0:52.2	Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, Senate Majority Leader John
0:54.4	Thune and President Donald Trump try to press the gas on reconciliation. Number two, a bad
0:59.9	poll for Senator John Cornyn in Texas. And number three, the latest lobbying battle royale credit
1:06.0	card swipe fees. All right, Jake, let's get into it. We are leading Punchful News a.m. with an important
1:12.0	top and a look at how the pressure is on in the Senate with a very short timeline with senators
1:20.7	looking to get their kind of effort when it comes to passing a reconciliation bill through a four-week sprint.
1:29.3	That is a tight timeline for senators who often like to take a lot more time when it comes
1:34.0	to things shaping policy and legislation. But Trump is also getting into the action really earlier.
1:39.8	Yeah, here's what I would say. This is, it's very interesting.
1:43.8	Thune is John Thune, the Senate Majority
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