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Morning Announcements

Wednesday, January 18th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: The Committee on Oversight and Reform will be led by Representative James Comer and will feature Scott Perry, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert. Solomon Pena, a failed republican candidate for the New Mexico state house, has been arrested for orchestrating the recent string of 4 attempted shootings that targeted newly elected state officials in New Mexico. TSA reported yesterday that they intercepted a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2022. The National Restaurant Association has been making food service workers unknowingly provide funding for lobbying against their own interests. Finally for today, Greta Thunberg was arrested yesterday at a protest against the expansion of a German coal mine Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: Reps. Greene, Gosar lost committee seats over extremist comments. Under McCarthy, they’re back. ABC: McCarthy expected to keep 3 Democrats off House committees Axios: GOP Rep. George Santos gets House committee seats despite blowback NBC: Failed GOP candidate visited homes of New Mexico Democratic politicians to dispute election before shootings, officials say Axios: TSA finds record number of firearms at security checkpoints in 2022 NY Times: How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low AP News: Greta Thunberg carried away by police at German mine protest Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today is Wednesday, January 18th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented

0:06.2

by Betches Media.

0:07.7

I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown

0:11.4

of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality

0:16.0

show there is.

0:17.3

Our government.

0:18.6

This episode is brought to you by Green Chef, the number one meal kit for eating well

0:22.2

with dinners that work for you.

0:28.8

We are one week into Kevin McCarthy's House majority, and Republican committee assignments

0:32.9

are starting to take shape.

0:34.9

There will be 22 committees in this congressional session, but I'm just going to share some

0:38.9

of the highlights.

0:40.3

The committee on Oversight in Reform, which is an important one, will be led by Representative

0:44.7

James Comer, who has already sworn to make investigating the Biden's top priority.

0:49.4

I'm the committee will feature some of America's top insurrectionists, including breakout

0:54.0

co-star Scott Perry, embarrassment to his family, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene,

0:59.5

and Lauren Bobert.

1:00.5

I'm getting a little bit of a Serena Blair vibe from these two.

1:04.5

And it's only a matter of time before Marjorie announces a select committee to investigate

1:08.3

misuse of the Gazpacho police.

1:11.0

When it comes to the Democrats, Kevin McCarthy has vowed that he will not allow representatives

1:14.9

Eric Swahwell, Adam Schiff, and Ilhan Omar to sit on committees, which is especially

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