What Dems want to knock out of reconciliation

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

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Anna and Jake discuss the threats to the Senate GOP’s July 4 reconciliation rush. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returns to Capitol Hill today as the war between Israel and Iran rages on. 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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0:41.3	Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.
0:42.3	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:44.1	And welcome to The Daily Punch.
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0:47.7	It's Wednesday, June 18th, 2025.
0:49.3	Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the morning.
0:52.1	Number one, the White House amps up pressure on Senate
0:54.7	Republicans to move fast on reconciliation and it's Dem's big moment. Number two, remember the Trump
1:01.0	budget cuts? The rescission package faces an uncertain future in the Senate. And number three,
1:06.3	Defense Secretary Pete Hegsef heads to Capitol Hill today as Trump eyes a possible Iran strike.
1:12.4	Good morning, Jake, a ton to talk about.
1:15.2	It is a very busy Wednesday morning here in Washington.
1:19.5	Let's get to a year leading Punchball News a.m.
1:22.8	With a look at the latest on reconciliation, and I thought it might make sense to break this up into two parts.
1:30.3	Let's talk first procedures.
1:32.5	You know, Dem's big moment.
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