What the Senate will do for the rest of the summer

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🗓️ 5 July 2024

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As the Fourth of July recess comes to a close, Jake looks at what the Senate will do between now and the next recess. Plus: Rep. Michael Waltz is eyeing a spot in Trump's cabinet. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.1	This is a new era of American Innovation. Find out more at G.com slash American Innovation. Good morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punch Bowl News.
0:43.9	It is Friday, July 5th, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.
0:49.4	Number one, how will Chuck Schumer spend the rest of his summer? Number two, the likely next senator from Utah,
0:55.6	and number three, could Mike Waltz be defense secretary if Trump wins? Let's get into it. Happy July
1:01.6	5th. Hope everyone had a very nice July 4th. Just a quick note on Joe Biden. He is launching what
1:08.1	we're calling the I'm not going anywhere, but I do need more
1:11.0	sleep tour today in Wisconsin. In addition to appearing in Madison, Biden will do an interview
1:17.2	with George Stephanopoulos and also some radio reporters. Biden will be in Pennsylvania Sunday.
1:22.8	Biden used the I'm not going anywhere line at the White House on Thursday evening. He and Kamala Harris
1:28.1	joined hands as they watched the July 4th fireworks. The Biden campaign announced this morning
1:32.9	another $50 million in paid media in battleground states for July plus 17 million more for
1:38.8	grassroots organizing. Biden will head to Las Vegas as counterprogramming to the RNC convention
1:43.8	in mid-July. That's just about,
1:45.7	I guess, nine days away. The campaign says there will be a southwest swing as well.
1:51.3	Read the coverage this morning, by the way. There are donors openly talking about withholding
1:56.2	contributions unless Biden gets off the ticket. That could be a huge problem. The New York Times has a great
2:01.6	story about this morning, which we linked to in the AM edition this morning. So you should check that out.
2:08.1	Now, the Senate has just three more session weeks before the August recess. And next week,
2:13.6	the floor will be jammed up with an abortion messaging vote and some nominations.
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