What we learned at the Pentagon

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🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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This week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George will appear before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees with a new mission — the Army Transformation Initiative. Anna and Jake preview what to expect. Plus, the Senate’s about to dive into a brutal reconciliation fight, with GOP factions pulling in opposite directions. 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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0:45.0	Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer. And I'm Jake Sherman. And welcome to The Daily Punch,
0:51.9	brought to you by Punch Bowl News. It's Monday, June 2nd, 2025. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, the debate about the future of the Army comes to Capitol Hill.
0:58.2	Number two, the latest in reconciliation.
0:59.6	And number three, a key endorsement in the Michigan Senate race.
1:03.3	All right, Jake.
1:04.3	Let's get into it.
1:05.6	We are leading Punchpole News AM with an exclusive interview with the Secretary of the Army, Dan Driscoll.
1:15.6	He in his cohort, General Randy George, Army Chief of Staff, will be on Capitol Hill this week.
1:22.4	You and John Brezenahan got the preview.
1:25.1	Yeah, we went to the Pentagon to sit down with Dan Driscoll.
1:28.2	A very interesting experience.
1:30.8	And what we learned has a direct impact on Capitol Hill.
1:34.5	It was fascinating to hear Driscoll and, as you mentioned, General Randy George, the chief
1:39.2	of staff of the Army, are coming to Capitol Hill for their posture hearings.
1:43.6	That's what's the Army's posture,
1:45.4	not their, not their posture, but the posture of the United States Army going into fiscal year
1:51.3	26. This is a, both a strategic hearing and a budget hearing. And Driscoll talked a lot
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