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is fueling America's workforce by visiting walmart. And I'm Jake Sherman. And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punch Bowl News. It's Monday, May 5th, 2025. Happy Cinco tomorrow. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, the big question. Can House Republicans find a path forward on reconciliation?

Number two, digging in behind the scenes on Senator Brian Schatz and the team he has assembled.

And number three, the latest from the campus. All right, Jake, let's get into it.

We are continuing to track all things reconciliation.

And this morning, we are asking a provocative question that is worth pondering.

Can House Republicans actually get a reconciliation deal?

We've been talking over the past week of the bumps and the fits,

the starts, how they're struggling on certain things. Deadlines are getting pushed back.

But we are really quickly approaching that Memorial Day recess, the deadline with which

Mike Johnson has said, House Republicans need to finish their reconciliation deal.

And it is looking shakier and shaker that they are actually going to be able to do this.

Yeah.

I mean, listen, I, okay, so I have a lot of emotions here.

Not emotions, but feelings.

And I wish everyone well.

Okay.

So can they get a reconciliation deal? Like, put some

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