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Anna and Jake discuss the challenges Congress faces with reconciliation and the highway bill as Election Day approaches.

With five months until Election Day, Congress returns to a tough legislative environment, as lawmakers face a major challenge: two of the president’s key priorities conflict. Anna and Jake discuss the latest on reconciliation. Plus, a breakdown of the highway bill’s next hurdles. Watch this episode on YouTube here! Punchbowl News is on YouTube⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our channel today to see all the new ways⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠we’re investing in video.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna, Jake

Topics covered

• legislation
• reconciliation
• Congress
• Election Day
• highway bill

Keywords

• reconciliation
• Congress
• Election Day
• legislative challenges
• highway bill

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Organizations: Punchbowl News

Books & works: highway bill

Places: Congress, Election Day

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