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Aug 2023
30m 20s

A $40 Billion Ask

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About this episode

Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy.
On this edition, Bloomberg Government Congress Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick sits in for Joe. He speaks with:

  • Republican Arkansas Congressman French Hill (2D), (House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence) on President Biden's request for $40 billion in emergency spending
  • Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis react to Congressman Hill's comments on spending, a possible government shutdown, and whether the House will move forward to impeach the President. The panel also discussed ProPublica's exclusive on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a new unfavorable poll about Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville.

 

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