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Oct 2023
8m 20s

So much money to send and nobody there t...

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Later today, President Joe Biden is expected to send an urgent foreign aid request to Congress, including funding for Israel and Ukraine. The House of Representatives can’t vote on anything until a speaker is elected. In the meantime, we dig into the funds at stake. Plus, the fight over net neutrality is reignited and an Argentine presidential candidate wants to nix the peso in favor of the dollar.

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