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EPISODE · May 25, 2025 · 40 MIN

Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Michael Bennet

from State of the Union · host CNN Podcasts

On CNN’s State of the Union, Jake presses House Speaker Mike Johnson on the impact the GOP tax and spending bill will have on the national debt and on Medicaid. Next, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson joins Jake to detail his concerns about the bill and his threat to sink it unless there are steeper spending cuts. Then, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet joins Jake to discuss how Democrats plan to counter the bill, as well as his frustrations with his own party in the wake of Trump’s electoral victory. Finally, CNN’s Dana Bash has a special report from Italy on an effort to honor Jewish American servicemembers killed overseas during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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