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The Incoming GOP Senate's Bold New Agenda

2024/11/18
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Key Insights

What are the key legislative priorities for the incoming GOP Senate?

Tax reform, border security bills, and cutting government spending.

Why is the Senate's role in confirming the Trump cabinet significant?

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility for advice and consent, ensuring thorough vetting of nominees.

How does Senator Shelley Moore Capito envision her role as Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee?

She plans to gather and promote policy issues, coordinate with committees, and facilitate discussions among senators.

What does Senator Capito anticipate as the first major policy action of the new administration?

Addressing illegal immigration by reinstating border deterrent policies and potentially building a wall.

What health risks are associated with excessive alcohol use?

Excessive drinking is linked to over 200 diseases, including liver damage requiring transplants.

How might Ozempic, a diabetes drug, help in reducing alcohol addiction?

Ozempic targets brain hunger centers, potentially reducing cravings for alcohol and affecting gastric emptying.

What are the potential downsides of using Ozempic for weight loss or addiction treatment?

Concerns include rebound effects after stopping the drug and issues with availability and prescription oversight.

Why are voters in cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco rejecting progressive policies?

Voters are fed up with rising crime, homelessness, and drug use, seeing these policies as failures.

What impact have progressive criminal justice policies had on Los Angeles?

These policies have led to increased property crimes, car thefts, and organized retail theft, with little fear of consequences for criminals.

How has San Francisco's progressive approach to drug policy affected the city?

Decriminalizing drug possession and establishing safe injection sites have contributed to open-air drug markets and widespread homelessness.

Chapters

The incoming GOP Senate plans to focus on tax reform, border security, and cutting government spending under President-Elect Trump's leadership.
  • Republicans aim to pass tax reform and border security bills.
  • The Senate will handle the nomination process for the President-Elect's cabinet.
  • Senator Shelley Moore Capito discusses her role as Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee.

Shownotes Transcript

The Republicans will open the new year with control of the House, Senate and White House, with the ability to pass a new agenda under leadership from President-Elect Trump. The incoming Congressional leaders have already signaled that they hope to pass tax reform, border security bills and cut government spending. The Senate will have their hands full with the nomination process of the President-Elect's cabinet, which has drawn criticism from some Democratic members of Congress. West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito joins the Rundown to discuss her new role as Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, what pieces of legislation she is looking to move forward in Congress, and what she thinks of the President Elect's cabinet selections so far.

During the pandemic, excessive alcohol use spiked and has proven to be a hard habit to kick. The Centers for Disease Control links excessive drinking to over 200 different diseases, with liver specialists seeing a spike in the need for transplants. But there may be a solution! Ozempic, the ever-popular diabetes-turned-celebrity weight loss solution, shows promise in reducing alcohol addiction by targeting the brain's hunger centers. FOX News Senior Medical Analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins to share strategies for reducing alcohol use and the health risks associated with overconsumption.

Plus, commentary from author of "What’s Killing America: Inside the Radical Left’s Tragic Destruction of Our Cities," Jason Rantz.

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