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.

Joe spoke to Texas Congressman Kevin Brady on the Democrats spending package and the standing ovation he got at the congressional baseball game this week, Vanderbilt pulmonologist Dr. Robert Miller on how the PACT Act can help diagnose veterans who have diminished lung quality from exposure to burn pits.

Plus, our politics panel Adam Goodman, National Republican media strategist and John Labombard, Senior Vice President at Rokk Solutions on the reconciliation package, the Pact Act, and tensions over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan.