Articles filed under Joe Biden
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'If I sound angry, I am': In hourslong rant, GOP's McCarthy stalls Biden billNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Part political performance, part stall tactic, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy unleashed a long, rambling and vitriolic speech overnight, seizing control o...
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Democrats' sweeping social, climate bill passes divided HouseNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Democrats brushed aside months-long divisions and pushed their expansive social and environment bill through a sharply divided House on Friday, as President...
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White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility billsNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - The Biden administration is taking steps to help distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills, an unprecedented sum that comes largely ...
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What's in the infrastructure bill for the suburbs? Ambiguous millions, experts sayNov 15, 2021 4:30 am - After months of negotiations, Congress finally passed a massive infrastructure package expected to be signed Monday by President Joe Biden. Does that mean workers will s...
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with bipartisan audienceNov 15, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed his $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday on the White House lawn, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship ca...
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Biden announces 'historic' deal - but still must win votesOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden declared Thursday he had reached a "historic economic framework" with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package...
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Remap puts anti-Trump GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger in Democrat-leaning districtOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - With his home district dramatically reshaped in the proposed congressional map Democratic state lawmakers have drawn for Illinois, veteran Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinz...
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Aim to ease supply chain bottlenecks with LA port going 24/7Oct 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of ...
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House returns to stave off default with debt limit voteOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of the House are scrambling back to Washington on Tuesday to approve a short-term lift of the nation's debt limit and ensure the federal govern...
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Congress off the rails? Lawmakers barrel toward fall fightsOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with them are normal behavior for Congress. This autumn, lawmakers are barreling towa...