But she will face angry opposition from the Republican Party. While Manchin stymied President Joe Biden’s Build Better bill, the final deal includes a number of provisions that the West Virginia moderate in particular has derided, marking a major reversal earlier this month. This includes provisions addressing the climate crisis. The agreement contains a number …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed sweeping legislation to support the domestic semiconductor industry, hoping to boost companies as they compete with China and alleviate persistent shortages that have affected everything from cars, weapons, washing machines and video. Toys. The House of Representatives plans to vote Thursday on the long-awaited bill after …
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A 12-year-old girl gave emotional testimony Wednesday in the West Virginia legislature, opposing a new abortion ban that would ban the procedure in all but extreme cases. “I play college volleyball and run on the track. My education is very important to me, and I plan to do great things in life,” Addison Gardner of …
Twenty Republicans on Wednesday voted against legislation that would reauthorize anti-trafficking programs. The bill is called Frederick Douglass Prevention and Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Persons Act of 2022, passed the House with a score of 401-20. It first became law in 2000 and met almost no opposition from either party at the time. …
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