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Nov 2021
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Biden’s Domestic Agenda Could Pass By En...

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‘Progressive’ House Democrats change course signalling they are ready to pass the infrastructure bill without prior commitment on the spending bill from senators Manchin and Sinema, with Representative Pramila Jayapal telling CNN the party is ‘tired of waiting for one or two people, we trust the President will get 51 votes’. Why Virginias’s vote matters for ... Show More
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