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Nov 2021
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CBO: Spending Bill Will Add Billions To ...

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The House is set to vote on whether to advance Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion social safety net bill. The vote comes after a key Congressional Budget Office analysis which found the bill would add billions of dollars to the deficit. Does speaker Pelosi have the votes to pass this Build Back Better Act?  Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has been missing for nea ... Show More
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