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Republicans Think They Can Win the COVID Funding Fight

March 19, 2022 Republicans, Fight, they, think, funding, Covid0 comment

If a new coronavirus variant surges in the United States this year—perhaps the one currently tearing through Europe—there’s a reasonable chance that the country will be unprepared to fight it. You can thank Congress for that. Last week, lawmakers passed a massive spending bill without any additional funding for COVID-19 relief, despite White House pleas for more. Democrats would like to fulfill the administration’s request. But Republicans have taken the position that Congress has already done enough. “We don’t need COVID funding,” GOP Representative Randy Feenstra of Iowa told me.…

Fiery Biden insists the U.S. will not fight ‘World War III’ in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 III', U.S., World, Fight, Biden, Ukraine, fiery, Insists0 comment

PHILADELPHIA — President Biden forcefully insisted Friday that he will not send U.S. troops into Ukraine to fight Russia, saying such an action would amount to World War III. “The idea that we are going to send offensive equipment and have planes and tanks and trains going in with American … The Washington Times stories: White House

Where Things Stand: Biden Deploys The Military To Fight COVID As SCOTUS Helps Pandemic Linger

January 14, 2022 Covid, Linger, Fight, Biden, things, stand, military, helps, deploys, SCOTUS, Pandemic0 comment

The White House’s latest COVID-19 mitigation efforts are a contrast to the Supreme Court’s ruling today. President Biden <a href=”https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/13/remarks-by-president-biden-at-virtual-meeting-on-military-deployments-supporting-hospitals-for-the-covid-19-response/”>announced Thursday</a> that his administration would double its previous promise to hand out free at-home COVID-19 tests, with plans to send out one billion to Americans’ homes. Along with that, the Biden administration will distribute N95 masks to the public as the country faces an unprecedented spike in COVID infections. Biden is also deploying more military personnel to hospitals. Speaking from the White House the President said that next week he…

Biden heads to Georgia to escalate partisan fight over U.S. election laws

January 10, 2022 Escalate, U.S., Fight, Over, Election, Biden, Partisan, Georgia, Laws, Heads0 comment

President Biden plans to journey to Georgia on Tuesday to drum up support for a Democratic rewriting of the nation’s election laws and accuse Republicans of curtailing voting rights. A partisan showdown over election laws has become the Democrats’ top priority after the demise last month of Mr. Biden’s $ 1.75 … The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden pledges better access to testing, deploys military to fight omicron

December 21, 2021 Omicron, Fight, Access, Biden, Better, military, Pledges, Testing, deploys0 comment

President Biden said Tuesday he will purchase half a billion rapid coronavirus tests that Americans can order for free delivery to their homes, deploy the military to overwhelmed hospitals and stand up federal testing sites as he scrambles to rein in the omicron variant that’s become dominant and exhausting Americans … The Washington Times stories: White House

In South Carolina, President Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform

December 17, 2021 Pledges, Fight, Voting, president, Police, Biden, reform, South, Carolina, Rights0 comment

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged Friday to fight for stalled voting rights and police reform legislation, addressing graduates of South Carolina State University amid the harsh reality that months of talks with lawmakers have failed to move the measures closer to becoming law. Biden spoke at the … The Washington Times stories: White House