Roundup: Dem Base Rallies Leaders to Stay Strong on Health Care Against the GOP as Shutdown Looms

See coverage in AP, Axios, Huffington Post, The Guardian, Politico  WASHINGTON – MoveOn Civic Action continues to encourage Congressional Democrats to stand united by refusing to agree to a government funding plan as long as ACA premium subsidies are on the chopping block and without any concessions from Trump and Republicans to reverse their massive healthcare cuts from the summer. Earlier this month, MoveOn sent a memo to Democratic leadership and appropriation chairs from Executive Director Katie Bethell conveying the grassroots will have their back if they keep their word…

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This politician is still going strong at 75 years old

Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) could be called a renaissance man of Congress. He’s been a successful businessman, ambassador, philanthropist, civic booster and elected official at the state and tfederal levels. A life-long learner, he’s also been a regular guest on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, and joined Tom for a final interview. Interview transcript: Tom Temin Congressman Beyer, good to have you back. Don Beyer Thank you, Tom, very much. And I get a lot of lifelong learning on your show. Tom Temin Well, I appreciate that very much.…

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US President Biden sends a strong message to allies – The Federal

US President Biden sends a strong message to allies  The Federal South Korea’s president could be under pressure to seek Biden’s help on Covid vaccines  CNBC Biden, Moon Announce US-South Korea Vaccine Partnership  VOA Asia Biden meets Moon, appoints new US envoy for North Korea  Al Jazeera English Biden “restoring the soul” of America -South Korean president  Reuters View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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