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☆ House GOP leader McCarthy to meet with Capitol officer hurt on Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Officer Michael Fanone has said for weeks that he wanted to meet with McCarthy, who has opposed a commission and remained loyal to former President Donald Trump. Trump supporters clash with D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian Sicknick collapsed and died after engaging with the mob; a medical examiner ruled that he died of natural causes. Seven people died during and after the rioting, including Babbitt and three other Trump supporters who died of medical emergencies. In addition to Sicknick, two police officers died by suicide in the days that followed.

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In 1980, Senate Republicans won a majority for the first time in 26 years, breaking the Democrats’ hammerlock on the chamber. After Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of marquee voting rights legislation, Democrats are closer than ever to ending the filibuster. The eagerness of many Senate Democrats to abolish the filibuster reflects a case of epic legislative amnesia about the rule’s double-edged nature. Senate Democrats in 2019 used it to block construction of Trump’s border wall. Senate Democrats only feel differently now because they hold the majority and are frustrated by being on the other side of the coin.

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☆ White House pitches America First 2.0
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.97 time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a news conference after the U.S.-Russia summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. U.S. President Joe Biden’s top economic aide, Brian Deese, said on Wednesday that the government needs to play a bigger role in supporting certain technologies and industries. That’s taking a leaf out of China’s playbook and a more organized version of former President Donald Trump’s America First policy . Deese said the pandemic was a wake-up call to make more products at home. The Senate recently passed a bill to spend $250 billion on research and development to better compete with the People’s Republic .

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON, Joe Biden’s, Brian Deese, Donald Trump’s, Deese, Sam, Gina Chon, Swaha Pattanaik, Amanda Gomez Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Atlantic Council, Senate, Heineken, GameStop, Vivendi Locations: U.S, Russia, Geneva, Switzerland, Donald Trump’s America, China, People’s Republic, India

☆ Schwarzman’s double tax speak
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

Blackstone Group CEO and Co-Founder Steve Schwarzman speaks at a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York, U.S., November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Gary HeNEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The government taketh away, but the government giveth, too. Blackstone (BX.N) founder Steve Schwarzman said an increase in U.S. capital gains taxes may fuel a bonanza for private equity firms like his. As family owners look to cash out now to avoid paying higher taxes later, the industry with a trillion-or-so dollars of unspent firepower stands ready to help. Still, it’s a far cry from comments Schwarzman made a decade ago (and apologized for) when likening a potential tax code change to the invasion of Poland.

Persons: Steve Schwarzman, Gary, Blackstone, Joe Biden’s, Schwarzman, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Rob Cox, Amanda Gomez Organizations: Blackstone, Reuters, REUTERS, Medline Industries, Tax, VW, America, Heineken Locations: New York, U.S, Poland, India

☆ This Election Season, It's Back to the Voting Booth for Governors and More! - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

Does it seem to you that election season is starting … a little early? Shouldn’t we have one nice apolitical Fourth of July celebration before flinging everybody back into the fray? In New York City, they’re already counting the ballots for the Democratic mayoral primary. Super fast, except for the fact that the city’s new preferential voting system can create more delays than an airport security checkpoint. In California, everybody is going bonkers about having a recall vote on Gov.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Gavin Newsom, ”, Mamie Eisenhower’s, Newsom Organizations: Democratic, Gov Locations: New York City, California

☆ Noah Berlatsky : Democrats' For the People Act crisis proves liberals need show how equality helps everyone
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Noah Berlatsky | Noah Berlatsky Is A Freelance Writer | Critic In Chicago. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Democrats push for voting rights for Black people in part because they know that Democratic electoral fortunes depend on defending Black voters. When Black voters are discriminated against, all Democratic voters are harmed. Manchin’s hopeful bill on voting rights is undermined by his own stubborn refusal to override the filibuster. Moreover, as discussed above, Republican disenfranchisement of Black voters is part of the reason that popular policies — like taxing the rich — can’t muster enough congressional votes. Even Manchin’s hopeful bill on voting rights is undermined by his own stubborn refusal to override the filibuster.

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☆ Black people are more likely to die in traffic accidents. Covid made it worse.
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Char Adams Is A Reporter For Nbc Blk Who Writes About Race. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Black people represented the largest increase in traffic deaths last year than any other racial group, even as Americans drove less overall due to the pandemic, according to recently released data. An estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020 — the largest projected number of deaths since 2007, according the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The number of Black people who died in such crashes was up 23 percent from 2019, the largest increase in traffic deaths among racial groups, according to the administration’s report. Predominantly Black neighborhoods are less likely to have crossroads, warning signs and other safety mechanisms, he said. “You go to Black and brown communities, you go to lower-income communities and you don’t see many sidewalks.

Persons: Norman Garrick, “, ” Garrick, Calvin Gladney, ” Gladney, Gladney, Joe Biden’s, ”, Steve Cohen Organizations: U.S . Department of, Traffic Safety Administration, University of Connecticut, National Safety Council, Smart Growth America, D.C, Smart Growth, University of Nevada, Jobs, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Washington, —

☆ White House to concede it's likely to miss original July 4 vaccination target
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Mike Memoli | Mike Memoli Is An Nbc News Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

But it will take “a few extra weeks” to include all Americans 18 and older to that group, Zients is to acknowledge. Through Sunday, 150 million Americans had been fully vaccinated, with 65.4 percent of adults having received at least a single dose. Now, though, the White House is planning to host a major Independence Day celebration at the White House, welcoming 1,000 members of the armed forces and frontline workers. “The new variant will leave unvaccinated people even more vulnerable than they are a month ago,” Biden warned last Friday as he touted 300 million vaccination doses administered since he took office. Biden is traveling to North Carolina Thursday for a vaccine-focused event, while First Lady Jill Biden on Tuesday travels to Jackson, Miss.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Biden, Joe Biden’s, Jeffrey Zients, ”, ” Biden, Zients, “, ” Zients, Jill Biden, Brad Paisley Organizations: Independence, White, NBC News, Miss, Nashville, “ Locations: America, North Carolina, Jackson

☆ Trump Organization sues N.Y.C. for canceling Bronx golf course contract after Jan. 6 riot
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Rebecca Shabad Is A Congressional Reporter For Nbc News | Based In Washington. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The Trump Organization is suing New York City over its decision earlier this year to cancel the company's contract to operate an 18-hole golf course in the Bronx borough with views of the Manhattan skyline. The lawsuit said that after the riot, de Blasio “denounced President Trump in the most inflammatory terms” and “characterized the Trump Organization as 'an organization led by a criminal.'" The Democratic mayor said that the city had a right to sever a contract with any company that is engaged in criminal activity. "Inciting an insurrection against the United States government clearly constitutes criminal activity," he said at the time on MSNBC. The filing defended the company's right to keep running the golf course by listing “accolades and top rankings from major publications,” including statements from several professional golfers, such as Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Bill de Blasio, President Trump, de Blasio, Blasio “, Trump, “, Joe Biden’s, Mitchell Silver, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Johnson Organizations: The Trump Organization, New, New York, Trump, Capitol, “, City, Trump Organization, Democratic, United, MSNBC, Parks, de, Parks and Recreation Department, Trump Organization “ Locations: New York City, Bronx, Manhattan, United States, Ferry, de Blasio

☆ White House to concede U.S. likely to miss July 4 COVID-19 vaccine target -NBC News
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

A woman receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, at Jordan Downs in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - The White House is preparing to acknowledge it will not meet President Joe Biden’s goal of delivering at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose to 70% of U.S. adults by July 4, U.S. White House COVID-19 senior adviser Jeffrey Zients is expected to announce the United States already has vaccinated 70% of adults age 30 and older, NBC said, citing a copy of his remarks. Zients and other top White House health officials are expected to hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Lucy Nicholson, Joe Biden’s, Jeffrey Zients, Zients, Biden, Kamala Harris, ”, Susan Heavey, Steve Holland, Howard Goller Organizations: Jordan Downs, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Independence, NBC, White, D.C, Delta, Thomson Locations: Jordan, Los Angeles , California, U.S, States, Washington, United States

REUTERS/Leah MillisWASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump may have an unlikely ally to defend him against lawsuits alleging he incited the U.S. Capitol insurrection: President Joe Biden’s Justice Department. The Justice Department declined to comment on whether it would use the same argument as a basis for intervening in the other lawsuits Trump faces. The Justice Department laid out its rationale for defending Trump in a June 7 brief in the Carroll case. Such a request would require the Justice Department to take an official position. The Justice Department’s appeal in the Carroll case is pending before the 2nd U.S.

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☆ With tax credit push, White House seeks infrastructure momentum
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Mike Memoli | Mike Memoli Is An Nbc News Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

The American Rescue Plan increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000 per child aged 6 to 17, and $3,600 for children under 6. The White House has viewed efforts like Monday’s as critical to sustaining political momentum for further economic initiatives like his stimulus plan. Biden’s American Families Plan would seek to extend the Child Tax Credit through 2025, something he also touts in the video. The Child Tax Credit “Day of Action” comes as part of a larger “Month of Action” around ensuring Americans receive the Covid vaccine. The White House has been working aggressively to pre-empt any Republican arguments that a rebounding economy, in particular, is coasting on policies implemented in the Trump administration.

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☆ Trump cowboy plots political future after Capitol breach
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +8 min

Today, Couy Griffin is divorced, disparaged by family and confronts a political recall drive, a state corruption investigation and federal charges. In Washington, prosecutors unveiled photographs of Griffin climbing a toppled fence and another barrier to access the Capitol steps. Griffin is one of thousands of Trump loyalists in public office who are charting an uncertain future ahead of the 2022 election cycle. He also says Cowboys for Trump is a for-profit company, not a political group. Donnie Reynolds, a 51-year-old sales associate at an Alamogordo hardware store, says Griffin is being targeted for ties to Trump.

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☆ ‘Forces for good will prevail’ - Taiwan welcomes massive US vaccine aid
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Ben Blanchard | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

A worker operates a forklift to transport Moderna vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Taiwan Air cargo Terminal in Taoyuan, Taiwan, June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Ann WangTAIPEI, June 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan reacted with an outpouring of thanks to the United States for shipping 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the major semiconductor-producing island, more than doubling its arsenal as it deals with a rise in domestic infections. Taiwan has accused China of blocking at least one foreign vaccine deal with the island. Last week, 28 Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, the largest reported incursion to date. Only around 6% of Taiwan's 23.5 million people have received at least one of the two-shot coronavirus vaccine regimen.

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☆ Trump's influence on Republicans faces key test in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( Henry J. Gomez Is A National Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +11 min

All of this contributes to the political environment Michigan Republicans must weigh as they decide whether to seek their party’s nomination for governor in 2022. “Michigan and national Republicans’ repeated failures to recruit a viable candidate for governor is no accident,” Rodericka Applewhaite, a spokesperson for the Michigan Democratic Party, said. Two other top Republicans, former Rep. Candice Miller and state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, also have said they’re not interested. A Michigan Republican Party poll this month placed Craig 7 points ahead of Whitmer and James 5 points behind her. “If John James runs, he will be the nominee.”With the primary not scheduled until August 2022, many Michigan Republicans are still fighting past battles.

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☆ With roads so bad even the ambulance can't pass, this county hopes for infrastructure dollars
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

They’re rough,” Taylor, a lifelong Clay County resident, said. Catering to complaints like these and working to get roads fixed has not been easy for Clay County. King also said the state’s control over county roads serves as a barrier to getting local complaints resolved. Ivydale Ridge Road in Clay County, W.Va. Fran King / Clay County Commissioner“The most expensive element of highway construction is earthmoving operations,” he said. “We do, in West Virginia, rely on federal funds so that we can address the more unique challenges that we have.

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China, which considers Taiwan an integral part of its territory, has repeatedly offered to send coronavirus vaccines to the island, which has been battling a spike in domestic infections. "Our vaccines do not come with strings attached," the official said, adding Taiwan had "faced unfair challenges in its efforts to acquire vaccines on the global marketplace." A deal for Taiwan to purchase vaccines from Germany's BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE) fell through this year, with Taiwan's government blaming pressure from Beijing. "We believe that these attempts by China to block purchases, for political purposes, are reprehensible," the senior Biden administration official said. Only around 6% of Taiwan’s 23.5 million people have received at least one shot of a vaccine regimen.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Terry Gou, Taiwan’s Foxconn, Jonathan Fritz, ”, Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom, Andrea Shalal, Mary Milliken, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Reuters, Moderna Inc, China Airlines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co, Biden, U.S, Taiwan, State Department, Thomson Locations: United States, Taiwan, China . Washington, Beijing, China, Taipei, Memphis , Tennessee, Shanghai, China , Hong Kong, Macau, U.S, Washington, COVID, ” Beijing

☆ Are homes infrastructure? Biden's proposal says better housing policy will improve access, affordability
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Martha C. White | Martha C. White Is An Nbc News Contributor Who Writes About Business | Finance | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

“As long as we have a shortage of supply, housing prices are going to become less and less affordable,” said David Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference. “The momentum around public housing and the history around public housing is so complicated,” Murphy said. The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued a statement saying much more money is needed because so many public housing projects have suffered from neglect. Progressives say a “Green New Deal For Public Housing” would cost anywhere from $119 billion to $172 billion over the course of a decade. “We’ve got to get our priorities straight about what we define as infrastructure,” Dworkin said.

Persons: ”, Chris Herbert, ” Herbert, David Dworkin, Dworkin, Matthew Murphy, ” Murphy, Joe Biden’s, “, ” Dworkin, “ We’ve Organizations: Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, National Housing Conference, American Jobs, Neighborhood Homes, Furman, Real Estate, Urban, New York University, National Fair Housing Alliance, Center for Responsible, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Public, Moody’s Analytics, American, Republicans, Housing Locations: …

☆ Residents push back at high sewage and water bills from private companies
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Leticia Miranda Is A Business Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +13 min

As the country’s water infrastructure ages and cities fall deeper into financial distress, selling to a private company can be appealing. The Chester Water Authority acquisition is just one of 28 pending water and wastewater purchases across 11 states. But some residents and potential customers of these private companies disagree that privatization is the answer to meet this need. Aqua made an offer to buy Chester Water Authority in 2017 and Chester city considered the offer, claiming it owned the water utility. Hannah Beier / for NBC News“If Aqua owns both (the sewage and water companies), we’ll have rates raised,” she said.

Persons: Heike Doerr, Doerr, Vince Pompo, Colleen Arnold, Aqua, ”, Catherine Miller, ” Eager, Hannah Beier, ” Doerr, Chester, “, Chester Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland, We’ve, Christopher Franklin, Joe Biden’s, Franklin, you’re, Janice Beecher, Ruben Rodriguez, Arnold, Bryan McDaniel, ” Arnold, Kwame Raoul, Will, James Glasgow, Nick Hartman, Woodacre, she’s, Margo Woodacre Organizations: P Global Market Intelligence, Chester Water Authority, Essential Utilities, Aqua, U.S . Environmental, Agency, NBC News “, American Water Works Association, Chester, state’s Department of Community and Economic Development, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, NBC News, Utilities, Companies, & Water Watch, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University, Illinois, Aqua America, Citizen, Illinois Commerce, Will County, Aqua’s Illinois, Will, Court, Illinois EPA, Village, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, University Village, AFSCME, NBC Locations: Chester, Oxford, Pennsylvania, U.S, Chester County, Delaware County, ”, Illinois, Kankakee, University

☆ Biden’s Red Lines for Russian Hackers
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

Mr. Biden’s list almost certainly is the same as the one publicly posted by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency last year. U.S. expectations that Mr. Putin will take a proactive hand against Russia’s for-profit hackers are also probably correspondingly low. But calling Mr. Putin’s attention to the list also calls the attention of Russia’s hackers to it, for whom surviving in business means being sensitive to the Kremlin’s ill-defined and often retroactive red lines. Mr. Biden’s threat of retaliation would have been heard too and suggested to Russia’s hackers a new source of risk to their domestic immunity. Admittedly this is speculative, but it smells like the U.S. is playing a three-cornered game with Mr. Putin and Russia’s hackers.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Vladimir Putin, Mr, Putin, Biden Organizations: U.S, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security Agency, Russia’s, Mr, Colonial Pipeline Locations: Geneva, U.S, Russia, Eastern U.S

☆ White House sees ‘summer of joy and freedom’ as COVID-19 shots surpass 300 mln
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

A doctor puts out syringes with the Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine clinic aimed at youths ages 12 or older at La Colaborativa in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., June 11, 2021. "The results are clear: America is starting to look like America again, and entering a summer of joy and freedom," the White House said in a fact sheet. The news comes days after the United States marked a grim milestone, surpassing 600,000 COVID-19 deaths. It said more than 175 million Americans had now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, and 55% of adults were fully vaccinated. Addressing racial imbalances in vaccination rates remained a huge and continuing concern, the White House said, but pointed to gains there as well.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Kamala Harris, Martin Luther King Jr, Harris, Andrea Shalal, Chizu Organizations: Pfizer, Colaborativa, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, United, White, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Thomson Locations: Chelsea , Massachusetts, U.S, United States, America, Brazil, Britain, Russia, Ebenezer, Atlanta

☆ EXCLUSIVE Chinese apps could face subpoenas or bans under Biden order -sources
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Karen Freifeld | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

The U.S. Department of Commerce may issue subpoenas to collect information about certain smartphone, tablet and desktop computer software applications. Then the agency may either negotiate conditions for their use in the United States or ban the apps, according to people familiar with the matter. L2N2NR1IWU.S. officials share many of the concerns Trump cited in his order banning TikTok, according to one person familiar with the matter. The new order could end up capturing more apps than the final Trump orders because of a stronger legal framework. The order will apply to business apps, including those used in banking and telecommunications, as well as consumer, the first source said.

Persons: Eric Thayer, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump's, Trump, Biden, Gina Raimondo, Raimondo, Biden's, Ant Group's, Tencent, VMate, Karen Freifeld, Chris Sanders, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Department of Commerce, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, U.S . Department of Commerce, Tencent Holdings, HK, Trump, U.S . Commerce, Federal Register, Commerce, Companies, Alibaba Group, SS, WPS, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, U.S, China, Russia, United States, TikTok . U.S, Washington, Beijing, UCWeb, Iran, Venezuela

☆ Reactions to U.S. Supreme Court rejection of Republican challenge to Obamacare law
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.99 time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Politicians and others with a stake in the expanded healthcare policy known as Obamacare reacted to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday rejecting a Republican Party challenge:FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoRON KLAIN, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF, ON TWITTER RECALLING BIDEN’S 2010 COMMENT AS VICE PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA CAUGHT ON A MICROPHONE:“It’s still a BFD.”DEMOCRATIC U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI:“Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a landmark victory for Democrats’ work to defend protections for people with pre-existing conditions against Republicans’ relentless efforts to dismantle them...“We will never forget how Republican leaders embraced this monstrous suit to rip away millions of Americans’ healthcare in the middle of a deadly pandemic.”U.S. SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, MEMBER OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:“This decisive decision will allow millions of Americans to sleep a little easier tonight. After all the absurd legal contortions in this challenge, today’s decision should be no surprise but it is a profound relief...“After this resounding legal defeat, Republicans should finally abandon their cruel and reckless attempt to undermine healthcare protections.”DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN:“Despite every desperate right-wing attack to rip healthcare away from millions of Americans, the Affordable Care Act is constitutional and it’s here to stay. Now let’s get to work to improve it so every American can get the care they need.”VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SPOKESWOMAN SABRINA SINGH:“The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land and will continue to provide millions of Americans with healthcare.”

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☆ Earlier Fed rate hikes will not jack up low projected borrowing costs - White House
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.94 time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said it did not expect the Federal Reserve’s projections for earlier post-pandemic interest rate hikes to significantly alter its own forecasts for longer-term rates and the cost of borrowing to fund planned investments. A White House official welcomed the Fed’s forecast for 7% growth in the U.S. economy given an improved health situation, saying it showed that President Joe Biden’s push to accelerate vaccinations and get people back to work was paying off. That was still well below historic norms, and meant Biden’s budget plans remained fiscally prudent, the official said. The White House official also welcomed what Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s forecast for a “very strong labor market” and his observation that economists had consistently underestimated the amount of capacity during the last expansion and recovery.

Persons: Brendan McDermid WASHINGTON, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell’s Organizations: Federal Reserve Board, REUTERS, White, White House, Treasury Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S

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