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Today, at a White House Summit on Accelerating Lead Pipe Replacement hosted by Vice President Harris, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions and progress to deliver clean drinking water, replace lead pipes, and remediate lead paint to protect children and communities across America. Through historic levels of funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and…
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I’ve known Ron Klain since he was a third-year law student. He came to work for me on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I knew the moment he started that he was a once-in-a-generation talent with a fierce and brilliant intellect. Just as important, he has a really big heart. I want to thank Ron…
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The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones after studies showed health problems in residents living nearby.

Life can be a struggle for power – not just for people but for nonhuman animals, too. An animal behaviorist explains how this quest can be more Shakespearean drama than boxing match.

Pollsters, pundits and politicians all get it wrong when it comes to independent voters, who have become a crucial – and sometimes decisive – group in American politics.

The rising cost of living doesn’t hit all Americans equally. Yet the benchmark figure for charting the rising cost of living excludes people in rural areas.

New data comes as elected officials and special interests actively block many of their own constituents from getting relief Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released new data showing the number of people in each state who applied for student debt relief or were automatically eligible for relief. These borrowers could be benefitting from the Administration’s program…
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Steamfitters Local 602Springfield, Virginia 2:35 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  How are you all doing?  Please, take a seat if you have one.  (Laughs.)  I said that — AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much. I said that — when I was seeking the nomination, I said, “Take a seat, everybody.” …
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Via Teleconference 3:12 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for your patience. As a reminder, this call will be for attribution to “senior administration officials.” For your awareness, not for reporting, on the line we have [senior administration official] and [senior administration official]. The contents of this call will be embargoed until further…
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East Room 5:36 P.M. EST THE FIRST LADY:  Hello, everybody.  (Laughs.) AUDIENCE:  Hello! THE FIRST LADY:  Today, as we are meant to celebrate, our joy has been shattered by two horrifying mass shootings this week.  And our prayers are with the family of those lost in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, and we grieve…
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