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28 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Tonight: President Biden delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress at 9PM ET. On the menu: the American Families Plan which provides universal pre-K, 2 years of free community college for all, extended child tax credits, paid family leave & more
@CourthouseNews
Tonight is also a night of milestones. It is Biden's 100th day in office & his admin has hit its goal of 200M vaccine doses delivered. And, for the first time in U.S. history, the POTUS will be flanked by 2 women on the dais during the address (VP Harris & Speaker Pelosi)
I will be inside the Capitol tonight and will have the report for @CourthouseNews. Stay tuned.

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28 Apr
I am in the Capitol now, preparing for coverage.
(Security is very tight tonight.)
Story will update.
At tonight's address, President Biden will not only unveil his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan (check my article for more on that) but he will also call on Congress to lower Rx drug prices and imbue Medicare w/the power to negotiate its own drug prices.
@CourthouseNews
In excerpts released early this evening from the White House, the president is expected to say that the U.S. is has turned "peril into possibility" and that America is "on the move again."
@CourthouseNews
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23 Apr
It is the 2nd+ final day of the climate summit w/President Joe Biden. On the agenda: economic opportunities within climate action. Also speaking today: Bill Gates, DOE Secy Granholm, Commerce Secy Raimondo, climate envoy John Kerry, climate change advisor Gina McCarthy et al
cc: @CourthouseNews
Live stream link courtesy of the White House here: whitehouse.gov/live/
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22 Apr
#BREAKING: The Senate has passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, legislation that will set up a point person inside of DOJ to expedite review of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and more.
60 votes needed and now exceeded. Final tally to come.
Story later for @CourthouseNews. Image
We have a no vote on the board but it makes little difference here since the legislation will still pass. Image
That no vote was cast by Sen. Hawley.
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22 Apr
On the House floor now, lawmakers debate HR 51, legislation that would make the District of Columbia a state. (It would become the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, in honor of Frederick Douglass) It will likely pass in House but not in Senate.
@CourthouseNews
Making the case: sponsor of DC Statehood bill Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on floor says this nation was founded on "no taxation without representation" and consent of the governed, but DC residents are taxed and can't consent to laws they are expected to live under.
DC's population of 712k is larger than 2 states.
DC pays more federal taxes per capita than any state
DC pays more federal taxes than 21 states in the union
DC's GDP is larger than 17 states. In '16, 86% of DC residents voted for statehood.
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22 Apr
President Joe Biden kicks off today's climate summit by committing the US to cut emissions by 50-52% by the end of 2030.
Remarks start at 8AM ET.
@CourthouseNews
You can catch a live-stream here: whitehouse.gov/live/
We are starting remarks from astronauts Neil Armstrong, and Peggy Whitson and others reflecting on how little protects us from the vacuum of space - our atmosphere.

It is clear the administration is looking to make a big splashy turn away from the climate-denying Trump years
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21 Apr
At today's speech, President Biden will call on U.S. businesses and nonprofits to provide employees with paid leave to get vaccinated. It will be paid for via a tax credit in Biden's rescue plan. IRS & Treasury on board to help. More in my story later for @CourthouseNews.
The White House is also calling on employers to incentivize their workers to get vaccinated by rolling out their own unique programs/rewards/bonuses. The WH is also looking for insight on how biz owners are doing it: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…
Still waiting for remarks to begin but in the meantime, here's a link for those who want to watch: c-span.org/video/?511116-…
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