The House approved its version of the Build Back Better Act, 220-213. Some provisions-univ preK, ⬇️child care costs-health care: Medicare hearing coverage, close Medicaid coverage gap-$550B on climate-extended child tax credit-addl $ for paid leave, home care, education — Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) November 19, 2021 And *now* I can go to bed, and get some …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Truly, A Big Biden Deal!
Here in Washington, we’ve heard countless speeches and promises on infrastructure. Today, we finally got it done. America is moving again. And fifty years from now, I truly believe they will say this was the moment we won the competition for the 21st century. pic.twitter.com/PFQqemLbTe — President Biden (@POTUS) November 15, 2021 President Biden signed …
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Run for Something Has Some Good News To Share (Open Thread)
Run for Something has some good news to share: Cleveland overwhelmingly elected 34-year old non-profit exec @BibbForCLE as its next mayor in the first open mayoral election in decades. Justin didn’t just win — he won big. https://t.co/TV4r1HTDQa — Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) November 3, 2021 There’s more where that came from. Click on over to …
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Late Night Happy News: Minna (Asiangrrrrl) Is Making Great Progress
Thank you, Yutsano, for the link! From her brother: My dad and I visited Minna this afternoon. She is doing so much better than yesterday or two days ago. She is mostly in the chair, and walking down the hall and back. Only in bed for sleeping. Her vitals are mostly back to normal and …
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Thursday Evening Open Thread: Musical Interlude
At their show in Philly last night, Jason and his band, the 400 Unit, played the first single off the album – R.E.M.’s “Driver 8”. Great track. Great cover. Oh, and it was a great show. I’ll be buying Georgia Blue the day it drops. // pic.twitter.com/BMf4PlzA43 — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) September 16, 2021 …
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Sunday Morning Open Thread: Beneath 9/11’s terrible smoke, a flash of gold
“There was but a single act of evil that day, he pointed out. There were thousands upon thousands of acts of good, repeated in countless different ways all over the city.” #NeverForget https://t.co/fMzqOaeifT — Rep. Anna V. Eskamani ?? (@AnnaForFlorida) September 11, 2021 Not maudlin, for a mercy. Sally Jenkins, (sportswriter) at the Washington Post: …