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Sinema, Manchin reject Biden push to change filibuster for voting rights

Thursday, January 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As President Joe Biden headed to Capitol Hill on Thursday in an attempt to persuade Democratic lawmakers to back a major change to the Senate's rules that would allow voting rights legislation to move forward, two key Democratic senators again rejected the... Read More.

Democrats expected to take short-term debt ceiling increase, reject GOP reconciliation offer

Wednesday, October 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats emerged from a closed door special caucus meeting on the debt ceiling on Wednesday and said they intend to take GOP Minority Leader Mitch McConnell up on his short-term debt ceiling increase. Multiple senators and aides told ABC News Democrats are... Read More.

Georgia governor enables businesses to reject COVID-19 mandates as hospitals overflow

Friday, August 20 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Georgia businesses won't have to comply with local COVID-19 measures like mask or vaccine mandates under a new executive order, as the state's hospitals continue to be stretched to their limit. Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday that will keep businesses... Read More.

Vaccine-hesitant Americans reject delta variant risk, posing questions for pandemic recovery: POLL

Sunday, July 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Vaccine-hesitant Americans overwhelmingly reject the reported risks of the coronavirus delta variant, posing questions for the nation's pandemic recovery on a Fourth of July the Biden administration has marked as a turning point in the nation's long public health ordeal. Three in... Read More.

GOP senators reject Biden tying bipartisan infrastructure deal to bigger spending package

Friday, June 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The day after President Joe Biden touted a deal with a bipartisan group senators on an infrastructure package, other Republican lawmakers have raised new questions about whether they’ll support it, objecting to his saying he won't sign the measure -- if it... Read More.

Infrastructure negotiations snagged again as Republicans reject Biden’s counterproposal

Saturday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Bipartisan negotiations on infrastructure hit a new snag Friday after Republicans flatly rejected a counterproposal on the multi-trillion dollar bill advanced by the White House. The White House's $1.7 trillion dollar offer on Friday was a pared down version of President Joe Biden’s... Read More.

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