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The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, chaired by Sen.

Three centrist cheers for Sen. Joe Manchin III. Manchin’s stance on three key issues may be unpopular with some of his Democratic colleagues but they are popular with Americans.

WASHINGTON — Nearly a year ago, Sen. Joe Manchin wrote Fed Chair Jerome Powell to raise alarm that the central bank’s policies would overheat the economy, a fixation that made the West Virginia Democrat an outlier in his party.

They're furious with him but privately take him at his word that he's still committed to lowering prescription drug prices.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan hatched by two key Senate Democrats to pass a budget reconciliation package that would help lower the cost of prescription drugs and protect millions of households from health insurance premium spikes, even if it leaves out important clean energy priorities.

‘I will not back down: the opportunity to create jobs and build a clean energy future is too important to relent’, Biden says.

It was launched as the new president’s ambitious plan for rebuilding America

There is a perception that licensed legal cannabis businesses are essentially printing money. Year after year, mainstream news articles tout the exponential growth of the industry, the record-breaking sales figures each 4/20 and the increasing number of states enacting or considering legalization.

The West Virginia senator said he is ready to move on prescription drug reform this month.