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9/11 survivors upset latest legislation doesn’t include $3B for World Trade Center health program funding gap

WASHINGTON – By a vote of 400–31, the “Fairness for 9/11 Families Act” was approved by the House on Friday, leaving many survivors and responders wondering why a similar bill is not advancing to shore up their underfunded health program.

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Marijuana Reform Bill Needs Approval From This GOP Senator To Reach Biden's Desk, Why Does He Oppose It?

Following a push from researchers associated with the

Benzinga

Congress barrels toward "extremely busy" lame-duck session

The prospect of a Republican majority could leave Democrats with a short runway for their top priorities.

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Biden signs spending bill that averts government shutdown with 11 hours to spare

The House and Senate had approved an interim spending bill, which extends current funding until Dec. 16.

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Senate passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown, aid Ukraine

Congress is moving quickly to avoid a government shutdown

The Independent UK

Did Trump pretend to be a reporter?

"Dingell couldn’t shake the idea that his voice sounded like that of the forty-fifth president," Haberman writes

Salon

Joe Manchin's power play backfires

After Manchin urged bipartisanship, lawmakers on the right and left united against his bill

Salon

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This Marijuana Reform Bill Has Enough Support For Congressional Approval, Prohibitionist Group Says

Researchers associated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to advance the bill that would substantially expand scientific cannabis research "as quickly as possible," reported

Benzinga

Senate advances funding bill to avert shutdown after Manchin measure scrapped

Both parties opposed the measure on energy permits, which critics said would gut environmental protections

The Guardian - US

If Sanders and Warren Think Climate Change Is an Emergency, Why Are They Against These Green Energy Reforms?

If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.

Reason

'Scary' video of 'lost' Joe Biden appearing to ask audience for directions at UN speech

Joe Biden, 79, was leaving the stage following his speech at the UN's Global Fund Conference when he stopped in his tracks and looked confused before speaking to some audience members

Daily Mirror

Schumer and Manchin’s ‘dirty side deal’ to fast-track pipelines faces backlash

Scientists and environmental groups call proposed legislation a ‘giveaway’ to fossil fuel industry that will gut protections

The Guardian - US

Knives out over Manchin's "dirty deal"

Manchin finally released the text of his oil pipeline bill. Advocates say it's "reckless and dangerous"

Salon

US Senate ratifies international pact to curb greenhouse gases

US senators approve Kigali Amendment in 69-27 vote hailed by environmentalists as welcome step to tackle climate crisis.

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The Independent UK

Senate ratifies international climate deal on refrigerants

The Senate has taken major action to address climate change by ratifying an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons

The Guardian - US

We need to be told the true climate cost of Schumer and Manchin’s pipeline side deal

Democrats hailed the Inflation Reduction Act as a climate crisis victory – so why the secrecy over an oil and gas pipelines bill?

Tribune News Service

Biden, Democrats press GOP to end anonymous political donations

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are making a pre-election push for legislation targeting so-called dark money groups, despite the party’s own heavy reliance on these anonymous donors.

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Joe Biden calls for end to ‘dark money’ in US elections

US president urges Congress to pass campaign finance bill that would force political groups to disclose big donors.

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The Independent UK

Manchin rails against 'revenge politics' on permit plan

Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics″ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects

Tribune News Service

Number of FDNY members lost to Sept. 11-related illnesses surpasses 300

NEW YORK — Three New York City Fire Department members died in the past week from 9/11-related illnesses, pushing the death toll for city firefighters who toiled at ground zero in the weeks after the 2001 terrorist attacks to over 300.

Reuters

Biden pushes election 'dark money' disclosure bill doomed to fail in Congress

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a plea for Congress to pass a bill that would require super PACs and certain other groups to disclose donors who contributed $10,000 or more during an election cycle, a measure doomed to fail due to lack of Republican support.

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Editorial: Pass permitting reform: It’s good for the country, and a condition of passing the Inflation Reduction Act

Bernie Sanders is embarrassing himself. The Vermont senator is pitching a fit about Democrats’ plans to attach reforms streamlining the approval of energy projects to a must-pass piece of legislation like a bill funding the government. He calls it Joe Manchin’s “side deal,” and that’s about the only thing he’s…

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US should send extra $12B in aid to Ukraine, Schumer says

As Ukraine continues a major counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion, the U.S. should send another $12 billion in aid for the embattled nation, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Democrats delay vote on same-sex marriage equality until after midterms in win for GOP

Senate Democrats agreed Thursday to delay a vote on protecting same-sex marriage equality until after the midterm elections, a major concession to Republicans seeking to find enough GOP votes to pass the measure.

Salon

Same-sex marriage vote delayed

"I’m still very confident that the bill will pass," says the bill's chief sponsor, Sen. Tammy Baldwin

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