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« Reply #208 on: March 16, 2022, 11:35:14 AM »
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Senate votes to make daylight saving time permanent
Daylight saving time began Sunday and runs through Nov. 6.

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent in the U.S. starting next year.

The bill, called The Sunshine Protection Act, was passed by unanimous consent, meaning no senators opposed it. If it is enacted, Americans would no longer need to change their clocks twice a year.

"We got it past the Senate, and now the clock is ticking to get the job done so we never have to switch our clocks again,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said on the Senate floor. “So I urge my colleagues in the House to act as swiftly as the Senate — let’s get this bill on President Biden’s desk and deliver more sunshine to Americans across the country.”

Daylight saving time started in the U.S. in 1918 to create more daylight hours during warmer months. It was extended by four weeks starting in 2007. States are not required to follow daylight saving time — Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe it.

Under the legislation, states with areas exempt from daylight saving time would be permitted to choose standard time for those areas.

"It’s time for Congress to take up our bipartisan legislation to make Daylight Saving Time permanent and brighten the coldest months with an extra hour of afternoon sun," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., a co-sponsor of the legislation, said in a tweet.

Whitehouse reintroduced the measure last week with Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., James Lankford, R-Okla., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Ed Markey, D-Mass.

The bill now heads to the House, where passage would send it to President Joe Biden's desk. Daylight saving time began Sunday and lasts until Nov. 6.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-bill-making-daylight-saving-time-permanent-rcna20158

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« Reply #209 on: March 16, 2022, 11:49:49 AM »
Biden signs government funding bill that includes $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid

President Joe Biden signed a funding bill to keep the government running through September and send $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine.

The money for Ukraine will go both to helping refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion and to defensive equipment and training for the country’s military.

Biden is set to travel to Brussels next month for a summit among NATO leaders.



President Joe Biden, center, signs H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a $1.5 trillion bill that funds federal operations through September and sends billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine as the country fights off a Russian invasion.

Washington had to approve a spending plan by the end of the day to prevent a government shutdown.

The bill includes $13.6 billion for assistance to Ukraine, which fits into a broader U.S. effort to bolster Ukrainian defense, hamper Russia’s economy and support civilians displaced by the war. The money will fund defensive military equipment and training, along with aid for Ukrainian refugees both within the country and in neighboring nations.

“We’re moving further to augment support to the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their country,” Biden said Tuesday before he signed the bill. He added that the U.S. will be “better positioned to provide for the rapidly growing humanitarian need of the Ukrainian people.”

Biden signed the bill shortly after the White House announced he would travel to Brussels this month for an extraordinary summit about Russia’s attack on Ukraine. He also approved the funding hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s planned address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday morning.

While the bill includes critical funding for U.S. efforts in Ukraine, it also stamps out some risks in the U.S. for now. The federal government will avoid a shutdown, which can damage the economy and put many federal employees out of work temporarily.

The bill provides enough money to cover federal spending through the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30 after Congress passed multiple stopgap plans to keep the lights on in recent months.

Lawmakers will have to approve another funding bill later this year as the midterm elections approach.

The funding legislation did not include $15.6 billion in supplemental coronavirus relief that was originally tucked into the plan. The White House has warned its efforts to curb and treat infections will suffer if Congress does not approve more aid.

While the Democratic-held House could pass more pandemic relief money, Senate Republicans may block it from getting to Biden’s desk.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/biden-signs-government-funding-bill-with-ukraine-aid.html


White House says U.S. will run out of money to fight pandemic if Congress doesn’t pass Covid funding bill

The White House is urging Congress to pass $22.5 billion in Covid spending, warning that the U.S. is running out of money to fight the virus.

House Democrats last week stripped $15 billion in Covid funding from a broader spending bill after failing to reach a bipartisan agreement with Republicans.

The White House said the U.S. will not have enough money for booster shots, antiviral pills, monoclonal antibodies and robust testing if Congress fails to approve more funding.




The White House on Tuesday warned the U.S. won’t have enough booster shots and lifesaving Covid treatments for Americans if Congress fails to pass $22.5 billion in additional pandemic funding.

Senior Biden administration officials, on a call with reporters, said the U.S. could face another wave of Covid infections in the coming months, even as new cases and hospitalizations have dramatically declined from the peak of the unprecedented omicron surge in January. Infections are already on the rise again in major European nations, such as the U.K. and Germany. China is battling its worst outbreak since 2020.

The officials warned the funding is urgently needed to get ahead of another Covid wave. House Democrats last week stripped $15 billion in coronavirus funding, which was already less than Biden requested, from a broader spending bill after failing to reach a bipartisan agreement with Republicans. The GOP has insisted that Congress offset new Covid money by cutting funds for state and local governments allocated for the spring, a demand many Democrats were unwilling to accept.

The senior administration officials told reporters the federal government will not be able to purchase enough booster shots, vaccines that target specific variants or more antiviral pills beyond the 20 million already on order from Pfizer if more funding isn’t approved.

There is also no more funding for additional monoclonal antibody treatments, including an order planned for March 25, the officials said. If more funding doesn’t come through, the federal government will have to cut state allocations of monoclonal antibodies by more than 30% starting next week, they said.

The federal government will also not be able to maintain sufficient Covid testing capacity beyond June in the event of another surge, the officials said. During the omicron wave, there was a run on at-home tests and in-person clinics, resulting in hourslong lines and empty pharmacy shelves.

Uninsured people will also no longer have coverage for Covid testing and treatments, according to the White House. The fund that covers them will stop accepting new claims a week from now, forcing health-care providers to either absorb the costs or turn patients away, the officials said. The fund will completely end in early April and the uninsured will no longer have coverage for vaccinations, they said.

Some investments made in surveillance of new Covid variants will also have to be wound down, the officials said, leaving the U.S. without the capabilities it needs to stay on top of how the virus is evolving. The emergence of the highly mutated omicron variant blindsided the U.S. and much of the world in November.

The White House said the money is also needed to fund the development of a vaccine that covers a range of Covid variants, and support the administration’s efforts to help increase the vaccination rate in developing nations. Without the money, the risk will rise that new variants will emerge, the officials said. Omicron emerged in South Africa and Botswana, and the delta variant was first identified in India.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/covid-white-house-says-us-will-run-out-of-money-to-fight-pandemic-.html


Biden heading to Brussels for NATO meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to travel to Brussels next week to meet with NATO allies about bolstering support for Ukraine as it fights to fend off Russia’s unprovoked attack.

The “extraordinary summit” on March 24 will bring together North American and European leaders to discuss “further strengthening NATO’s deterrence & defence,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

The alliance is expected to call on its military commanders Wednesday to send more troops and missile defenses to eastern Europe, Reuters reported. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also scheduled to address U.S. lawmakers Wednesday morning.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

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« Reply #210 on: March 17, 2022, 12:02:04 PM »
Biden urges city leaders to take advantage of billions in federal relief funds



WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday urged local and city governments to continue to use the $130 billion in funds allocated to them from the American Rescue Plan to help during the pandemic.

The president of the National League of Cities, Vince Williams of Union City, Georgia, introduced the president to attendees of the organization’s Monday conference.

In Biden’s brief speech, he said he was proud that nearly 6,000 local governments were able to directly receive funding to help with job training and reopen schools that were shuttered during the pandemic.

“A big part of the reason we’re so successful is because the rescue plan went directly to you without having to ‘Pass Go,’ without having to go to the statehouses,” Biden said.

More importantly, he urged local leaders to take advantage of the flexibility afforded by the ARP.

“One year later, the rescue plan is still delivering,” Biden said. “So (I) urge you all to use the flexibility we built in the law to spend these funds wisely to reduce violence in your communities, like members are doing in Baton Rouge and Baltimore and New York City.”

He also touted the bipartisan infrastructure bill he signed into law that would help bring jobs and help strengthen local governments’ economy.

“The law is going to create millions of jobs — you’re building Americans’ roads, bridges, highways, ports and airports,” he said.

Biden said that states should use the funds from the ARP to help with job training so that Americans can partake in nearly 4,000 jobs that have been authorized through the implementation of the infrastructure bill.

“Build a strong, diverse workforce to take on these infrastructure jobs,” he said. “So that families in your communities can deal themselves into this booming economy.”

https://michiganadvance.com/2022/03/15/biden-urges-city-leaders-to-take-advantage-of-billions-in-federal-relief-funds/

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« Reply #211 on: March 17, 2022, 12:20:19 PM »
Proud to join @POTUS today as he authorized an additional $800M in security assistance to further support #Ukraine’s Armed forces – the 5th emergency support pkg. the Biden-Harris Admin. has authorized since August. @SecBlinken



https://twitter.com/DepSecDef/status/1504147782797516805

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« Reply #212 on: March 17, 2022, 07:48:09 PM »
Biden urges city leaders to take advantage of billions in federal relief funds



Imagine having to "urge" government bureaucrats to "take advantage" (irony) of available funds.  LOL.  Even they can't find ways to spend the Biden pork that resulted from the fake COVID relief package.  That resulted in hyperinflation for the American people and a DOJ investigation for approximately $10 billion in fraud.  That's $10 billion.  The incompetence of the Biden administration will cost Americans for generations.  Way to go Brandon.   Per Cool Hand Luke:  "I wish you'd stop being so good to me, Cap'm"

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« Reply #213 on: March 17, 2022, 08:16:52 PM »
Hunter Biden is another step closer to the big house per the NY Times.  He apparently somehow got a "loan" to pay his $1 million delinquent tax bill.  Imagine who gave him that loan.  Nothing suspicious about that.  And the NY Times has finally acknowledged the fact that the emails on Hunter's laptop are authentic.  After dismissing this as a hoax until after Biden could be elected.  Way to go NY Times!  All the news fit to print (eventually).


"People familiar with the investigation said prosecutors had examined emails between Mr. Biden, Mr. Archer and others about Burisma and other foreign business activity. Those emails were obtained by The New York Times from a cache of files that appears to have come from a laptop abandoned by Mr. Biden in a Delaware repair shop. The email and others in the cache were authenticated by people familiar with them and with the investigation."

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« Reply #214 on: March 17, 2022, 10:55:30 PM »
President Biden took over an absolute disaster created by Donald Trump with the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression. In just a few months time, we started to witness the turnaround President Biden made to our economy starting with the "COVID Relief Bill", then the "American Rescue Act" which put money in people's pocket and started the economic boom. Not one Republican voted for it but now they falsley want to take credit for it. Since President Biden came into office he has created over 7 million jobs the most of any President and the lowest unemployment claims in over 50 years.

Unemployment claims in U.S. decline again; total jobless figure lowest since 1970

March 17 (UPI) -- New unemployment claims in the United States continue to decline and indicate a strong labor market that's come a long way since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago.

The Labor Department said in its weekly report on Thursday that there were 214,000 new filings last week -- beating forecasts from most economists, who expected the report to show about 220,000 new jobless claims.

The figure is a decline of about 15,000 filings from the previous week.

First-time filings are typically viewed as a reflection of the national pace of layoffs.

A total of about 1.4 million U.S. workers were collecting unemployment benefits for the week ending March 5, the department said, which is the lowest total figure since 1970. The total decreased by more than 70,000 last week.

The weekly jobless figure of 214,000 is the lowest so far for any week in 2022. With the exception of two historically low weeks in November and December, Thursday's report continues a steady decline in unemployment claims as the U.S. economy rebounds from disruptions ushered in by COVID-19 in early 2020.

Thursday's figures came about a week after the department reported that there were 11.3 million job openings in the United States at the end of January, a historically high number.

Earlier this month, the department said that the U.S. economy added close to 700,000 new jobs during the month of February -- a total that shattered expectations and surprised analysts. The jobs report said the national unemployment rate declined to 3.8% last month.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/03/17/unemployment-claims-jobless-filings-economy/9331647522935/

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« Reply #215 on: March 17, 2022, 11:26:06 PM »
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson admitted Russia interfered in the 2016 election, then backtracked after visiting Moscow on the 4th of July. He then voted against every election security bill. Now he's blaming Biden for Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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