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Sweeping bill to address China tech threat likely to take weeks in U.S. House

Patricia ZengerleDavid Shepardson 3 minute read Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - A highly touted bill to boost the United States’ ability to compete with Chinese technology could take weeks to get through Congress, as U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers planned to write their own legislation, which must then be combined with what was approved by the Senate this month. House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said House committees were working on their legislation, which he hoped would pass with support from Republicans as well as Democrats.

Sweeping bill to address China tech threat likely to take weeks in U.S. House

UPDATE 4-Biden honors Tulsa race massacre survivors 100 years on

UPDATE 4-Biden honors Tulsa race massacre survivors 100 years on Reuters 8 hrs ago By Jeff Mason TULSA, Okla., June 1 (Reuters) - Joe Biden on Tuesday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Tulsa, Oklahoma, site where hundreds of Black Americans were massacred by a white mob in 1921, as he marked the country's legacy of racial violence. Biden oversaw a moment of silence for the victims after meeting with three people who lived in the district during the massacre - Viola Fletcher, Hughes Van Ellis and Lessie Benningfield Randle - and toured a museum dedicated to the incident. "For much too long the history of what took place here was told in silence," Biden said.

Biden honors Tulsa massacre survivors as U.S. remembers racial violence

TULSA — Joe Biden on Tuesday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Tulsa, Oklahoma, site where hundreds of Black Americans were massacred by a…

Biden honors Tulsa race massacre survivors 100 years on

“For much too long the history of what took place here was told in silence,” Biden said. “My fellow Americans, this was not a riot. This was a massacre, and among the worst in our history. But not the only one.” His administration also planned steps to combat inequality. They include efforts to expand federal contracting with small, disadvantaged businesses, invest tens of billions of dollars in communities like Greenwood that suffer from persistent poverty and pursue new efforts to combat housing discrimination. Now between the ages of 101 and 107, the survivors who met with Biden asked Congress for “justice” this year and are parties to a lawsuit against state and local officials seeking several remedies for the massacre, including a victim compensation fund.

Bipartisan pair of U.S. senators call for reauthorization of Voting Rights Act

Article content WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators, a Republican and a Democrat, called on Congress on Monday to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act, as Republican-controlled state legislatures pass new measures that voting-rights advocates say will restrict access to the ballot box. Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska made the pitch in a letter that noted that the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices, was last reauthorized in 2006 with a bipartisan Senate vote of 98-0. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Bipartisan pair of U.S. senators call for reauthorization of Voting Rights Act Back to video

Democratic U.S. congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida dies at 84

4 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings has died at the age of 84, his office said on Tuesday, further narrowing the party’s majority in the lower chamber of Congress. FILE PHOTO: Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) attends a House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2019. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS His office did not provide details on the cause of death. In January 2019, Hastings said he was diagnosed with and receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer. “I’m heartbroken at the passing of my dear friend, Alcee Hastings,” fellow Florida Democratic lawmaker said Ted Deutch in a statement. “Alcee spoke up for the quiet voices that would otherwise go unheard. He never backed down from a fight for the people he represented and anyone else who needed defending.”

Democratic U.S. congressman Hastings of Florida dies

Democratic U.S. congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida dies at 84 Reuters 2 hrs ago © Reuters/POOL House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump By Makini Brice and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings has died at the age of 84, his office said on Tuesday, further narrowing the party's majority in the lower chamber of Congress. His office did not provide details on the cause of death. In January 2019, Hastings said he was diagnosed with and receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer. "I'm heartbroken at the passing of my dear friend, Alcee Hastings," said fellow Florida Democratic lawmaker Ted Deutch in a statement. "Alcee spoke up for the quiet voices that would otherwise go unheard. He never backed down from a fight for the people he represented and anyone else who needed defending."