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Davis Votes for Strong Defense Spending Bill, Against Democrats’ Social Spending Bill.

With Build Back Better dead in the Senate, progressives say Biden must take steps on climate and social spending.

Frustrated that the Build Back Better agenda failed to pass Congress, the House Progressive Caucus has shifted gears by calling on President Biden to enact a series of their priorities on his own by executive order.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill in the State Dining Room of the White House on Saturday,

“I don’t agree with the argument that because public corruption is ongoing and persistent, apparently that I should just throw up my hands and not sentence you to a term of imprisonment because it won’t do any good,” Judge John F. Kness said.

Liberals in Congress are pressing President Joe Biden to invoke emergency powers to push ahead with Democrats climate change agenda and to put new restrictions on fossil fuels, even while gasoline remains at its highest per-gallon price on record.

Adams’ proposal — which ultimately must be approved by the City Council to be enacted — includes cuts across most city agencies.

Top Democrats are pleading for President Joe Biden to act alone on some of the party’s core legislative priorities, viewing executive action as their best hope of delivering on their promises and energizing liberal voters they worry are going to sit out the elections in November.

Why not? It's how he's done most everything else