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Focus The New York Times – March 10
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Michael S. Regan, the former top environmental regulator for North Carolina, to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Regan began his career at the EPA and worked in environmental and renewable energy advocacy before becoming secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality. As administrator, Regan will be tasked to rebuild an agency that lost thousands of employees under the Trump administration. Central to Regan’s mission will be putting forward aggressive new regulations to meet President Biden’s pledge of eliminating fossil fuel emissions from the electric power sector by 2035, significantly reducing emissions from automobiles and preparing the United States to emit no net carbon pollution by the middle of the century.
House Puts $1.9 Trillion Stimulus on Fast Track, With No G.O.P. Votes
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Feb. 22, 2021, 9:09 a.m. ETFeb. 22, 2021, 9:09 a.m. ET
“I see enormous pain in this country,” said President Biden, who is pushing forward with his plan over Republican objections. Democrats advanced with plans to begin drafting the aid package next week and speed it through the House by the end of the month.
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‘We’re Still in the Teeth of This Pandemic,’ Biden Says
President Biden called on Congress to act quickly on his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Friday, in a speech following a weak jobs report.
House Puts $1.9 Trillion Stimulus on Fast Track, With No G.O.P. Votes
Last Updated
Feb. 22, 2021, 9:09 a.m. ETFeb. 22, 2021, 9:09 a.m. ET
“I see enormous pain in this country,” said President Biden, who is pushing forward with his plan over Republican objections. Democrats advanced with plans to begin drafting the aid package next week and speed it through the House by the end of the month.
Here’s what you need to know:
-0:00
‘We’re Still in the Teeth of This Pandemic,’ Biden Says
President Biden called on Congress to act quickly on his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Friday, in a speech following a weak jobs report.