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April 25, 2024
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White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Introduces Inaugural National Target for Zero-Emissions Freight Sector, Allocates Almost $1.5 Billion to Aid Shift to Zero-Emission Heavy-duty Vehicles. Plus, Critics’ Arguments on Economic, National, and Global Detriments.

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Biden-⁠Harris Administration Sets First-Ever National Goal of Zero-Emissions Freight Sector, Announces Nearly $1.5 Billion to Support Transition to Zero-Emission Heavy-duty Vehicles The U.S. freight system is vital to our nation’s economy. Trucks, ships, trains, and planes move 55 million tons of goods worth more than $49 billion every day, across a vast network that is essential to…

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White House: This Tax Day, the Tax Contrast Couldn’t Be Clearer. And here, as always, it’s the Republican capitalists who are to blame!

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House Republicans Want the Tax Code to Work for the Wealthy; President Biden Wants It to Work for the Middle Class This Tax Day, President Biden is fighting for hardworking families, while House Republicans continue to side with the wealthy and big corporations. Since taking office, President Biden has made the tax system fairer: cutting…

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White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on CHIPS and Science Act Preliminary Agreement with Samsung

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I signed the CHIPS and Science Act to restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and ensure America’s consumers, businesses, and military maintain access to the chips that underpin our modern technology. But well before the law was passed, I was working to address our supply chain vulnerabilities. This included my trip to the Republic of Korea…

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White House . Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Action to Implement Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Expanding Firearm Background Checks to Fight Gun Crime

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… Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a new rule that will save lives by reducing the number of firearms sold without background checks. This final rule implements the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act’s expansion of firearm background checks—the only significant expansion of the background check requirement since then-Senator Biden helped shepherd the Brady Bill over…

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White House. Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water

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President Biden believes every community has the right to clean, safe drinking water, free of pollutants that harm people’s health and wellbeing. That is why the President launched a comprehensive action plan and provided billions in funding to protect communities from toxic “forever chemicals” that are linked to a range of severe health problems, including cancers, liver…

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 White House. Vice President, Administration Officials Launch “SAVE Day of Action” to Highlight Cross-Sector Actions to Boost Enrollment in the SAVE Plan

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Vice President Harris highlights: “President Biden and I know that far too many people in our nation are struggling with student loan debt. That is why we have forgiven nearly $144 billion for almost four million Americans while also creating the SAVE Plan so that millions of people can cut their payments in half or…

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