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Washington mdash; President Biden met with two groups of House and Senate Democrats stanley cup at the White House on Tuesday as his administration works to bridge the gap between the moderate and progressive wings of the party over components of his stanley cup sweeping plan to expand the social safety net.Mr. Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, first sat down with nine House progressives to discuss his legislative agenda, according to the White House. Lawmakers who attended include Representatives Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, Ro Khanna of California and Pramila Jayapal of Washington, head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, among others.The trio then gathered with a group of moderate lawmakers from the House and Senate later Tuesday afternoon, the White House said stanley cup . Among the eight attendees for the later meeting were Senators Jon Tester of Montana and Mark Warner of Virginia, and Congressman Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, who co-chairs the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. Separately, Mr. Biden met earlier in the day with Senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, moderate Democrats whose support for his social policy package is key, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during the White House press briefing.Progressive Democrats are advocating for a wide-ranging social policy package that includes plans to expand Medicare, combat climate change and provide free communit Kjde Travelers opting for rail again as Amtrak expands options
William Barr, President Trump s nominee to salomon be the next attorney general, told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham he would allow special counsel Robert Mueller s investigation to continue unabated, Graham said Wednesday. Barr s opinion of Mueller is very high, Graham said. Their wives are in a Bible study together. I think they are best friends, Graham, the incoming chairman of the Judiciary Committee, told reporters after a meeting stanley cup with Barr on Capitol Hill. I think Mr. Mueller has been to two of his daughters weddings. So his opinion of Mr. Mueller is very very high in terms of ethics, character and professionalism. Barr is visiting senators on Capitol Hill ahead of his confirmation hearings next week. Barr met with Graham and his predecessor, current Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, We stanley cups dnesday morning. He is set to meet with GOP Sens. Ted Cruz, Ben Sasse and John Cornyn. Democrats have been critical of Barr s nomination because of his skepticism about special counsel Robert Mueller s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Barr wrote a memo in June critical of Mueller s potential investigation into obstruction of justice by Mr. Trump in firing former FBI Director James Comey. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Mr. Trump to rescind Barr s nomination Wednesday, claiming that Barr would not be able to objectively oversee the Mueller investigation.However, Graham said after meeting with Barr Wednesday |
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