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Joe Biden had neglected nothing to overcome the last reluctance of rough Senator Joe Manchin.
The elected centrist Democrat of West Virginia blocked for months the adoption of the ambitious social and environmental legislation entitled Build Back Better and supposed to mix infrastructure, social programs, renewable energies.
The Senate being divided equally between 50 Democratic and 50 Republican seats, the adoption of the "BBB" required the full number of votes on the left, Vice-President Kamala Harris having an additional vote to pass any bill. by the tiniest of minorities.
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It was therefore necessary to appease Joe Manchin, remind him how much the underprivileged homes of the "Mountain State", this small rural state of the Appalachians west of Washington, awaited and hoped for the renewal of family aid which expired in mid-December.
In October, "Ole Joe", the president, himself a former senator, convinced ...
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