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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks to reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson December 20 2021

Manchin rejects Build Back Better bill over ‘inexcusable’ differences with White House

Learn why Biden and the Democrats have struggled to pass one of their most ambitious bills

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccines at the White House in Washington

Daily News Lesson September 27 2021

Biden again urges Congress to pass infrastructure, reconciliation bills amid stalemate

Hear why Democrats are still unable to agree on their own historic spending bills, and what might change this week

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