Today, President Biden pledged to do all he can to provide federal assistance to Kentucky as he visited to assess damage from flooding that has claimed more than three dozen lives and is the worst in the state’s history. “I promise you, if it’s legal, we’ll do it, and if it’s not legal, we’ll figure out how to change the law,” Biden said in a meeting with Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and other officials.
The trip comes ahead of a pair of high-profile bill signings at the White House this week. On Tuesday, Biden plans to sign legislation that aims to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry. On Wednesday, he’ll sign a bill expanding health-care access for military veterans exposed to toxins. Those bills are among a spate of legislative victories racked up by the Democratic-led Congress, with another likely to come by week’s end. On Sunday, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a package to combat climate change, lower health-care costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit. The House plans to return to Washington on Friday to take up the bill.
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President Biden, speaking to residents struggling to recover after devastating flooding in Kentucky, promised that federal help to the state will continue until everything is back to normal.
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