“I urge Congress to come together and swiftly pass this bipartisan agreement,” President Joe Biden said, also praising the migration measures in the bill, which took months to negotiate.

However, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson declared it “dead on arrival” if it reaches his chamber.

the bill includes a provision barring its funds from going to the U.N. agency for Palestinians, UNRWA.

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    Almost every day at this point I’m praying the US pulls a Canada and at least one state implements universal healthcare.

    FWIW, New Jersey does have universal healthcare for children and Medicare means universal healthcare for seniors.

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      10 months ago

      The US has universal healthcare for segments of the market where there’s no profit to be made by private companies, but the quality of the care leaves much to be desired