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In the bill’s new version, Sen. Lauren Book proposes making the diapers tax relief permanent and include other childcare items as well as feminine hygiene and incontinence products.
The debt ceiling is a numerical limit, set by Congress, on how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its bills. Increasing the debt ceiling is a routine congressional task, but Republicans want to hold it hostage to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare, even though failing to raise the limit would cause massive economic devastation.
They are getting ready to fight to pass legislation "on the issues that matter" to Floridians, such as affordable housing, the state's shortage of teachers, and gun safety.
Under Democratic control, the federal government acted to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs; fight climate change and lower energy costs; invest in gun safety and mental healthcare; and implement a generational investment in American industry, manufacturing, and infrastructure.
The session comes as Florida's property insurance market has dealt with billions of dollars in losses, rising prices for consumers, and insurer insolvencies, even before Hurricane Ian.
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The event promotes the export of Puerto Rican products and services to other markets, as well as promoting investment and economic development on the island.
Democratic lawmakers tried to pass a second bill that would have added paid sick days to the agreement, but were unable to reach the 60-vote threshold needed in the Senate, due to most Republican senators opposing the measure.
