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Biden’s Big Infrastructure Deal, Election Day Digest, Comirnaty for Kids, Medicare To Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices, Job Numbers Jump, Pfizer Covid Pill Coming Soon

November 10, 2021 News JustIN Episode 0
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Biden’s Big Infrastructure Deal, Election Day Digest, Comirnaty for Kids, Medicare To Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices, Job Numbers Jump, Pfizer Covid Pill Coming Soon
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Biden's Big Infrastructure Deal

The House passed President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill on a 228-206 vote.

13 Republicans voted with the Democrats. The historic bill is now set to become law and will include programs such as:

Clean energy transmission and electrical grid upgrades

Resiliency investments of physical and natural system

The Largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak

Builds out the first-ever national network of Electric Vehicle chargers

Delivers thousands of electric school buses nationwide

Expands access to clean drinking water to all American families=

Largest investment in tackling legacy pollution in American history by 

Cleaning up Superfund and brownfield sites, reclaiming abandoned mines, and capping orphaned oil and gas wells.


The Bipartisan Infrastructure bill will also address repair and maintenance backlogs, reduce congestion and emissions near ports and airports, and drive electrification and other low-carbon technologies.

Election Day Digest

Eric Adams elected to be the 110th mayor of New York City.


Boston elects Michelle Wu, becoming the city's first woman and Asian American mayor.


Incumbent New Jersey Governor Murphy wins re-election, the first time since 1985 that a democratic governor has won re-election in New Jersey.



Republican Glenn Youngkin wins the Virginia gubernatorial race


First time candidate Glenn Younkin defeated former Governor Terry Macauliffe.

Joe Biden is now the eighth consecutive new president to see the opposition party win the Virginia governorship during their first year in office.


Medicare To Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices


Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a deal that will cap out of pocket spending for prescription drugs to $2,000 a year.


Covid-19 in 2021


Global death toll from COVID-19 now tops 5 million.


Comirnaty for Kids

Children ages 5 to 11 may now get Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 shots.

28 million kids are now eligible to be vaccinated.




Pfizer Covid Pill Coming Soon

Subject to approval a new pill from Pfizer could be prescribed as an at-home treatment for Covid-19.


The District


The  Senate confirmed Beth Robinson, the first out LGBTQ+ woman to serve on a federal circuit court by a 51-45 vote.



Job Numbers Jump

US economy added 531,000 Jobs in October

Unemployment dropped to 4.6 percent with a big decline in long-term unemployed

Wages are up 4.9% compared to previous year

18.2 million or (81%) of the 22.4 million jobs lost during the early days of the pandemic have been recovered

The Globe


Iraqi Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt by Armed Drones


At least two armed drones attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, wounding seven security guards during the attack.



The Web

Microsoft morphs into Metaverse by introducing Avatars to the 250 million workers using Teams.


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Biden's Big Infrastructure Deal
Election Day Digest
Medicare To Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices
Covid-19 in Covid 2021 Comirnaty for Kids
Pfizer Covid Pill Coming Soon
The District
Job Numbers Jump
The Globe
The Web
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