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Stefanik’s rise in today’s Republican Party has relied in part on her rejection of the establishment conservative credentials that got her to this moment.

Biden used his address on the eve of his 100th day in office to make the case for huge new investments and tax reforms to overhaul the U.S. economy and rebuild the middle class.

It will mark Biden’s first joint address to Congress, and it will be unlike any modern presidential speech before lawmakers.

Roy Blunt and his retiring GOP colleagues from Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Alabama represent an old guard who fought for conservative policies but sometimes resisted the deeply personal attacks and uneven governance that dominated the Trump era.

After more than 24 hours of debate, the evenly divided Senate voted 50-49 to approve the measure. Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaksa was absent because he was in Alaska for a family funeral.

Potential efforts to try to push businesses to boost the minimum wage, or any changes to tax credits or other elements mean the bill may ping pong back to the House, since any changes to the package would require another vote.