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Another update on all-inclusive packagethis time from the majority leader in the House of Representatives Steny Hoyer:

The House Intelligence Committee is holding a public hearing on global threats, with testimony from:

• Avril HainesDirector National Intelligence
• Bill BurnsDirector CIA
• Christopher RayDirector FBI
• general Paul NakasoneDirector The National Security Agency
• Lieutenant general Scott PerrierDirector Defense Intelligence Agency

As Friday’s deadline approaches Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer He says they are nearing the end when it comes to negotiations about all-inclusive package for government funding.

Senator Ron Johnson He is now retracting his comments on Breitbart News Radio, in which he discussed cancellation and replacement Obama Care – The Affordable Care Act – if Republicans win the White House and the House And the Senate The majority in 2024.

“For example, if we want to repeal and replace Obamacare — I still think we need to reform our health care system — we need to put the plan in place so that we can implement it once we take office, not knock like we did last time and we failed,” he said. On air on Monday.

He later explained, “During a radio interview, I used our failure to repeal and replace Obamacare as an example of how we should be prepared to put forward whatever agenda items we decide to run. I wasn’t suggesting that repealing and replacing Obamacare should be one of those priorities. Even when we tried and failed, I consistently said That our efforts should focus on repairing the damage Obamacare has done and transitioning to a functioning health system.”

During the interview, he said his party’s main goal was to block the agenda of Biden and the Democrats so that Republicans could – as he hoped – win majorities in the House and Senate in mid-term.

even though Joe Biden He is expected to announce in less than an hour that he will be Russian oil import banit seems the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi You don’t want to take a chance.

Hello, live blog readers. Happy tuesday.

After pressure from both parties CongressThe New York Times and other outlets Reports Joe Biden is expected to announce this morning Ban on Russian oil imports.

He is scheduled to speak at 10.45 a.m. ET.

The expected announcement comes amid reports of a bipartisan bill seeking to ban the import of Russian oil, to allow Administration to Imposing customs duties On other Russian goods and comment Kremlin From WTO, Can make it to vote in the home This week, the Washington Post Reports.

Moreover, the top leaders of the four congressional trade committees announced yesterday Bipartisan legislation seeks to sever all trade ties with Russia and BelarusAn ally of the Kremlin.

White House Press Secretary, Jane Psaki, said yesterday Biden He was hesitant about whether to support a ban on importing Russian oil, as the price of gas jumped across the country.

“The president’s message is that he will do everything in his power to minimize the impact on the American people, including the price of gas in the tank,” she said.

But a Quinnipiac University survey found that despite having to pay an average of more than $4 a gallon at the pump — more than $5 a gallon in California — 71% of Americans Support for an embargo on Russian oil.

Congress is also looking to increase the aid package for Ukraine Who is required 10 billion dollars to $12 billion. As we reported yesterday, the funding will be part of a 1.5 trillion dollars inclusive A package of US government funding that includes proposed funding for Relief from covid. The deadline to pass that package is Friday.

Stay tuned for more.