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Can we go a half day with the impeachment and a half day getting my people nominated and confirmed in the Senate as well as moving on the [coronavirus stimulus] package? I haven’t gotten an answer from the Parliamentarian yet.
— President-elect Joe Biden, explaining during a news conference that he’d like to find ways to advance his administration’s agenda while Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is ongoing. Biden said he’d already spoken to House and Senate Democrats about whether it would be possible to “bifurcate” their business.
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