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Karine Jean-Pierre held a White House press briefing on Thursday as the Democrats reel from Tuesday election losses and are still working to push Biden budget bill through Congress.Watch Jean-Pierre remarks in the player above.The House is preparing to debate and vote on a revised draft of President Joe Bidens now-$1.85 trillion domestic policy package as well as a companion $1 trillion infrastructure bill.House votes are possible Thursday. The Democrats have bolstered the package by adding a new paid family leave program, work permits for immigrants and a state and local tax break. The cost is growing, but so, too, are revenues to cover it.A new White House estimate obtained by AP says the legislation will raise $2.1 trillion. Eager to show voters they can deliver after dismal election results, Democrats are hoping to vote quickly but that could slip into Friday.This is a developing story and will be updated. stanley cup Related WATCH: Speaker Pelosi says Tuesday election was n stanley cup ot a good night ; By Associated Press Arab American and Muslim mayors sweep local elections in Det stanley cup roit suburbs By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Gzdw Trump visiting Flint to denounce government role in water crisis
NEW DELHI 鈥?Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala that killed more than 320 people, officials said.Kerala state is facing its worst flood in 100 years, the top state elected official, Pinarayi Vijayan office tweeted.With heavy rains stopping after a week, rescuers moved quickly to take those marooned by floods to 1,500 state-run camps. They used more than a dozen helicopters and about 400 boats across the state, relief officials said.Vijayan told reporters that at least stanley cup 324 people had died and more than 220,000 had taken refuge in the camps.An aerial view shows partially submerged houses and church at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, on August 17, 2018. Photo by Sivaram V/ReutersHeavy rains over the past eight days triggered flooding, landslides and home and bridge collapses, severely disrupting air and train services in Kerala state, a popular t stanley cup ourist destination with scenic landscapes, waterfalls and beautiful beaches. The New Delhi Television news channel reported that the state was facing a new crisis with some hospitals facing shortages of oxygen and gas stations running short of fuel.Monsoon rains kill hundreds of people every year in India. The season runs from June to September.An aerial view shows partially subm nike dunk erged houses at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, on Aug