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Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City.
Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City.

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  • Senate Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin voted to roll back an EPA regulation on truck pollution. 
  • The legislation, which Biden has vowed to veto, passed 50-49.
  • Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna argued it wouldn't have passed had Sen. Dianne Feinstein been present.

In a 51-49 split Senate, every vote matters. 

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economy, politics, Transportation, Truck, Emissions, Pollution, Asthma, Senate, Dianne Feinstein
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Dianne Feinstein's ongoing absence allowed Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin t…