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Winter storm confronts Biden with early leadership test
Matt Viser and Eva Ruth Moravec, The Washington Post
Feb. 18, 2021
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People wait with propane tanks for fresh supplies in Houston on Feb. 17.Photo by Mark Felix for The Washington Post.
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has quickly approved states of emergency in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. He has spoken with the governors of seven states hit hard by cold and snow. His administration has coordinated the delivery of supplies and other assistance.
Facing the first major natural disaster of his tenure - the kind of event that can emerge unexpectedly and throw an administration off course - Biden so far has tried to showcase a competent and by-the-books government, rather than make dramatic gestures.
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