Gayle Manchin is the first West Virginian to serve as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission in its 56-year history. Her husband, Sen. Joe Manchin, is a key vote for President Joe Biden in an evenly divided Senate. Biden can’t advance his priorities without the centrist Democrat’s support.
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Mask-free Jennifer Garner joins Jill Biden to talk vaccination, child poverty in West Virginia Maria Puente, USA TODAY
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As the song says, West Virginia is almost heaven. And maybe especially without face masks.
So it seemed Thursday when hometown girl-made-good Jennifer Garner joined first lady Jill Biden and a planeload of Washington types to spotlight the state s vaccine distribution success and ongoing efforts to relieve child poverty.
And they were all mask-less, in keeping with the new CDC guidance for people who are fully vaccinated. During the flight from Washington, Dr. Anthony Fauci was on CNN advising vaccinated people to drop the masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
CHARLESTON — First lady Jill Biden touched down in Charleston on Thursday afternoon to show support for students getting their COVID-19 vaccinations at a clinic at Capital High School.
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The moderate Democrat joins first lady Jill Biden at a coronavirus vaccination clinic in Charleston.
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First lady Jill Biden talks to a student who received her coronavirus vaccination Thursday at Capital High School in Charleston, W.Va.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. The White House’s courtship of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin continued Thursday as the moderate Democrat joined first lady Jill Biden on a visit to West Virginia, days after he met with President Biden.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
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Manchin, with newfound clout in a Democratic Senate majority, is considered a crucial vote on the president’s families and jobs proposals. That includes massive infrastructure investment, as well as Democrats’ sweeping election and voter-access legislation.