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Biden travels to Kentucky after devastating floods

(CNN)President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to travel to eastern Kentucky on Monday In , deadly floods killed more than30 people and devastated communities.

Mr. and Mrs. Biden visit families affected by the flood to investigate the damage as thousands of people have no running water or electricity. They will be joined by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and the state's First Lady Britney Beshear.

The president will be briefed and give a speech on the ongoing response at Lost Creek Elementary School, according to the White House.

Beshear said on Friday that the death toll remained at 37 as thousands were forced to flee their homes after floods washed away entire homes. Told. Some communities also remain inaccessible due to severely damaged infrastructure, leaving many people stranded without access to clean water, electricity and vital supplies. High temperatures, thunderstorms and humidity pose challenges to response efforts.

Biden on Sunday made additional disaster assistance available to Kentucky after first approving the July 29 disaster declaration, supplementing local recovery efforts with federal funds. .

Monday's visit came shortly after Biden, who had recovered from a Covid-19 rebound, was officially cleared from quarantine. The president spent 18 days in the White House due to two consecutive cases of Covid-19 before moving to Rehoboth, Delaware on Sunday.He tested negative on Saturday but tested positive on Sunday.

Biden did not leave the White House until Sunday died of Covid-19 on July 21. After spending five days since initially testing positive on a course of Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid, he on July 30 Covid-19 rebound case tested positive and resumed isolation. 

The visit comes a day after the Senate passed his $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill,an important victory for Biden and his party. I was.

A massive bill dubbed the Cut Inflation Act is the largest climate investment in U.S. history and will bring major changes to health policy by giving Medicare the power to negotiate prices for the first time would stop selling certain prescription drugs and extend expiring medical subsidies for three years. The bill would reduce the deficit and compensate with new taxes, including a minimum rate of 15% on large corporations and a 1% tax on stock buybacks, and increase the Internal Revenue Service's ability to collect. The bill still has to pass the House.