Biden set for consoler-in-chief visit to winter storm-battered Texas
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President Joe Biden will embrace a familiar role on his trip to Houston Friday as he seeks to offer both comfort and federal support after a severe winter storm-battered Texas and left millions without power, heat or water.
It's a role past presidents have stepped into amid disasters and tragedies but also one that comes quite naturally to Biden, whose connections with loss and crisis are among his calling cards. In his first official trip in the wake of a disaster, the President will visit the Harris County Emergency Operations Center and later tour and meet with volunteers at the Houston Food Bank, where first lady Jill Biden will package food and water for the community earlier in the day. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, will also join the President in Houston on Friday.More Related News
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