Mortgage Rates-intro voicer Feb 12

apa440329-Voicer--LOS ANGELES-(Alex Veiga (VAY'-guh), AP correspondent)-“I'm Alex Veiga”-AP correspondent Alex Veiga reports on sliding U.S. mortgage rates.

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US--Trump-Climate-EPA 1

apa440330-Actuality--WHITE HOUSE-(President Donald Trump)-“a worse product”-In remarks, President Trump says his administration's carrying out the biggest deregulation in American history, revoking a 2009 EPA rule meant to fight climate change.

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US--Trump-Climate-EPA 2

apa440331-Actuality--WHITE HOUSE-(President Donald Trump)-“lot less money”-In remarks, President Trump says the move, which rolls back the finding that greenhouse gases endanger public welfare, will save Americans a lot of money when buying vehicles.

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US--Washington Midair Collision-Duckworth FAA El Paso

apa440334-Actuality--CAPITOL HILL-(Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.)-“their own organizations”-At a Senate hearing on the 2025 midair collision near Washington, Senator Tammy Duckworth says the ground stop incident in El Paso raises more questions about the FAA's competence.

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US--Washington Midair Collision-Homendy receivers cost

apa440335-Actuality--CAPITOL HILL-(Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman, National Transportation Safety Board)-“plane to retrofit”-At a Senate hearing, NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy says aircraft locator systems recommended by experts should be installed on every aircraft, to prevent midair collisions or near-misses.

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Climate-EPA-Start-Stop Ignition-Zeldin switch

apa440336-Actuality--WHITE HOUSE-(Lee Zeldin, administrator, Environmental Protection Agency)-“over, done, finished”-In remarks, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin says the government is ending credits for automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in vehicles.

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US--Congress-Homeland Security-DHS funding 1

apa440337-Actuality--SENATE FLOOR-(Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. )-“the White House”-In remarks, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats surely cannot believe the White House would give in to all their demands.

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US--Congress-Homeland Security-DHS funding 2

apa440338-Actuality--SENATE FLOOR-(Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.)-“listen and deliver”-In remarks, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republicans are not reading the room when it comes to immigration enforcement reforms.

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US--Congress-Homeland Security-DHS funding 3 Trump

apa440339-Actuality--WHITE HOUSE-(President Donald Trump)-“to approve, frankly”-Speaking with reporters, President Trump says Democrats keep pushing things that might jeopardize immigrant agents.

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