PIC CEO Tony Allen said in a statement last week that this year's performers for the 59th Inaugural Ceremony "represent one clear picture of the grand diversity of our great nation and will help honor and celebrate the time-honored traditions of the presidential inauguration as President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take the oath of office on the West Front of the U. cq3033 nbsp;During his confirmation hearing, Buttigieg left the door open to raising the federal gas tax to pay for repairs to America's crumbling roadways, pledged to help put in place new federal automotive fuel economy standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and defended Biden for revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit, saying job losses will be offset by creating new green jobs. cq3033 LEFT IS 'PLAYING IDENTITY POLITICS' WITH NEERA TANDEN CONFIRMATION BATTLE: TAMMY BRUCECNN host Brianna Keilar, over a chyron Tuesday reading, "Manchin called out for indecision about Haaland confirmation," told viewers "both of these nominees are women of color" and criticized Manchin for previously confirming Ric Grenell as Ambassador of Germany, given his acidic social media history. cq3033 There are other theories that could contribute to an immune blockade including memory T-cells from other coronaviruses or genetic resistance or the fact that coronavirus outbreaks generally peak in December, but the bottom line question – is natural immunity combined with masking, distancing, fewer gatherings and a growing number of immunized people contributing to the slowdown of cases. cq3033