Murphy blames GOP for rising energy costs in New Jersey, cites federal spending bill
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is blaming Republicans and the Trump Administration for rising energy prices across the state, criticizing a recently signed federal spending bill he says will…
Obama Economic Alums Turn On Biden’s Spending Spree
Economic advisers to former President Barack Obama recently criticized President Joe Biden’s spending policies and the administrative handling of growing inflation. A former economic adviser to Obama, Steven Rattner wrote an op-ed…
Democrats’ Plan To Pass $1.75T Spending Package Collapses Amid Intraparty Disagreements
House Democrats’ plan Friday to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure package and President Joe Biden’s social-safety net bill collapsed after a handful of moderates refused to vote on the $1.75 trillion budget…
Immigration Reforms Tucked In Democrats’ Spending Bill Will Be A Gift To Big Tech
Several immigration provisions tucked inside the Democrats’ spending bill are set to greatly expand the number of legal, high-skilled immigrants admitted to the U.S., handing large tech companies a major victory. The…
House Democrats Tee Up Final Votes On Infrastructure And $1.75 Trillion Spending Bill
The House on Thursday scheduled final passage votes on President Joe Biden’s sweeping social-safety net package and the bipartisan infrastructure bill for Friday morning after a flurry of last-minute intraparty negotiations led…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Spending Deceased Mother’s Social Security Benefit Checks for More Than 20 Years
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Wardell Lester, Jr., age 66 of Baltimore, Maryland today to one year in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…
A ‘Historic, Transformative’ Plan: Schumer Announces Deal To Lower Drug Prices In Spending Package
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that Democrats reached an agreement to lower the price of prescription drugs, a key sticking point in their $1.75 trillion social spending package. “I’m pleased…
U.S. Consumer Spending Grew Slowly In September Amid High COVID-19 Cases, Supply Chain Problems and Rising Inflation
U.S. consumer spending growth slowed in September, and income dropped due to high COVID-19 cases, supply shortages, rising inflation, and ending unemployment benefits. Consumer spending increased 0.6% in September, down from a…
Democrat spending plan punishes Made in America, rewards oversees manufacturers
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement on Democrats’ recently proposed minimum tax on American corporations. “Democrats’ latest scheme for a minimum tax on…
Pelosi Says Democrats Are Nearing Deal On Spending Package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that Democrats were nearing an agreement on their social-spending package and that they are working to compromise on its health care, family and climate change provisions.…
Biden adjusts misleading “It costs nothing” for $3.5 trillion spending message
Since announcing his $3.5 trillion Build Back Better agenda, President Joe Biden and senior White House officials declared the spending will cost Americans nothing. During a speech on September 27th, Biden said,…
Is New Jersey the Hollywood of the East? $500 Million in Spending in 2021
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wants to make his state the California of the east, but maybe in just one way, that’s not such a bad idea. Forget the…
Democratic $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Calls Mothers Both ‘Lactating,’ ‘Birthing’ Individuals
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package refers to mothers as both “pregnant” and “lactating” individuals on 11 separate occasions. Though the spending package specifically mentions the word “mother” three times and the word…
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