Democrats looking for a campaign year messaging reset are settling on “Democrats Deliver.” And it looks like voters agree with this message. According to a new Emerson College poll, “a plurality (39%) blame the Biden Administration” for record-high gas prices while only “21% blame the sanctions on Russia, and 18% blame gas and oil companies.” On … Continue reading Democrats Deliver Pay Cuts and Rising Prices
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Governor Glenn Youngkin today praised the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board for their vote to remove unnecessary COVID-19 workplace restrictions. The board, consisting of former governor Ralph Northam appointees, evaluated the current COVID-19 infections in Virginia, mitigation strategies, and asserted that the COVID-19 virus no longer poses a grave danger to Virginians. The governor … Continue reading Governor Glenn Youngkin Applauds Virginia Worker Safety Board for Removing Disruptive COVID-19 Workplace Restrictions
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has launched a nationwide initiative to register voters at gas stations, with the first events starting this past weekend. As gas hits record high prices because of Joe Biden’s energy agenda, voters are feeling the pinch at the pump.The initiative began on Saturday with registration drives in Arizona and North Carolina, with more … Continue reading RNC Registers Voters At Gas Stations As Americans Feel the Toll Of Biden’s Gas Hike
In his opening statement at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said that Ukraine has been actively utilizing cryptocurrencies to do tremendous good. As of today, Ukraine has raised approximately $100 million in crypto to defend against Russia’s invasion, which has been used to purchase military equipment that is saving … Continue reading Toomey: Ukraine is Actively Utilizing Crypto to Save Lives
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that he would send a bill to the General Assembly in the upcoming special session to suspend Virginia's gas tax for 3 months. The Governor proposes using over $437 million in unanticipated transportation revenues to support the gas tax holiday. Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week showed … Continue reading Governor Glenn Youngkin Proposes Gas Tax Holiday for Struggling Virginians
The House Budget Committee this week held a hearing titled “Ensuring Women Can Thrive in a Post Pandemic Economy” to analyze the economic and social impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and what lessons can be learned from the response to the pandemic. House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08) discussed in … Continue reading Budget Hearing Calls Out Democrat Policies that Sidelined Working Women and Reckless Spending that Sparked Record Inflation
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “Last week marked one year since Democrats rammed two trillion dollars of runaway liberal spending through the Senate on a party-line vote. “Working families were certainly not celebrating this anniversary. They were too busy contending with the … Continue reading Putin on fake excuses: Runaway Inflation Was 12 Months in the Making — Not 3 Weeks
The Federal Reserve announced this week it would raise benchmark interest rates by a quarter percentage point with the aim of counteracting the effects of inflation. CEI Senior Fellow Ryan Young said: “Inflation happens when the money supply grows faster than real economic output. The wider the gap, the higher the inflation rate. The Fed … Continue reading To Counter Inflation, Federal Reserve Should End Bond Buying Spree
New U.S. Producer Price Index numbers out this morning show a 10% year-over-year increase over the last 12 months, an all-time high for the metric, and a faster increase than predicted. While Democrats scramble to blame this all on Vladimir Putin – who isn’t helping the situation, obviously – it bears repeating that this metric also hit … Continue reading Key Inflation Metric Hits All-Time High – Hurts Battleground States
With prices at the pump reaching record-highs this week and inflation at a 40-year high once again, it is no wonder that in a new Wall Street Journal poll 50% of respondents cite inflation as the top issue for the government to tackle. Voters are focusing on skyrocketing prices everywhere they look, and that spells … Continue reading Majority Disapprove of Democrats’ Handling of Inflation
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