U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to President Biden urging the administration to provide funding for the construction of six congressionally authorized deep draft navigation projects in Texas, four of which received previous funding and are currently under construction. The request includes projects in the Corpus Christi … Continue reading Bipartisan effort seeks to restore funding for Texas port deepening projects during supply chain crisis
Category: Economy
While the White House might want to pretend the skyrocketing cost of everything from gas to groceries and heating bills is just a “high class” problem, hardworking families disagree. The Democrats’ inflation-inducing policies are making it harder for all Americans to make ends meet this holiday season. According to a recent Gallup poll, “45% of … Continue reading Gallup: Nearly half of American families report financial hardship due to Democrat inflation-hiking policies
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican leaders are calling on the Biden Administration to stop throwing up regulatory roadblocks that will kill critical infrastructure projects. The regulatory actions come as the President and his Congressional allies continue to blame the private sector for the ongoing supply chain crisis, and while Americans face increased prices across the … Continue reading Biden using regulations to kill needed projects while funneling infrastructure cash to cronies
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) urging Committee Democrats to cease their reckless, partisan investigation into America’s oil and gas industry and instead hold a hearing to examine the rising … Continue reading Dems ignore rising calls for hearings on soaring energy prices
In his opening statement at this week's U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa) said that the Biden administration’s extreme Leftist policies and the Democrats’ reckless spending has contributed to the highest inflation in 31 years. Senator Toomey also reiterated his longstanding view that the Fed should have begun tapering its asset … Continue reading Toomey: Reckless Dem spending rockets inflation to highest level in 31 years
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks this week on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree: “88 percent of Americans are concerned about inflation. Most of them are ‘very concerned.’ “77 percent of Americans say inflation has affected them personally. “We have a big and diverse country. … Continue reading McConnell: Out of touch Dems plotting to ‘pour jet fuel on inflation’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6HxAUYoTYc Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) this week asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the danger of increasing America’s debt through Democrats’ tax and spending bill and about how much debt is too much for the American economy to bear. Yellen’s assertion that the spending bill is paid for contradicts estimates from the Congressional Budget … Continue reading Kennedy stumps Biden Treasury Secretary: How much debt is too much? I’m looking for a number.
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree: “Why do our Democratic colleagues want to shortchange our national defense? To free up their time and attention for another massive, reckless taxing and spending spree. A radical wish list that would hurt … Continue reading Elitist Democrats cram more inflation down struggling families’ throats
A boutique real estate firm with offices in Bend and Portland filed a lawsuit challenging Oregon’s ban on “love letters” for prospective homebuyers. Earlier this summer, Oregon became the first state to pass a law banning real estate brokers from transmitting non-financial communications between home buyers and sellers, fearing that so-called “love letters” might be … Continue reading Real estate brokers sue to end Oregon’s unconstitutional ban on “love letters” | Pacific Legal Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrC2Sp9DO9E Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the STOP the GRINCH Act to ease supply-chain and inflation pressures by streamlining or suspending certain federal regulations on ports, ships, and trucks. Empty shelves and backlogged ports have wreaked havoc on American businesses and families over recent months. Inflation is at levels not seen in decades making holiday … Continue reading Mike Lee supply chain bill will STOP the GRINCH and Save Christmas
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