Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) reacted to a report from the Tax Policy Center on the Democrats’ tax proposals in the latest version of their Reckless Tax and Spend legislation. Graham noted that under the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats’ plan, changes to the State and Local Tax (SALT) … Continue reading Graham on Biden economic agenda: Tax cuts for the rich, inflation for you
Economic indicators released Wednesday show that U.S. annual inflation hit a more than three-decade high in October. The economy continues to suffer from the Biden administration’s reckless spending and federal regulations that stifle any opportunity for growth. Joel Griffith, research fellow in Heritage’s Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, made the following statement in response to the dismal economic indicators: “The cost of living increased at the steepest rate in more than three decades this … Continue reading Here’s how Biden inflation is robbing you
Bad news for consumers – prices rose 0.9 percent in October and to a 30-year high, according to data released today by the Labor Department. CEI Senior Fellow Ryan Young explains ways policymakers can help tamp down on inflation: “Inflation increased yet again. Inflation is what happens when the supply of money grows faster than … Continue reading Inflation hits record highs, here’s what politicians can do to stop it
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has been caught red-handed trying to gaslight the American people about her union’s role in keeping your kids out of the classroom during the pandemic. Her flip flopping back and forth on parental rights and school reopenings cannot hide the fact that her radical policies have significantly impacted … Continue reading Randi Weingarten is gaslighting you
House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (MO-08), in a letter to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), called for an official assessment of how the Biden Administration’s proposal to empower the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to spy on the financial activity of American citizens – including working families, farmers, small businesses, and gig economy … Continue reading House GOP Budget leader demands investigation of Biden IRS scheme to spy on working families
Pelosi Puppet Abby Finkenauer is at it again, proving exactly why Iowans made her a one term congresswoman. Far from actually representing the voices of hardworking Iowa farmers, Finkenauer is instead siding with union strikers whose actions are jeopardizing entire crops and the livelihood of farmers all across Iowa. Why doesn’t Abby Finkenauer care about … Continue reading Abby Finkenauer kowtowing to union bosses ‘fatal to family farms’
Hospital workers have right to rebuff union officials’ demands to abandon patients amidst pandemic
Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement in response to inflation rising to 6.2 percent annualized per the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “The Labor Department’s measurement of price increases in the month of October showed an annual increase of 6.2 percent led by energy inflation which have jumped by 30 percent … Continue reading Inflation explodes to 6.2 percent annually as Congress jacks up spending
This week Wes Humbyrd and two other fishermen filed a lawsuit to challenge a regulation that would permanently ban commercial salmon fishing in the federal waters of Alaska’s Cook Inlet. Proposed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, this regulation, Amendment 14, will close the salmon fishery in Cook Inlet permanently. “The North Pacific Fishery … Continue reading Fishermen sue over proposed Cook Inlet closure
A new federal class action lawsuit from the Institute for Justice (IJ) aims to end a corrosive feature of Indiana’s civil-forfeiture system: the practice of giving private lawyers a personal financial stake in forfeiture prosecutions. Unlike every other state in the nation, Indiana outsources forfeiture prosecutions to private lawyers on a “contingency fee” basis. Forfeit … Continue reading New class-action lawsuit aims to end for-profit prosecutions in Indiana