On July 27, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced that he had reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to pledge his support for a $700 billion spending bill, which is supposed to bring in $725 billion in new revenue to the federal government and reduce the deficit by $292 billion annually. But a look…
Democrats’ $700 Billion Inflation Reduction Act Could Hurt US Consumers, Workers
Trump Threatens to Campaign Against Sen. Manchin Over Inflation Bill
Former President Donald Trump on Aug. 5 said he would go to West Virginia to campaign against Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) if the Democrats’ $740 billion tax hike and climate change deal, the “Inflation Reduction Act,” is passed. The remark was made at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas when the Senate was…
Manchin Says He’ll Talk to Sinema About Supporting Reconciliation Spending Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says he’ll speak to fellow moderate Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) about supporting the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) reconciliation package. The IRA, a compromise reconciliation package hammered out over months of negotiations between Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), would substantially change tax law in order to fund new climate…
U.S. Economy Slips Into Technical Recession; Manchin Backs Democrat Spending Bill | NTD Business
The U.S. economy shrinks again, for the second quarter in a row. Experts say, even if we’re not in a recession, we’re close to one. In a surprise reversal, Senator Joe Manchin backs a Democrat bill focusing on climate, taxes, and health. What’s in it? JetBlue wins the takeover battle for Spirit Airlines; now it faces…
US Economy Slips Into Technical Recession; Manchin Backs Democrat Spending Bill | NTD Business
The U.S. economy shrinks again for the second quarter in a row. Experts say that even if we’re not in a recession, we’re close to one. In a surprise reversal, Sen. Joe Manchin backs a Democrat bill focusing on climate, taxes, and health. What’s in it? JetBlue wins the takeover battle for Spirit Airlines; now it…
Capitol Police Tells Protestors Not to Disrupt Congressional Baseball Game
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) on July 28 urged climate activists planning to demonstrate at the annual congressional baseball game to stay home. In a statement relayed through Twitter, USCP Chief Tom Manger said: “We are aware that demonstrators are planning to protest political issues at the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. Our mission is to…
Nine Senate Republicans Join Democrats in Unveiling, Backing Election Law Reform Bills
A bipartisan group of senators, including nine Republicans, have reached a deal to change federal election law, a substantial victory for Democrats hoping to exceed the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the upper chamber. The proposals include two bills meant to alter U.S. election laws in response to President Donald Trump’s efforts in 2020 to have…
9 Senate Republicans Join Democrats in Unveiling, Backing Election Law Reform Bills
A bipartisan group of senators, including nine Republicans, have reached a deal to change federal election law, a substantial victory for Democrats hoping to exceed the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the upper chamber. The proposals include two pieces of legislation meant to alter U.S. election laws in response to President Donald Trump’s efforts in 2020…
Manchin Rejects Scaled-Down BBB in Major Blow for Democrats’ Aspirations: Report
Late in the evening on July 14, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) reportedly killed any hope for a scaled down version of the Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package, which had picked up steam in closed-door inter-party negotiations among Democrats in the Senate. According to reports, Manchin told party leadership that he would not…
Manchin Rejects Scaled-Down BBB in Major Blow for Democrats’ Aspirations
Late in the evening on July 14, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) reportedly killed any hope for a scaled down version of the Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package, which had picked up steam in closed-door inter-party negotiations among Democrats in the Senate. According to reports, Manchin told party leadership that he would not…
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