Tag: Build Back Better

Budweiser Accused of Downplaying Fossil Fuel Use

Energy analyst Alex Epstein has argued that Budweiser is taking advantage of consumers’ energy-related ignorance by stating that its beers are brewed with 100 percent renewable electricity, pointing out that the “most of the energy that goes into its beer is fossil fuel.” Epstein made his case in a viral Twitter thread as well as…


United Airlines Stages Large Passenger Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel

United Airlines flew more than 100 passengers on a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.  The 612-mile trip used “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) on an unprecedented scale for a flight with many people on it. Airlines are currently eligible for a $1…


Build Back Better—Punishing the GOAT

Commentary The greatest athletes of all time, the GOAT’s, could become the G-TOAT’s, the greatest taxpayers of all time under, Build Back Better. There are always winners and losers when Congress increases taxes or tries to make the Internal Revenue Code fairer. Fair is always a moving target. Build Back Better targets the most successful…


Harvard Economist Claims US Economy on ‘Knife-Edge,’ but Fed Maintains Inflation Is Temporary

A Harvard economist has said that the high rate of inflation currently plaguing the United States has positioned the economy on a “knife edge,” and it’s difficult to see how the Fed’s indecisive wait-and-see stance will bring it back on track. Kenneth Rogoff said on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” that the recovery is “still…


White House Disputes CBO Claim ‘Build Back Better’ Will Add to Debt

The White House is dismissing a report that estimates President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation will add to the national debt, even though the president has promised repeatedly “it will not add a single cent.” The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the $1.85 trillion spending bill, supported only by Democrats, will increase the United…


Rep. Golden Only Democrat to Vote Against Biden’s Build Back Better Act

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the only Democrat to vote against the party’s Build Back Better Act on Friday, arguing that the bill’s tax changes would benefit the wealthy. “Throughout consideration of the Build Back Better Act, I have been focused on getting the best possible deal for my constituents. That means digging into the…


House Passes $1.75 Trillion Budget Bill, Sending It to the Senate

The House voted 220–213 to pass Democrats’ $1.75 trillion Build Back Better budget bill on Friday, sending the bill to the Senate after months of delays and infighting. Republicans have been opposed to the legislation since its inception, and voted against the bill unanimously. One Republican congresswoman said that she was emphatically voting “Hell no”…


House Passes $1.8 Trillion Budget Bill, Sending It to the Senate

The House voted 220–213 to pass Democrats’ $1.8 trillion Build Back Better budget bill on Friday, sending the bill to the Senate after months of delays and infighting. Republicans have been opposed to the legislation since its inception, and voted against the bill unanimously. One Republican congresswoman said that she was emphatically voting “Hell no”…


House Passes $1.85 Trillion Budget Bill, Sending It to the Senate

The House voted 220–213 to pass Democrats’ $1.85 trillion Build Back Better budget bill on Friday, sending the bill to the Senate after months of delays and infighting. Republicans have been opposed to the legislation since its inception, and voted against the bill unanimously. One Republican congresswoman said that she was emphatically voting “Hell no”…


Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan Would Increase Deficit by $367 Billion Over 10 Years: CBO

President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation, if passed through Congress, would increase the U.S. deficit by $367 billion over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Thursday. That estimate does not include the additional revenue that could be generated from tax enforcement activities, which the CBO suggested would be $207 billion in the next 10…