Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has come out against President Joe Biden’s unprecedented private sector vaccine mandate, joining Republicans in officially cosponsoring a bill that would overturn the rule. Manchin indicated that he was considering just such a move early Thursday afternoon. “I’ve been very supportive of the mandate for federal government, for military, for all…
Manchin May Vote Against Private Sector Vaccine Mandate
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) has indicated that he may vote with Republicans to strike down President Joe Biden’s wide-reaching private sector vaccine mandate, adding another threat to a list of growing legal challenges against the measure. Through a political procedure instituted in the 1990s, Manchin’s defection would be enough to overturn the private sector…
Senate Commerce Committee Deadlocks On FTC Pick Bedoya
The Senate Commerce Committee is deadlocked on a vote to confirm Alvaro Bedoya’s nomination to become one of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) five commissioners. President Joe Biden nominated Bedoya in September to join the board of the FTC, which deals primarily with antitrust and consumer protection law. Bedoya, a Georgetown University law professor, has focused much…
State Anti-Vaccine Mandate Laws May Not Survive Federal Lawsuits
State laws that oppose President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates have added another layer on to a complex legal situation, but an expert says they may fail to stop federal law. Recently, seven conservative states have passed bills making it easier for businesses, and individuals, to oppose the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. The states are Tennessee,…
Energy Boss Granholm Calls on Oil Companies to Increase Supply
November 24, 2021
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called on United States’ oil companies to increase production to try to help bring down the elevated prices Americans are paying at the pump. Granholm’s comments came during a Nov. 23 White House press briefing, hours after President Joe Biden ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the nation’s Strategic…
New Study Says Biden Vaccine Mandate Will Cost Businesses $1.3 Billion in Compliance Costs
President Joe Biden’s proposed mandate that millions of U.S. businesses require employees to be vaccinated against the CCP virus that is also known as the novel coronavirus will put more than 44 million jobs at risk and cost firms nearly $1.3 billion to comply. That’s according to a new report issued Tuesday by Republican members…
Beto O’Rourke Won’t Say If He Wants Biden to Campaign for Him in Texas Senate Race Amid Waning Support for President
November 22, 2021
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Texas governor candidate Beto O’Rourke won’t say if he wants President Joe Biden to campaign for him in the Texas gubernatorial race amid dwindling support for the administration and reports of growing tensions in the West Wing. O’Rourke announced his campaign for Texas governor last week, targeting the incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott who is seeking a…
Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan Would Increase Deficit by $367 Billion Over 10 Years: CBO
November 19, 2021
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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…
WSJ Editorial Board Says Choice for Federal Reserve Chief Is Between ‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’
November 18, 2021
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The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board said Wednesday that the choice between the next chair of the Federal Reserve is a choice between “Tweedledum and Tweedledee.” President Joe Biden last week met with the two leading candidates, current Chairman Jerome Powell and governor Lael Brainard, ahead of his decision to appoint one of them to…
Texas AG Paxton Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden’s Contractor Vaccine Mandate
November 16, 2021
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors. “This sweeping mandate is a part of the President’s unconstitutional efforts to revitalize his flagging vaccination campaign at the cost of individual liberty,” Paxton’s office said in a…
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