Opinion · 118th Congress
Is Joe Biden out of touch, or is he just cynical?
Both The Washington Post (Jan. 27-Feb. 1) and CBS (Feb. 1-4) have new surveys out with data that clashes with Biden’s rosy view of the state of the union.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Midterm voters have a way of reminding presidents what to focus on
In 2009, with the economy in dire straits, Obama kicked off his presidency with a nod to the No. 1 issue in the 2008 election, the economy, by passing a $792 billion stimulus bill in February 2009
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden repeats Obama’s mistakes, get ready for 2010 redux
On what will likely be top issues in the midterm election, they are underwater on every key component of people’s No. 1 issue — the economy.
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s time to fix the broken Senate confirmation process
At the Department of Transportation, which will play a big role in implementing the $1 trillion infrastructure law, nominations awaiting Senate consideration include assistant secretaries responsible
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats can’t blame ‘huge bummer’ in Virginia on turnout
Contrary to AOC’s conclusion, turnout by liberals was just 1 point below what we saw last year as a percentage of the electorate.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden ignores voters’ No. 1 issue, just like Obama did
While health care was obviously a very important issue, Obama chose not to make the No. 1 issue, creating jobs, the Democrats’ No. 1 issue.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Time for Biden to get out of the Build Back Better bubble
An Oct. 1-4 Quinnipiac poll put his overall job approval rating among registered voters at 40 percent approve to 53 percent disapprove, and his approval among all adults was only 38 percent.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Beating up on Manchin and Sinema won’t fix the Biden agenda
Those 13,471 votes represent 0.0084 percent of the 159,738,337 votes cast in last year’s election, or eight thousandths of 1 percent. That tiny margin eventually gave Democrats a 50-50 Senate.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Budget reconciliation bill should not ignore community clinics
Nearly 1 in 10 Americans rely on community health centers, also known as community clinics, for their primary care needs.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress’ game of chicken: The debt limit
Congress’ favorite game of chicken, the federal debt limit, has returned, set to be reinstated on Aug. 1.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats are poised for big wins in Congress. So why the doom and gloom?
Winning a stunning 61 percent of the vote against the ultra-conservative Republican, LBJ helped forge 2-to-1 Democratic margins in both chambers of Congress.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Supporting historically Black colleges and universities can help America ensure an equitable recovery
It’s also one of the many reasons why Wells Fargo has championed support for these institutions, donating more than $24 million over the last 10 years to HBCUs and organizations, including a $1 million
Opinion · 117th Congress
In the last mile of our battle against COVID, the enemy is us
Joplin, another epicenter of the COVID comeback, is partly in a county that went for Trump by a better than 2-to-1 margin.
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden faces a summer of inflation, voters will be watching
While this is not a decisive margin, the fact that 45 percent — nearly 1 in 2 voters — viewed the ARP as a spending law with too many unrelated priorities means Democrats have their work cut out
Opinion · 117th Congress
A corporate tax hike won’t help us build back better
Wealth for the bottom 50 percent of households advanced three times as fast as for the top 1 percent.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
America deserves a pro-jobs climate plan
Through innovation and the strength of our workers, the United States has once again become the world’s No. 1 producer of oil, natural gas and renewables in the world.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s progressive agenda doubles down on past policy failures
According to a recent Winning the Issues survey, by a 2-to-1 margin (51 percent to 24 percent), voters said keeping the 2017 tax cuts in place would help in the economic recovery from COVID-19 as opposed
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s newfangled theory of legislating
There might also be a push to provide the same opportunities to the roughly 1 million farm workers here without valid papers.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Burger King figured out how to work safely during the pandemic. Why can’t Congress?
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last month held a remote markup of an infrastructure bill that could wind up costing taxpayers more than $1 trillion.