Setting the record straight on Biden’s spending
But despite his declaration that the pandemic was over in September 2022, Biden and Schumer kept the COVID levels of spending well above $6 trillion.
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‘Strongest economy in the world’: Aviator Joe is selling. Voters aren’t buying.
Just 26 percent said he has the stamina to serve as leader of the free world — a 6 percentage point drop since March.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Recession or no recession: Who’s a voter to believe?
In other words, we need two years of 7.5 percent unemployment or five years of 6 percent unemployment or one year of 10 percent unemployment.” Tough medicine.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Joe Biden and the dangers of inbred optimism
Bush’s ill-fated “Mission Accomplished” sentiments about Iraq, Biden said on July 6, “The virus is on the run, and America is coming back.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
With Democrats in the doldrums, just how much is Biden to blame?
But these days, Republicans have deliberately become the party of amnesia over Jan. 6 as Trump spreads his conspiratorial bile about a stolen election.
Congress · 117th Congress
Child tax credits roll out amid tech woes, opt-out concerns
Democrats’ March coronavirus relief package temporarily expanded the existing child tax credit from $2,000 for children up to 17 years old to $3,000 per child for kids age 6 through 17, and a $3,600
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Party-switcher Crist decides to make another run for Florida governor
Crist won his third House term in November by 6 percentage points, down from 15 points in 2018 but an improvement over his first victory in 2016, when he ousted GOP Rep. David Jolly by 3 points.
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan agreement on need for water upgrade, but not on cost
The $45 billion would help eliminate lead pipes and service lines serving what the administration estimates is between 6 million and 10 million homes, as well 400,000 schools and childcare facilities
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats set the bar high for COVID-19 relief law’s success
Brian Higgins of Buffalo, N.Y., said it would boost economic growth by 6 percent, a rate, he acknowledged, “not seen in many, many decades.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Congressional mandates unfulfilled by Trump’s Interior Department
[Interior watchdog to examine Jan. 6 Capitol riot, events before] Bill Lee, of The Trust for Public Land, was blunt about the transfer of the urban parks funding.
Capitol Ink · 116th Congress
Capitol Ink | Best of 2020: Coronavirus edition
Oct. 6’s Joy Ride sums up not only President Trump’s attitude following his own hospitalization from COVID-19 but also his entire handling of the pandemic.
Opinion · 116th Congress
To win, Trump must focus on the economy in campaign’s remaining days
He also flipped voters with a high school education from -6 in 2012 to +5. For Trump to win this year, this coalition of nontraditional Republican voters must be sustained.
Policy · 116th Congress
States seek more federal funds as Medicaid enrollment grows
National enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program jumped by 4 million between February and June, an increase of almost 6 percent, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump calls off coronavirus relief package talks until after elections
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2020 The president’s announcement comes shortly after he held a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who had been negotiating with Pelosi, Senate Majority
Opinion · 116th Congress
Congress should seize the moment to modernize during COVID-19
On April 6, the speaker’s office announced that this procedure will be permitted, but also that “normal practice for Floor submissions will resume once the House returns full-time to the Capitol for regular
Policy · 116th Congress
GAO: Stimulus checks sent to dead people among coronavirus response problems
Corrected 6:30 p.m. | The Government Accountability Office criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on multiple fronts Thursday, including the issuing of more than $1
Congress · 116th Congress
Pent-up tax demands could resurface in House Democrats’ aid bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] One provision would make the child tax credit fully refundable, increasing it from $2,000 to $3,000 for six years and boosting it to $3,600 for children under 6 years old.