U.S. Senators Introduce Heightened Federal Gun Control Legislation
The Introduced Heightened Gun Control Policies Include Expanding Background Checks, Limiting Handgun Purchases And Enacting Red Flag Laws At A National Level.
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Biden Pushes More Audits, Higher Corporate Taxes To Fund Infrastructure Bill
The “Made In America Tax Plan,” Focuses On Raising Taxes On Corporations And Preventing Them From Moving Profits Overseas. The Plan Claims To Raise $2.5 Trillion Over 15 Years But the Tax Hike Has Raised Concerns From Economists, Republicans And Some Democrats.
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Arizona Republicans Push Democrat Senator To Hold Filibuster Line
An Arizona Democrat, U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Is Facing A Grueling Test: Whether She Will Buck The Progressive Wing Of Her Party And Stand By Her Vow To Uphold The Senate Filibuster Even If It Imperils Top Democratic Priorities She Supports.
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Pharma Lobby Fights Dem Proposals On Vaccine Access And Drug Pricing
Drugmakers Are Enjoying Renewed Clout In Washington For Their Rapid Development Of COVID-19 Vaccines, But They’re Set To Clash With Democrats Over Proposals That Would Hurt The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Profits.
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Congressional Democrats Have No Business Dictating State Tax Policy
Democrats Are The Party Of Higher Taxes. President Joe Biden Has Proposed Trillions Of Dollars In Tax Hikes On American Families And Businesses While Far-left Politicians Like Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders Are Pushing For Biden To Go Even Further And Enact Trillions More. Now, With Passage Of Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Spending Plan, Democrats Are Not Just Trying To Enact Higher Taxes At The Federal Level – They Are Also Trying To Stop States From Cutting Their Own Taxes.
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Biden Plans First Major U.S. Tax Increase In Decades
President Joe Biden Is Planning The First Major Federal Tax Hike In Nearly 30 Years. Biden Has Not Released The Full Tax Plan, But Sources Say Proposed Changes Would Raise Taxes, Including The Corporate Tax Rate, To Help Fund An Anticipated Several Trillion Dollars In Additional Federal Spending.
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Healthcare Interests, Restaurants Among COVID Relief Bill Winners
While Many Interest Groups Felt They Missed Out On Crucial Aid In Biden’s Relief Package, A Handful Of Industries Scored Huge Wins, Including Healthcare Industry Giants.
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Biden Gears Up To Push Behemoth Infrastructure Plan
As President Joe Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Heads To His Desk This Week, His Administration Is Preparing To Introduce A Massive Infrastructure Relief Bill Sometime This Month.
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Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan For Region
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Continuing To Cripple The Economy In The Ohio Valley And President Joe Biden And Congressional Democrats Are Pursuing His Plan For Economic Recovery.
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Why Biden’s New Dawn Of Net-Zero Is Looking Like A Dark Day For Labor
In all pathways, the vast majority of mines and all coal power plants shutter by 2030, although the coal export business will live on. The ranks of 600,000 natural gas workers fall by more than two-thirds by 2050 in most scenarios. To compensate, the Biden administration pledges that the energy transition will create “millions” of green jobs, but most new jobs will be in the construction of wind and solar farms, which is temporary work and often not in the same regions that provide fossil fuel employment. The pay is significantly lower, too. The median wage for a solar installer is about $45,000 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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