by Tim Donner | Aug 22, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Most observers during this election season have been fixated on the near certainty that Republicans will seize control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, the only question being the size of their final margin. But despite the GOP’s superior position...
by James Fite | Aug 13, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The Inflation Reduction Act has cleared the House after a party-line vote Friday evening. The social spending bill made it through the Senate reconciliation process on August 31, and now all that remains is President Joe Biden’s signature. That he will sign is a...
by James Fite | Aug 12, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Whatever the outcome, the midterms in November decide who holds the reins of power from 2023 through 2024. While its fate is sealed, however, the lawmaking ability of the 117th Congress will live on a bit longer. Generally speaking, there are three possible outcomes...
by James Fite | Aug 8, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Democrats passed their latest green energy and tax bill Sunday (August 7) 51-50 through reconciliation without a single GOP vote. Though a far cry from the Build Back Better deal that Joe Biden and his colleagues initially hoped for, the Inflation Reduction Act is...
by Liberty Nation Authors | Aug 7, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News
After a marathon “vote-a-rama” that lasted into the afternoon of August 7, the US Senate passed the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act by 51 votes to 50. Vice President Kamala Harris broke the tie in an evenly divided chamber. Senator Bernie Sanders...