6 weeks in, the House Republican majority has done nothing to curb inflation
Republican lawmakers continue to complain about high consumer prices and hold votes on unrelated bills.
By Josh Israel - February 15, 2023Republican lawmakers continue to complain about high consumer prices and hold votes on unrelated bills.
By Josh Israel - February 15, 2023House Republicans have introduced or pledged legislation that would make the country’s budget deficit even larger via tax cuts for the rich and weakened tax law enforcement.
By Josh Israel - February 08, 2023As Biden and Democrats fight rising costs, Republicans are focused on restricting abortion rights and investigating federal law enforcement.
By Oliver Willis - January 13, 2023Voters reported concern over GOP attacks on Medicare and Social Security and plans to investigate the Biden family.
By Oliver Willis - December 01, 2022Employment continues to rebound from a low of 4.7 million job openings under former President Donald Trump.
By Oliver Willis - November 02, 2022Mike Erickson promises to ‘stop the reckless tax-and-spend schemes’ after taking PPP funds.
By Josh Israel - October 25, 2022Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a congressional candidate in Oregon, also claims the American Rescue Plan ‘hurt the American people.’ Meanwhile, her business accepted more than $1.3 million in forgiven PPP loans.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 21, 2022The consumer confidence index rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell.
By Associated Press - September 01, 2022It represents the single largest decline in the federal deficit in American history.
By Associated Press - August 23, 2022Every Republican in Congress opposed the law despite its widespread popularity.
By Oliver Willis - August 17, 2022To notable economic impact, President Joe Biden has released millions of barrels of oil into the market and prioritized improvement of the supply chain.
By Oliver Willis - August 10, 2022An all-Republican county board in Iowa decided to use American Rescue Plan funds to help purchase the local ski resort.
By Josh Israel - July 21, 2022Sen. Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans continue efforts to block President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
By Josh Israel - July 12, 2022Large oil companies took in over $22 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2022 as gas prices have soared.
By Oliver Willis - June 15, 2022Experts say shipping cost increases are a key driver of high retail prices and inflation.
By Oliver Willis - June 09, 2022President Joe Biden has described combating inflation as his ‘top’ domestic priority.
By Oliver Willis - May 11, 2022‘I want every American to know that I am taking inflation very seriously,’ President Joe Biden said.
By Oliver Willis - May 10, 2022Republican Dave McCormick thinks a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is just fine.
By Josh Israel - April 04, 2022Senate Republicans wasted more than 10 hours reading the American Rescue Plan aloud last year.
By Josh Israel - January 18, 2022Economists say current inflation has little to do with President Joe Biden’s policies and will moderate in 2022.
By Josh Israel - January 12, 2022Families also expressed optimism about fuel and food costs in a survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
By Oliver Willis - January 10, 2022The House minority leader is falsely blaming Democrats for the problems his party helped perpetuate.
By Josh Israel - January 03, 2022Even some of the economists the business lobbying group cites say they don’t think the Biden plan will fuel long-term inflation.
By Josh Israel - December 15, 2021Top economists say Build Back Better would actually help curb inflation in the long term.
By Josh Israel - December 10, 2021For months, Republican lawmakers had been lauding former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers as a soothsayer.
By Josh Israel - November 18, 2021Republicans have been baselessly claiming the Build Back Better jobs proposal will worsen inflation.
By Josh Israel - November 17, 2021Republicans across the board have criticized the Build Back Better framework as reckless, despite expert analysis showing it would curb inflation long-term.
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2021