March 18, 2024

UAW President: Companies Got Billions from Inflation Reduction Act, Workers Haven’t

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” UAW President Shawn Fain talked about endorsing a candidate in the 2024 presidential contest and demands to the White House around guarantees for employees around electric vehicle provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and stated that “it’s back to the same old story. When the corporations come to

Sanders: I Don’t Regret that Green Provisions in Inflation Reduction Act May Overrun Cost Estimate

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that he doesn’t regret that the green provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act may end up exceeding their projected cost and “we still have a long way to go” on climate. Host Chris Hayes asked, “The Inflation Reduction Act, there’s something — there’s

Cortez Masto on Claims Dem Policies Caused Inflation: Inflation Reduction Act ‘a Great First Start’ to Fighting Inflation

During a portion of an interview with CBS News Correspondent Lilia Luciano released on Thursday, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) responded to a question on how she responds to criticism from her opponent, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R), that Democratic policies have created inflation by stating that “the Inflation Reduction Act was a great…

Democrat Patty Murray Champions ‘Inflation Reduction’ Act as Economists Say Spending Worsened Inflation

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) touted her support for the so-called “Inflation Reduction” Act at Sunday evening’s Senate debate with her opponent, Republican Tiffany Smiley, who is putting her through a tough reelection campaign. Smiley said Murray’s support “sounds like a Washington, DC, answer to me,” telling the 30-year incumbent, “you are Washington, DC.” “Sen. Murray…

Jamie Raskin Dodges Question on How ‘Inflation Reduction’ Act Reduces Inflation

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) dodged a question recently on how the Inflation Reduction Act would reduce inflation, as multiple studies have found that it would do little to nothing to reduce inflation. One reporter asked Raskin, “What parts of the bill do you think will put to work on [lowering inflation] specifically?” “What parts of…

WaPo Columnist Slams the Inflation Reduction Act as ‘No Such Thing’

Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein torched the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” as being “no such thing” because politicians cannot simply turn a dial “to control employment, output, inflation — even the price of gasoline.” Pearlstein said the economy is a complicated organism, and any politician who claims to be able to fix the economy by adjusting…

German Catholic Church: ‘We Need A Reduction In The Number Of Refugees’

A high-ranking Catholic official has called for a reduction in the number of refugees coming to Germany. Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, cautioned Saturday that the country cannot “take in all the world’s needy.” Over one million refugees seeking asylum entered Germany in 2015 — the country currently struggles to manage […]

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