House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Democrats’ energy policies, including the proposed natural gas tax, will add to the already rising cost of energy, which will be especially obvious in increased heating costs this winter. Scalise led a discussion about the “Heat Your Home” tax, or the methane/natural gas tax, and the Clean Electricity…

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) was confronted Monday at the airport by a woman who walked in close proximity and told the lawmaker to vote for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion climate change legislation. The airport provocation is the second time protestors have confronted Sinema and insisted she vote in favor of President Joe Biden’s social services and climate…

Thirteen senators sent a letter to Democrat leadership voicing their concerns about a provision in the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that would give billions of dollars to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide direct loans. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) who led the effort, said the proposal is “inefficient,…

Thirteen U.S. senators sent a letter to Democratic leadership to voice their concerns about a provision in the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that would give billions of dollars to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide direct loans. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) who led the effort, said the proposal…

Progressive lawmakers in the Democrat party say it’s not the cost of the current budget reconciliation package that is their concern, but rather making sure all their social programs are fully funded. Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) both recently told news outlets that the funding…