Lawmakers on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce sparred over billions in funding “relating to air pollution,” defined to include carbon and carbon dioxide, with the many climate- and environment-related provisions including new electric vehicle incentives as well as $20 billion toward a “greenhouse gas reduction fund,” which Republicans called a “National Climate Bank.”…
Republicans, Democrats Fight Over $20 Billion ‘National Climate Bank’
Republicans, Democrats Spar Over $20 Billion ‘National Climate Bank’
Lawmakers on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce have begun debate over billions in funding “relating to air pollution,” defined to include carbon and carbon dioxide, with the many climate- and environment-related provisions—including new electric vehicle incentives—as well as $20 billion toward a “greenhouse gas reduction fund,” which Republicans called a “national climate bank.”…
Democratic Budget Plan Would Increase Corporate, Income Marginal Tax Rates
After weeks of Democratic infighting over the price tag and feasibility of paying for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) $3.5 trillion budget, on Monday the House Ways and Means Committee released key information on its tax plan under the legislation. The tax plan would change the current flat rate corporations pay in taxes to a marginal…
Members of Congress, Federal Judges, Staffers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate
September 10, 2021
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On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden unveiled two executive orders that could mandate vaccinations for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus for millions of working Americans in both the public and private spheres. But absent from these mandates are similar requirements for members of Congress, federal judges, or their staffers. Biden’s executive orders would unilaterally require…
Pennsylvania Businesses Give Mixed Reaction to Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
September 10, 2021
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Pennsylvania businesses have mixed opinions about President Joe Biden’s mandate that employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or submit to a weekly COVID-19 test. Sam Denisob, vice president of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, was in meetings much of Friday discussing the mandate. “We are carefully reviewing the details of…
NY Landlords Ask Court to Stop State Eviction Moratorium Extension
September 10, 2021
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The New York State landlord association has asked federal court to put on hold the state’s eviction moratorium extension, saying it violates their property, due process, and First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court already stopped the previous moratorium, but the state legislature tweaked the policy and passed it again. The association says the policy is…
Biden Plans COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for 80 Million Private Sector Workers
President Joe Biden will direct the Department of Labor to develop a rule that companies with more than 100 employees will require vaccinations or once-per-week testing for their workers, potentially impacting tens of millions of U.S. private-sector employees, according to a White House fact sheet. The administration’s rule will require that “all employers with 100 or…
New Biden Executive Order to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Federal Workers
President Joe Biden’s newest executive order will mandate federal workers get a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House announced Thursday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed the order while speaking to reporters in Washington. The mandate will have “limited exceptions for legally recognized reasons such as disability or religious objections,” she said. “How this will…
Biden Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for Federal Workers
President Joe Biden’s on Thursday mandated federal workers get a COVID-19 vaccine. The new executive order removes the option for workers and contractors to choose not to get vaccinated. The White House said in a document that Biden had signed the order. The text of the order has not yet been released. The mandate will…
Sen. Manchin is “Very Persuadable” to Voting in Favor of $3.5 Trillion Budget: White House Chief of Staff
In response to an op-ed written by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in which the senator said he opposed the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said that Manchin can be convinced to vote in favor of the budget resolution because it is fully paid for through tax increases on the…
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