Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), an ally of President Joe Biden in the Senate, proposed a bill to punish U.S. oil companies by placing a 21 percent surtax on profits that exceed 10 percent, a spokesperson said. “Our broken tax code is working for Big Oil, not American families,” Wyden claimed to CNN on Tuesday. “The…
Top Democrat Senator’s Bill Would Slap 21 Percent Surtax on Oil Profits
June 15, 2022
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Republican Senator Defends Red Flag Provision in Senate Gun Control Agreement
One of the main Republican co-sponsors of a Senate gun-control bill defended his choice to introduce it, claiming there is “a lot of misinformation” around the provision around red flag laws. “I want to be clear because there’s been a lot of misinformation, misunderstanding on this point. None of what we are proposing would create…
Sen. Joe Manchin Announces Support for Compromise Gun Control Bill
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Sen. McConnell Praises Senate Gun Control Agreement
The top Republican in the Senate on June 12 praised the bipartisan agreement reached on gun control. The compromises announced hours earlier, including giving funding to states that impose so-called red flag laws, “show the value of dialogue and cooperation,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement. McConnell after the mass shooting…
Senate Panel Backs Michael Barr, Biden Pick as Fed Regulator
WASHINGTON—The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, was approved Wednesday by a congressional committee and sent to the full Senate. Barr, who served as a top Treasury Department official in the Obama administration, is considered likely to be confirmed by the…
Michigan Senator Criticized for Touting Electric Car, Dismissing Surging Gas Prices
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Padilla Wins California U.S. Senate Primary, Will Face Meuser on Nov. 8
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California U.S. Senate Midterm Race Heats Up Over Border Crisis, Inflation, Crime
IRVINE, Calif.—Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is facing criticism from Republican candidates over illegal immigration, parental rights, and vaccine mandates as he campaigns in two separate races for the same U.S. Senate seat in the state primary election on June 7. Because Padilla was appointed by California Gov. Newsom to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy left by…
Senate Republicans Reject Domestic Terror Bill, Claim Democrats Are Creating ‘Thought Police’
Senate Republicans on May 26 filibustered controversial House-passed legislation designed to combat “domestic terrorism,” but critics say that the bill is a thinly-veiled effort to create “Thought Police” for members of the military and law enforcement officers. The 47–47 vote comes as little surprise, as Republicans have long been skeptical of efforts by Democrats to…
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