Does the Democrats' New Inflation Bill Have Anything To Do With Inflation?
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But it will hike taxes, including on Americans earning less than $200,000 annually.
The Senate majority leader has repeatedly blocked a bill that would address the robbery threat to state-licensed pot shops.
The proposal reportedly hikes taxes by over $730 billion, with $300 billion of that money to be used for reducing the federal budget deficit.
The Senate majority leader’s marijuana bill would pile on more taxes and regulations, despite years of complaints about the barriers they create.
The Senate majority leader's 296-page bill would compound the barriers to successful legalization.
The Senate is considering legislation that would improve the visa program for temporary agricultural workers and help relieve labor shortages that push food prices higher.
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Democrats aren't really this short-sighted, are they?
Members of Congress keep saying they want to allow state-legal pot businesses to have access to the banking system, but they keep refusing to actually do it.
McMullin ran a third-party campaign for president in 2016.
The legislation prohibits firearm sales based on juvenile records and subsidizes state laws that suspend gun rights without due process.
Senators are mulling legislation that would expand the categories of people who are disqualified from owning guns.
The legislation is likely to have a number of negative consequences for consumers.
Rising interest rates will only make it harder to balance the budget in future years.
The government should loosen laws, reduce conflict between government and the public, and let people defend themselves.
If Congress decides to encourage them, it should not overlook the importance of due process protections.
Because there is no reliable way to identify future mass shooters, it is inevitable that many innocent people will lose their Second Amendment rights.
The Republican Senate candidate is echoing decades of anti-pot propaganda, but evidence to support his hypothesis is hard to find.
There’s no endpoint in sight to a war that threatens widespread consequences.
There is seldom any meaningful accountability for government incompetence.
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But the pitched battle for the GOP Senate nomination in the Keystone State is still too close to call.
Without citing any constitutional authority to dictate state abortion policies, the bill would have overridden regulations that have been upheld or have yet to be tested.
Despite the senator's clear culture war animus, there are things to like about his bill.
The pact will phase down the use of HFC coolants.
The former venture capitalist will face Rep. Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee, in November's general election.
If even Donald Trump can't tell the candidates apart, what hope do Ohioans have?
Chuck Schumer seems less interested in achieving cannabis reform than in making political hay from his inevitable failure.
Some liberal political analysts are warning that Republicans will gain a big Senate majority over the next two elections.
It explains why many of the reasons GOP senators gave for opposing Jackson were ridiculous, but also that there is nothing inherently wrong in opposing a qualified "mainstream" nominee based on differences over judicial philosophy.
Donald Trump's staying power and the decline of fusionism are on full display in this primary race.
Instead of building on Republican support for federalism, they seem determined to alienate potential allies.
The Supreme Court nominee's critics say she clearly did, but several federal appeals courts disagree.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer worries that approving the SAFE Banking Act would make broader changes less likely.
Lawmakers packed $8 billion of pork into the omnibus bill that passed Congress last night.
In a program separate from the ones disclosed by Edward Snowden, we see more mass secret domestic data collection.
By saying the quiet part loud, the former president should spur Congress into action.
The defeat of Democrats' voting rights legislation could lead to meaningful progress on election integrity.
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Both parties want to kill the filibuster when they are in the majority, and that's exactly why it needs to stick around.
Senate Democrats should avoid taking the easy, undemocratic way out.
If Democrats' voting rights bills are blocked, Biden says, "we have no choice but to change the Senate rules, including getting rid of the filibuster."
An old strategy that’s worked for Democrats before may work again.
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Politicians attack dollar-backed cryptocurrencies called “stablecoins” and the decentralized finance it enables
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