To Save The SAVE America Act, GOP Senators ‘Need To Make This A Fistfight’
Former Senate staffer Rachel Bovard says the Senate is at least talking, and that’s a March Madness miracle in and of itself.Former Senate staffer Rachel Bovard says the Senate is at least talking, and that’s a March Madness miracle in and of itself.
Kennedy tells Yellen that attempting to 'defend Bidenomics' is like seeking to offer defense of 'fungal infection'
GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisisana told Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen that she is a "good sport" to attempt to "defend Bidenomics," an endeavor that he compared to seeking to put up a defense of "fungal infection."
During the hearing, Kennedy described Bidenomics as "paying more to live worse."
Yellen, unsurprisingly, disagreed with the senator's description of Bidenomics, claiming instead that Bidenomics sought to tackle the "pain" resulting from the pandemic and that it seeks to help middle-class families.
But as Yellen was delivering her spiel about Bidenomics, Kennedy interrupted her. "Good try," he said. He asked Yellen whether high prices resulting from Bidenomics will stick around.
Yellen rejected the notion that Bidenomics caused high prices, but when pressed again by Kennedy on whether the high prices will remain in place, she said, "I don't expect the level of prices to go down." She said that "some prices will be higher than they were before the pandemic, and will stay higher, but wages have risen considerably."
Kennedy pointed out that those who don't receive increased pay are "screwed."
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When Federal Reserve board of governors chair Jerome Powell was asked during a "60 Minutes" interview whether prices will fall, he said that "prices of some things will decline, others will go up. But we don't expect to see a decline in the overall price level."
Powell noted that the prices of staples such as bread, milk, and eggs "are substantially higher than they were before the pandemic" and noted that this is thought to be a significant reason that people feel "relatively dissatisfied with what is otherwise a pretty good economy."
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Sen. Kennedy says President Biden 'oughta hide his head in a bag' over botched Afghanistan withdrawal
Sen. John Kennedy issued a video statement on Tuesday in which he blasted "stunning incompetence" as the U.S. seeks to pull out from Afghanistan.
"President Biden chose to withdraw from Afghanistan, but there's no reason it had to be so chaotic," he said.
The Republican lawmaker from Louisiana described it as the "biggest terrorist victory since 9/11" and said that "jihadists who wanna hurt this country and its people all over the world are reinvigorated today."
"This was humiliating. It was an embarrassment. The president oughta hide his head in a bag," Kennedy declared.
Pres. Biden chose to withdraw from Afghanistan, but there's no reason it had to be so chaotic. It was the biggest… https://t.co/a0GFpd6J5g
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) 1629245012.0
As the U.S. seeks to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban has been rapidly taking over the country.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that a "fair amount" of the defense materials America gave Afghanistan have fallen into the Taliban's hands.
Kennedy is only one of the chorus of Republican voices decrying the president over the debacle unfolding in Afghanistan.
Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., said during an interview on Fox News that Biden "failed miserably" and "humiliated America."
"In just a few hours, literally, Biden destroyed the progress, the relationships, and everything we had done the last 20 years in Afghanistan," Haley said.
"Thousands of Americans are stranded in Afghanistan with terrorists hunting them down," Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York tweeted Tuesday. "President Biden & his top team are totally not up for this task & it's infuriating. I don't see how the President can remain in his position. This is historic, unforgivable incompetence."
Thousands of Americans are stranded in Afghanistan with terrorists hunting them down. President Biden & his top tea… https://t.co/F9Fk0k5B59
— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) 1629246379.0
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