>"The Republican promise is to cut taxes and regulation. But the numbers show just how badly that argument has failed"

"Working Americans – many of whom voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020 – are being shafted. Biden needs to deliver for them now or risk losing"

>"From 1776 to 1981, the federal government accumulated just under $1 trillion in debt.  Since 1982, it has accumulated $29 trillion."

>"Michael J. Boskin worries that hyperbole and budget gimmickry have derailed public policy debates in the United States."

"Inflation was not caused by the Democrats — it was caused by the coronavirus pandemic."

"Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan should revitalize its economy through “new capitalism" and many in this country are puzzled over exactly what he has in mind"

"By fleeing to the political extremes, a co-equal House of Congress is abdicating its lawmaking power."

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"Congressional Democrats should stop trying to win a staring contest with Mitch McConnell over the debt limit, and pursue the (effective) abolition of the debt ceiling through the budget reconciliation process."

"The measure now heads to the Senate, setting up a clash with Republicans, who have warned they will block any debt ceiling increase."

>"A plan for the economy, education, immigration, climate and more binds disparate Democratic lawmakers, but the proposal risks sinking under its own weight."

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>"Five committees will start drafting the components of Democrats’ far-reaching legislation in an arduous process that could take several days."