By David Lawder
Washington - Five former U.S. Treasury secretaries (click here) - four Democrats and one Republican -- on Wednesday voiced support for a proposed $430 billion drugs, energy and tax bill, saying that it would reduce costs for middle-class families.
The statement from former secretaries Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, Jacob Lew, Tim Geithner and Henry Paulson echo a letter sent by current Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to congressional leaders on Tuesday that the bill would not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $400,000....
The statement from former secretaries Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, Jacob Lew, Tim Geithner and Henry Paulson echo a letter sent by current Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to congressional leaders on Tuesday that the bill would not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $400,000....
There is no excuse for Republicans to avoid this bill. They are opposing the improvement in the USA Middle Class' financial status and why? What have they got against the Middle Class getting ahead?
Oh, I see. The Republicans want to lie about the benefits of the bill so they can place blame on Democrats. It seems as though the Democrats have a real winner in this bill to help the Middle Class financially. Those are the largest number of Americans in this country. They have the most children of any economic class in the USA.
Are the Republicans having fun dissing Democrats while lying about every bit of it? Because the Middle Class is not laughing while the country is still not recovered from a global pandemic and a fight for democracy in Ukraine. So, what gives? Lies? Lies are the best option for Republicans in any election? Lies in elections only lead to lies all the time once elected. Americans need to live with the truth to protect their democracy and their economy.
Republicans see inflation (click here), taxes and immigration as Democratic weak spots worth attacking, and two opposition senators as prime targets, in the upcoming battle over an economic package the Democrats want to push through the Senate.
The measure embodies some of the top environment, energy, health care and tax policy aspirations that President Joe Biden and party leaders want to enact as voters start tuning in to this fall's congressional elections. The GOP would like to derail or weaken the measure, or at least force Democrats to take votes that would be painful to defend in reelection campaigns....
