McConnell privately assures GOP that Kyrsten Sinema will kill Biden’s tax hike: report Salon 2 hrs ago Mitch McConnell and Kyrsten Sinema Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately assured his Republican colleagues that centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is likely to block President Joe Biden s proposed tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations, according to The Washington Post.
Biden has introduced a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that would be paid for with tax increases on corporations and a $1.8 trillion American Families Plan that would be funded with higher taxes on the wealthy and investors and increased IRS enforcement. Republicans are pushing a much smaller infrastructure counterproposal that would shift the tax burden from corporations to workers, and have loudly objected to the proposed tax increases. McConnell, however, does not seem worried about the hikes clearing the 50-5
CD 27 race heats up, even without a Democratic challenger
CD 27 candidate María Elvira Salazar takes the lead.
Florida’s 27th Congressional District is in an almost semi-permanent campaign state.
The grassroots group, District 27 MIA Accountability, criticizes and attacks U.S. Rep.
Maria Elvira Salazar almost daily on social media. A political action committee backed by former U.S. Rep.
Donna Shalala has been running digital and TV ads for the past two weeks mocking the freshman congresswoman as Shalala considers a rematch.
Meanwhile, Salazar has been pursuing earned media opportunities at a furious pace. Media tracking service, TendKite, reveals that Congresswoman Salazar has been mentioned in twice as many news clips as U.S. Rep.
McConnell Reportedly Assures GOP That He Thinks Sinema Will Kill Biden Tax Hike
Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Bill Cassidy conduct a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 4, 2019.
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Biden has introduced a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that would be paid for with tax increases on corporations and a $1.8 trillion “American Families Plan” that would be funded with higher taxes on the wealthy and investors and increased IRS enforcement. Republicans are pushing a much smaller infrastructure counterproposal that would shift the tax burden from corporations to workers, and have loudly objected to the proposed tax increases. McConnell, however, does not seem worried about the hikes clearing the 50-50 Senate where a single Democrat can block any party-line vote.
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The Senate Rules Committee gridlocked on nearly 40 proposed amendments to the For the People Act during a hearing Tuesday. Democrats were unable to strike a compromise with Republicans, dooming the bill to near-certain defeat on the Senate floor.
Democrats have prioritized the bill’s passage. It would make a wide range of changes to federal elections, including implementing a public financing system for all federal candidates, expanding vote-by-mail programs and instituting automatic voter registration.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a longtime proponent of “dark money” and corporate spending, leads Republican opposition to the bill. During the hearing, he proposed an amendment to neutralize a provision requiring 501(c)(4) political nonprofits to disclose the identities of donors giving more than $10,000. The amendment failed by vote of 9-9.
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NH Primary Source: NHGOP says Democrats, media using Cheney ouster to divert attention from Biden failures
Mowers, Sununu have no comment on House GOP removal from leadership of Wyoming congresswoman for challenging Trump and his election fraud claims Share Updated: 4:07 AM EDT May 13, 2021
NH Primary Source: NHGOP says Democrats, media using Cheney ouster to divert attention from Biden failures
Mowers, Sununu have no comment on House GOP removal from leadership of Wyoming congresswoman for challenging Trump and his election fraud claims Share Updated: 4:07 AM EDT May 13, 2021 “FABRICATED A NARRATIVE.” The long-expected but still dramatic move Wednesday by the U.S. House GOP conference to remove U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney from her chairmanship for opposing former President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was rigged has evoked a pointed reaction from the chair of the NHGOP. Stephen Stepanek did not directly comment