#The Inflation Reduction Act’s harms go beyond drug pricing — they’re threatening your Medicare 

#The Inflation Reduction Act’s harms go beyond drug pricing — they’re threatening your Medicare 

The Inflation Reduction Act’s drug price-setting provisions have drawn significant rebuke from experts who argue that many clinical programs will ultimately be killed or never get started as a result of the act’s deleterious effects on innovation. What isn’t getting attention is how the law is reshaping Medicare in big ways.   Yes, Democrats have…

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#Biden proposes climate stipulations for hydrogen tax credit

#Biden proposes climate stipulations for hydrogen tax credit

In order to access a lucrative tax credit, hydrogen energy producers will have to follow significant climate rules under a new proposal.  ©   (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky The Treasury Department on Tuesday proposed guidance that officials said would ensure the nascent hydrogen industry develops sustainably — rather than becoming a significant contributor to global warming.  …

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#JD Vance opposes sale of US Steel to Nippon

#JD Vance opposes sale of US Steel to Nippon

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said Monday that he opposes the sale of American-based manufacturing company U.S. Steel Corp. to Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel.  “Today, a critical piece of America’s defense industrial base was auctioned off to foreigners for cash,” Vance said in a statement, adding that he had “warned of this outcome months ago.”  “U.S….

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#US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat

#US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat

The U.S. issued an intense warning to North Korea over nuclear threats Friday.  In a statement on the second U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) coming together in Washington, D.C., Friday, the White House warned that “[a]ny nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies is unacceptable and will…

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