#Biden looking at ordering universal masking for school kids

#Biden looking at ordering universal masking for school kids

“#Biden looking at ordering universal masking for school kids” President Biden said Tuesday that his administration is examining whether he can order universal masking in public schools, overriding Republican governors in states like Florida and Texas. “I don’t believe that I do [have that power], thus far,” Biden told reporters during an event in the…

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#Biden’s trillions-dollar agenda is staggeringly irresponsible

#Biden’s trillions-dollar agenda is staggeringly irresponsible

“#Biden’s trillions-dollar agenda is staggeringly irresponsible” A trillion dollars used to be a lot of money, even in Washington. Now, a trillion-dollar spending bill is a trifle barely worth arguing over and the stuff of bipartisan consensus. Oscar Wilde famously said that nothing succeeds like excess, but even he might blanch at the shameless profligacy…

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#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both

#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both

“#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both” The $1 trillion “infrastructure” plan poised to pass the Senate is a bad bill; the only possible excuse its Republican backers have is the claim that it may help stop a truly terrible one — the $3.5 trillion social-spendapalooza Democrats will introduce next. Contra the hype, the 2,700-page “bad”…

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#It’s not really about masks and other commentary

#It’s not really about masks and other commentary

“#It’s not really about masks and other commentary” Pandemic journal: It’s Not Really About Masks “Why are fully vaccinated people treated the same as the unvaccinated?” wonders Peter Van Buren at The American Conservative. E.g.: All air travelers must mask. “The answer is at the heart of whether public policy in America will shift and…

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#Biden’s war on DeSantis is about kneecapping a GOP governor

#Biden’s war on DeSantis is about kneecapping a GOP governor

“#Biden’s war on DeSantis is about kneecapping a GOP governor” The number of migrants crossing our southern border continues to break records, crime is surging and the COVID vaccination effort has stalled. So naturally, the White House spent the past week picking fights with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. President Biden said of DeSantis’ refusal to…

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#Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage

#Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage

“#Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage” WASHINGTON — Senators hoisted the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package over another hurdle late Sunday, a coalition of Democrats and Republicans pushing it closer to passage despite a few holdouts trying to derail one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. The rare bipartisan momentum was holding…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2021” Dem spendfestPresident Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all remind me of J. Wellington Wimpy, who famously said, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” (“Dems’ Next $pend-a-thon,” Editorial, Aug, 5). Tuesday may never come for taxpayers stuck with the…

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#Senate advances Biden’s .2T infrastructure package with 18 GOP votes

#Senate advances Biden’s $1.2T infrastructure package with 18 GOP votes

“#Senate advances Biden’s $1.2T infrastructure package with 18 GOP votes” Enlarge Image Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY), enters the US Capitol as Republican and Democratic leaders continue to work on an amendment to the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Aug. 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno The Senate moved to advance President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package…

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