JIM BANKS OPPOSES FUNDING BILLS THAT DO NOT ADDRESS BIDEN'S TRICKLE UP INFLATION AND BIDEN'S ASSAULT ON HOMELAND SECURITY - WHY NOT START WITH DEPORTING BIDEN TO GITMO???

 BIDENOMICS: AND THE RICH GET MUCH, MUCH RICHER!

The downward trend for Biden follows a string of issues concerning the American people, including the economy, as inflation hits hard and food and gas prices skyrocket this holiday season.

A Holiday Crisis is Imminent as Retailers Face Bankruptcy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RLH4Jd_7a0

Jim Banks Calls to Oppose Funding Bills that Do Not Address Inflation, Border Crisis

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SEAN MORAN

29 Nov 20210

2:17

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) said in a statement Monday that Republicans should oppose any funding bill that fails to address President Joe Biden’s crises, such as inflation, open borders, and the soaring debt.

“The border crisis, the inflation crisis, the supply chain crisis and the government debt crisis—each of the crises facing our nation today can be traced back to specific policies pursued by Democrats. We can’t give Biden a green light to continue on this destructive path,” Banks, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), said as the House will likely vote by the end of the week.

The Hoosier conservative contended that voting for a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding would only continue to further the Biden agenda.

“Republicans should stand up for working American families and oppose any funding bills that don’t include measures to reverse these man-made crises,” Banks remarked “A vote on the continuing resolution is a vote for the Biden agenda.”

Congress faces increasing government deadlines ahead of the new year.

Biden’s Democrat-led majority must pass a government funding bill, a bill to address the debt ceiling, pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), pass the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better, among other issues.

The must-pass items such as passing a CR before the December 3 deadline and the government funding bill could likely stall momentum for the Build Back Better Act, which passed through the House recently.

House Democrats will likely pass legislation to fund the government through late January, potentially January 21 or 28.

Banks has also slammed the Democrats for passing the Build Back Better Act.

He said in a statement after the November 19 vote, “Republicans should stand up for working American families and oppose any funding bills that don’t include measures to reverse these man-made crises. A vote on the continuing resolution is a vote for the Biden agenda.”

Sean Moran is a congressional reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.

Poll: Majority Oppose Biden’s Radical ‘Build Back Better’ Plan

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HANNAH BLEAU

29 Nov 20210

2:35

Most Americans oppose President Biden’s radical $1.7 trillion Build Back Better plan, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hopes to pass before Christmas, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday found.

Senator Chuck Schumer on September 10, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

“The House of Representatives has passed a $2-trillion spending package to fund President Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda, and now the Senate is considering the legislation. Do you support or oppose this legislation?” the survey asked respondents. 

Overall, 51 percent indicated opposition to the nearly $2 trillion agenda. Of those, 40 percent said they “strongly” oppose it. Forty-three percent, however, indicated support, but of those, 27 percent “strongly” support it. 

While most Democrats, 69 percent, support the radical agenda, Republicans and independents do not feel the same way, opposing it 76 percent and 54 percent, respectively. 

When asked if the bill would be “good” or “bad” for the U.S. economy, a plurality, 48 percent, said it will be “bad” for the economy, followed by 35 percent who said “good,” and seven percent who remain unsure. 

Democrats overwhelmingly believe it will help the economy, 64 percent, but Republicans and independents remain more skeptical, as 74 percent and 52 percent, respectively, said it will be “bad.”

The survey, taken November 22-23, 2021, among 1,200 likely U.S. voters, has a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

The House passed the monstrous $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act on November 19, sending it to the upper chamber, weeks before the Christmas holiday and new year. The bill itself advances many of the far-left’s key agenda items, including climate change programs and social welfare expansion.

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the legislation would cost $750 billion over five years alone. 

Senate Majority Leader Schumer hopes to pass the controversial measure in the Senate before Christmas, but it remains unclear how many hurdles Democrats will have to face to get majority support, given the opposition Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have expressed throughout the process. 

The downward trend for Biden follows a string of issues concerning the American people, including the economy, as inflation hits hard and food and gas prices skyrocket this holiday season.

A Holiday Crisis is Imminent as Retailers Face Bankruptcy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RLH4Jd_7a0

Pete Buttigieg: Rural Drivers Should Buy Electric Cars Because They Use the Most Gas

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CHARLIE SPIERING

29 Nov 2021483

1:55

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday rural and suburban voters should buy electric cars because they burn the most gasoline.

“The people who stand to benefit most from owning an EV are often rural residents, who have the longest distances to drive, they often burn the most gas,” Buttigieg said in an interview with MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart.

He also argued low-income suburban drivers would benefit from electric vehicles because gas near urban areas was more expensive.

“They would gain the most from having that vehicle, but these are the very residents who have not always been connected to electric vehicles that are viewed as kind of a luxury item,” Buttigieg said.

He promoted Biden’s Build Back Better social entitlement bill for restoring a tax credit of up to $12,500 for union-made electric vehicles, noting “families who once they own that vehicle will never have to worry about gas prices again.”

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg looks at an EVgo charging station during an electric vehicles event outside of the Department of Transportation October 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Electric vehicle advocates and manufacturers convened at the Department of Transportation to showcase electric vehicle capabilities and their expanding availability. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

White House Deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reaches to retrieve her mask as U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on November 08, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Buttigieg’s comments track with the White House messaging for all Americans concerned by high gas prices to buy an electric car.

President Joe Biden touted electric cars as a way to beat high gas prices in a speech last week.

“For the hundreds of thousands of folks who bought one of those electric cars, they’re going to save $800 to $1000 in fuel costs this year,” Biden said, referring to the $112,595 electric Hummer pickup he test drove at a General Motors factory in Detroit earlier this month

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said last week the best strategy to tackle high gas prices was to get Americans off fossil fuels and onto clean energy and electric cars.

“That is the best strategy long term to protect American consumers from these energy price shocks,” she said.

Shipping Crisis Goes From Bad To Worse As Ports Shut Down And Push Shortages To Soar By 400 Percent

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Is Pete Buttigieg doing anything other than running for office?

By Monica Showalter

A culprit is emerging from the supply chain crisis in the minds of voters and it's not good news for Democrats.

Here's what a new poll from I&I/TIPP, via Issues & Insights' Terry Jones, has found:

...the November I&I/TIPP Poll shows Americans overwhelmingly blame our Potomac-based political class for the current problems.

The poll asked: “In general, how responsible are politicians in Washington for recent increases in gasoline and food prices?” The answer suggests coal (or perhaps tiny solar panels?) in many politicians’ stockings this year: 69% of those responding said politicians were responsible, while just 21% said they weren’t.

Perhaps the most surprising result comes from looking at the political breakdown. There is little, if any, difference between Democrats (71%), Republicans (73%) and independents/others (68%). Finally, something on which all the major parties can agree.

Sure enough, the Biden administration has achieved 'unity' all right. Every party now agrees that the Biden administration is incompetent. Democrats, who have no understanding of inflation as a strictly monetary phenomenon (read this) are just astute enough to recognize that inflation has some kind of tie with supply chain failures, though, and those supply chain failures are things that people can see in front of them as factories shut down and workers get laid off for lack of spare parts. More specifically, they recognize that the supply chain mess is damaging their electoral prospects. They're actually getting scared (Hat tip: Instapundit). 

 

Which brings us to Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden's Secretary of Transportation. What's the man in charge of the supply chain in the administration with Biden's name on it doing? Well, aside from going on an extended paternity leave without telling anyone at the height of the crisis, and then using criticism of the matter as a bully pulpit in favor of it on the Sunday talk shows, he's been busy talking about racist highways, carrying on about the matter for about two weeks running ... as the supply chain issue continues to be a problem.

 

Meanwhile, his pals in Washington and at a friendly nearby ivy have put out tripe like this this past weekend:

 

 

Which is laughable. Both candidates are utterly unpopular and doing their "fair share" to drag the Democrats under. In addition to that, the pair hate each other, with Kamala's camp last seen accusing the Buttigieg camp of leaking mean stories about their candidate.

 

So now we have Buttigieg or someone aligned to him launchin weather balloons about his next job as if it's a campaign. Coming in the middle of a bona fide supply chain crisis, it seems that someone's got his priorities on backwards.

 

Buttigieg seems to be running for office rather than running the department of Transportation and focusing on the job around supply chain issues that the voters have paid him to do. Harris has always been accused by her many detractors of 'running for her next job.' It seems that Buttigieg, who's taken Harris's failed response to the border crisis as a how-to guide, has decided to follow in her footsteps. Yet it's strange to see that happening as the poll shows that voters are blaming Democrats for the supply chain crisis. Rather than solve anything, they just run for office some more.

 

It's time for Pete to put up or get out, He's got a job to do as the supply chain continues to fail and he's not doing it. Biden should get rid of him, to ensure that the entire Democrat party comes crashing and burning down now, come November 2022. They aren't fooling the voters anymore.

 

Back to Work: Joe Biden Emerges from Five-Day Vacation to Address Omicron Variant, Supply Chains

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CHARLIE SPIERING

29 Nov 2021351

1:41

President Joe Biden has returned to the White House after his five-day Thanksgiving vacation with plans to address the country on critical issues.

The president returned Sunday evening after spending five days on Nantucket Island with his family, remaining mostly private.

He spoke briefly with reporters as he attended a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the island and also went shopping.

Biden will address the nation on his administration’s efforts to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Monday, according to the White House, as well as supply chain difficulties during the Christmas season after meeting with retail CEOs.

First Lady Jill Biden is also expected to reveal the White House decorations for the holiday season on Monday afternoon. Her theme this year is “Gifts from the Heart.”

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden step off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on November 28, 2021. Biden returned to Washington after spending Thanksgiving in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Later in the week, Biden will travel to Rosemount, Minnesota to promote his infrastructure and social entitlement spending bill.

He will also commemorate World Aids Day, celebrate Hanukkah, and again address the ongoing battle against coronavirus before lighting the National Christmas tree on Thursday.

On Friday, Biden will react to the November jobs report.

Biden’s schedule does not include visiting Waukesha, Wisconsin after the horrific Christmas Parade attack that killed six and wounded over 60. Seven children are still hospitalized from the attack.

The president also has no plans to address rising crime and reports of the growing looting of retail stores.

 

President Biden’s Average Approval Rating Sinks to 41.6 Percent

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HANNAH BLEAU

27 Nov 20212,753

2:33

President Joe Biden’s approval rating is now underwater by double digits, over 10 months into his presidency, Friday’s RealClearPolitics’ average shows.

RCP’s average of polls, which includes Rasmussen Reports, Economist/YouGov, NPR/PBS/Marist, Reuters/Ipsos, Fox News, Politico/Morning Consult, Quinnipiac, ABC News/Washington Post, Gallup, Monmouth, Federalist/Susquehanna, USA Today/Suffolk, Emerson, and CNN, currently shows Biden’s approval rating sitting at 41.6 percent. A majority, 53.1 percent disapprove of Biden’s job performance, giving him a net negative of 11.5 percent. 

Every single poll listed showed Biden’s approval underwater, several by double digits. The USA Today/Suffolk survey, for instance, has Biden underwater by 21 percent, garnering an abysmal 38 percent approval rating. Similarly, Federalist/Susquehanna showed Biden -16, with 36 percent approving and 52 percent disapproving. 

The downward trend for Biden follows a string of issues concerning the American people, including the economy, as inflation hits hard and food and gas prices skyrocket this holiday season.

While Biden originally dismissed inflation as a temporary problem, he admitted this month that it is, indeed, “worrisome.” This week, Biden “ordered the release of tens of millions of barrels of oil from the strategic reserve in a move to bring down prices at the pump” — a move that many criticized, asserting that such measures should not be used to reverse bad policy.

Biden’s downward spiral in approval ratings also comes months after Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, where 13 U.S. servicemembers lost their lives and Americans were left behind, as Biden abided by the Taliban-approved timeline for withdrawal. 

Nevertheless, President Biden departed early for his Thanksgiving vacation in Nantucket this week as word of another coronavirus variant of concern began to emerge, prompting the United Kingdom to suspend flights from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe.