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One Missed Opportunity After Another

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Did any of you watch the State of the Union earlier tonight? It was a spin job like no other. Not to beat a dead horse, but inflation is at a 40 year high under Biden's watch. His policies have enabled & encouraged more than 2 million people to illegally cross our border in the last year. Violent crime is rising. We're now $30 trillion in national debt, while he wants trillions more…

The Highest Rate in 40 Years

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Is your wallet a little lighter these days? Well, this morning’s news from the U.S. Labor Department isn’t good. January data was just released, showing the prices we pay for goods & services have risen an average of 7.5% over the last year. That’s the highest rate in the past 40 years. Groceries: up 7.4% year over year. Gasoline: up 40%. Clothing: up 5%. Used cars: up 40%. Average…

The News is Not Good

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The news is not good. Just moments ago, inflation data was released for last month showing consumer prices having soared 7% in the last year. Every month in recent memory has brought more bad news on this front. This latest report represents the highest increase in the last 40 years. Lots of factors are in play here, not the least of which is the labor shortage, Covid, consumer demand,…

Christmas Came a Little Early This Year

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Christmas came a little early this year!  1️⃣ The socialist “Build Back Broke” legislation stalled out yesterday.  2️⃣ Separately, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled, again, that Democrats could not include amnesty in that legislation.  And 3️⃣ Biden backed off trying to pay illegal immigrants $450,000 each in “legal settlements.” All of this is promising news heading into…

High Inflation, Low Moral

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Under President Biden, we're now at a 39-year high for inflation. That's according to data released earlier this Friday morning. Remember: inflation hit a 30-year record in last month's report. Now we're at a 39-year high, and continuing to trend in all the wrong directions under liberal leadership. Yet we're STILL being asked to believe that the historic levels of government spending…

Follow up with the House Oversight Committee

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I serve on the House Oversight Committee, and of all the things you’d think that committee should be looking into, skyrocketing energy prices should be right up there at the top of the list. But we’re not. You’re paying significantly more for gas at the pump. If you use propane or natural gas for heating, you’re in for a world of pain if we have a cold winter, as those…

Butterballin' on a Budget

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As Thanksgiving approaches, people are looking forward to spending time with their families to share laughs, enjoy good food, and maybe watch some football. What usually accompanies these warm gatherings are plentiful dips, spreads, dressing with gravy (my own personal favorite), and, of course, turkey. That is if you’re lucky enough to afford one this year. Last year, America’s favorite…

Inflation, inflation, inflation!

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The news is not good this Wednesday morning. Inflation has now surged to a 30 year high, according to data just released by the Labor Department. For the year ending on October 31st, wholesale prices are up 8.6%, while consumer prices are up 6.2%. (For simplicity, think of “consumer prices” as what you pay the store, and “wholesale prices” as what that store has paid the…

“Ralph, what are you doing to stop all this?”

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I voted NO last night, just like I promised. For those who are interested, here’s a quick & simple summary of what happened yesterday in the House of Representatives on the two massive tax & spend proposals.   Remember we’re talking about two separate bills. Bill #1 has been dubbed the “infrastructure bill.” It has over $1 trillion that deals with infrastructure…

Add One More No Vote to My Growing Tally

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There was a lady sitting towards the back of the room at my town hall a couple months ago in York County. She appeared rather upset over the number of bills I’d voted against in Congress… ever since Democrats took control of the House. In fact, she seemed to know the exact number! You know, as if my purpose in Congress should be to rubber stamp the Democrats’ socialist agenda. Clearly to…