Ramsey Touchberry

Toomey: Manchin ‘got taken to the cleaners’ over Dem spending bill

Sen. Pat Toomey on Sunday criticized Democrats' plan to force a tax and spending bill through Congress along party lines and contended that Sen. Joe Manchin III was duped by his own party.

July 31, 2022

Manchin says Democrats’ bill won’t worsen inflation despite economic forecast

Sen. Joe Manchin III made the rounds on Sunday's talk shows to reject the notion that Democrats' new spending bill -- the Inflation Reduction Act -- would exacerbate inflation that is at its highest rate in four decades.

July 31, 2022

Sen. Joe Manchin won’t say if he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress

Sen. Joe Manchin III refused to say Sunday whether he would prefer his political party keep control of Congress in November's midterm elections.

July 31, 2022

Manchin shifts into defense on Dems’ tax-and-spend climate bill

Sen. Joe Manchin III came out swinging against GOP critics Thursday who accused him of going back on his word by agreeing to tax increases and spending on climate and health care, despite recession and inflation fears.

July 28, 2022

Manchin soothes rage of climate activists who cancel plans to disrupt congressional baseball game

Environmental activists canceled plans to disrupt the annual Congressional Baseball Game on Thursday after Sen. Joe Manchin III revived a climate spending bill that he previously opposed.

July 28, 2022

Biden boasts ‘giant step forward’ for America from Democrats’ new tax-and-spend bill

President Biden on Thursday called the Senate Democrats' $433 billion climate and energy package "a giant step forward" for the U.S.

July 28, 2022

Biden’s Democrats told to listen to Obama’s warning not to raise taxes during a recession

Conservatives have resurrected video footage of President Obama warning against raising taxes during a recession, taunting President Biden and his Democrats who are pushing forward a massive tax-and-spend bill.

July 28, 2022

Joe Manchin defends tax increases in party-line spending bill, criticizes GOP opposition

Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia pushed back Thursday against Republicans criticizing his support for a party-line tax-and-spend agreement that he reached with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

July 28, 2022

Senate Democrats’ tax-and-spend deal includes spending $369 billion on climate, energy

The $433 billion spending deal struck by Senate includes $369 billion for climate and energy measures over the next decade, drawing praise from environmentalists and scorn from Republicans over what they call frivolous.

July 28, 2022

Manchin reverses course, agrees to party-line spending deal on taxes, climate change

Sen. Joe Manchin III on Wednesday announced that he had reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on a party-line bill to raise taxes and spend on climate change and health care programs.

July 27, 2022

Hundreds of climate activists vow to ‘disrupt’ lawmakers’ annual charity baseball game

America's pastime is about to be confronted by political activism.

July 27, 2022

Congress pours $75M into gun research such as whether community gardens stop shootings

Scores of federally funded gun violence studies have been launched since Congress opened the spigot for taxpayer dollars for the research, which was closed for more than two decades over conservatives' fears it would advance the cause of gun control advocates.

July 27, 2022

Biden won’t restock oil reserves until late 2023 but wants to make repurchase deals now

The Biden administration is unveiling new proposed rules for replacing the roughly 260 million barrels of oil that it plans to sell from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to blunt high gasoline prices.

July 26, 2022

Biden begs Congress to pass $52 billion semiconductor bill

President Biden on Monday pleaded with Congress to pass a $52 billion payout to semiconductor manufacturers as lawmakers face a make-or-break week to get the bill across the finish line.

July 25, 2022

McConnell accuses Biden of attempting to ‘redefine recession’ ahead of key report

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused the Biden administration Monday of trying to prepare for "yet another battle against reality" by redefining what constitutes a recession, ahead of a key economic report later this week.

July 25, 2022

Biden climate adviser dodges questions on Gore comparing ‘climate deniers’ to Uvalde police officers

A top climate adviser to President Biden skirted questions Monday over former Vice President Al Gore's claim that political opponents on climate issues are like the law enforcement officials who failed to stop the mass shooter in Uvalde, Texas.

July 25, 2022

Aides to far-left House members arrested for climate change sit-in at Schumer’s office

Staffers for several House Democrats were arrested Monday for protesting inside Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's office in the Capitol, where they demanded he reopen negotiations to force through a party-line climate change bill.

July 25, 2022

Long-stalled bill to boost U.S. microchip manufacturing heads for crucial Senate vote

Senate Democrats plan to forge ahead with a test vote Monday on long-stalled legislation intended to jolt the U.S. production of semiconductor chips that are vital for everything from automobiles to washing machines to military weapons systems.

July 25, 2022

Kinzinger offers Bannon conviction as warning against ignoring congressional subpoenas

Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday applauded the conviction of former Trump aide Steve Bannon for ignoring a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee, a panel of which the Illinois Republican is a member.

July 24, 2022

Biden’s COVID symptoms ‘continue to improve significantly,’ doctor says

President Biden is in good health despite having COVID-19 and his symptoms continue to improve, his personal doctor said in a note to the White House on Sunday.

July 24, 2022