While the Biden administration works overtime to blame Putin, Americans know better.
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⛽️ 📈 Inflation and high gas prices have left Americans hurting. Contrary to the Biden administration’s claims, electric vehicles are not a viable short-term solution. In fact, they risk shifting our reliance from one dictator to the next.
In order to bring Americans much-needed relief, the White House must immediately stop restricting domestic production of oil and unleash the U.S. energy industry. This will help the U.S. economy, while downgrading Putin’s leverage as czar of the world’s biggest gas station.
Sign the petition to fight for America's energy independence.
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Happy Women’s History Month! All month long we will bring you the stories of female thought leaders, lawmakers, media personalities, and heroes from our popular Champion Women Profile series. Let’s celebrate women who make a difference. Meet Ethelmae Humphreys >> ([link removed])
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** New Iran Deal Legally Requires Congressional Review ([link removed])
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If Democratic Party leaders refuse to submit for congressional review the new Iran deal expected to be announced imminently, they will be violating the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (INARA) ([link removed]) and thereby overriding the will of the American people. INARA was passed to prevent the very situation that we find ourselves in now: a president attempting to ram through an agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran without a review of the agreement’s terms by the American people’s duly elected representatives in Congress. Read more. ([link removed])
** Just In: In Push for Mask Mandates, ACLU Betrays the Civil Liberties of Vulnerable Children ([link removed]) Read ([link removed])
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** The Pay Gap Is Smaller Than Reported ([link removed])
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Yesterday marked Equal Pay Day, a holiday created to draw awareness to the gap between what men and women earn on average. But be careful, this statistic is misleading ([link removed]) and used to promote widespread sex-based discrimination in the workforce. Some activists and lawmakers rally women with the slogan “equal pay for equal work” and use the holiday to push for federal legislation – even though sex-based discrimination is already outlawed. Don't be fooled. Read more. ([link removed])
** Spotlight: New $1.5 Trillion Federal Spending Bill Will Make Household Goods More Expensive ([link removed]) Read ([link removed])
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** Ask Me Anything: Skyrocketing Gas Prices ([link removed])
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Gas prices are on the rise. Coupled with record high inflation, supply chain problems, and COVID-related economic difficulties, Americans are struggling. While the Biden administration works overtime to blame Putin, Americans know better.
Join Energy and Climate Policy Analyst Charlotte Whelan in the [link removed] Chat Room today (3/16) at 1:00 p.m. EST for an Ask Me Anything LIVE on the skyrocketing gas prices.
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** Trending Now: 11 A.M. ET Hearing on Ensuring Women Can Thrive in a Post Pandemic Economy ([link removed]) Watch ([link removed])
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** Equal Pay for Women ([link removed])
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Can you identify which of the following is not true about the wage gap?
A. Currently, the wage gap between women and men is 82 cents on the dollar.
B. The wage gap shrank during the COVID-19 pandemic.
C. The Paycheck Fairness Act would outlaw wage discrimination.
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* New Episode: On this episode, Bethany Mandel, editor of “Heroes of Liberty,” discusses the new children's book series designed to inspire children. The books explore the American values which made this country great. Listen to it here. ([link removed])
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* Next Episode: This Friday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the first woman to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate, joins the program to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Hear it here. ([link removed])
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** Between the Promise and the Practice of VA Care ([link removed])
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There are bureaucratic messes, and then there are Department of Veterans Affairs bureaucratic messes, and ne’er shall the twain come close to the other in terms of actual human costs. A confluence of recent investigative stories, reports, and new medical research newly retell the century-long story.
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** Are Businesses Raising Prices Because of Putin and Price Gouging? ([link removed])
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Is it true that many of your local business owners and gas stations have increased prices for their goods and services because of Putin and price gouging? As Americans know, the pain from inflation began long before Putin invaded Ukraine.
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