Posted on 05/01/2022 12:07:42 AM PDT by weston
Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
·
8h
House approves nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine.
The vote was 368-57.
All nay votes came from Republicans.
The bill now goes to the Senate. But the Senate may not vote on the plan until next week.
This afternoon on the Senate, the Democrats’ bloodlust for abortion will be on display, as the procedural vote to discuss the radical bill passed by the House takes place.
No formula for babies in America, but by all means, let’s vote to kill them up to the moment of birth in case Roe is overturned.
Crazy. That’s like giving $$$ to your neighbor who has money while denying much needed things to your own family.
BBL
sweetie….that’s the same lj post link that I posted upthread, here…
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4059360/posts?page=2492#2492
:-)
Yes..a lot of good info.
Thanks for the donuts, lysie!
I needed a quick breakfast, this morning…and, as always….you knew it.
Have a good Wednesday!!
No formula for babies in America, but by all means, let’s vote to kill them up to the moment of birth in case Roe is overturned.
Tells you that it’s truly NOT ever about ‘the children’, with these DS cabal monsters :-(
God, please help us fight this evil!
Inflation barreled ahead at 8.3% in April from a year ago, remaining near 40-year highs
PUBLISHED WED, MAY 11 2022 8:30 AM EDTUPDATED 2 MIN AGO
Jeff Cox
FTA
The consumer price index accelerated 8.3% in April, more than the 8.1% estimate and near the highest level in more than 40 years.
Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, also was higher than expected, rising 6.2%.
Shelter costs, which comprise about one-third of the CPI, rose at their fastest pace since 1991.
Inflation rose again in April, continuing a climb that has pushed consumers to the brink and is threatening the economic expansion, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of prices for goods and services, increased 8.3% from a year ago, higher than the Dow Jones estimate for an 8.1% gain. That represented a slight ease from March’s peak but was still close to the highest level since the summer of 1982.
Removing volatile food and energy prices, so-called core CPI still rose 6.2%, against expectations for a 6% gain.
Inflation has been the single biggest threat to a recovery that began early in the pandemic and saw the economy in 2021 stage its biggest single-year growth level since 1984. Rising prices at the pump and in grocery stores have been one problem, but inflation has spread beyond those two areas into housing, auto sales and a host of other areas.
Federal Reserve officials have responded to the problem with two interest rate hikes so far this year and pledges of more until inflation comes down to the central bank’s 2% goal. However, Wednesday’s data shows that the Fed has a big job ahead.
The month-over-month gains also were higher than expectations — 0.3% on headline CPI vs. the 0.2% estimate and a 0.6% increase for core, against the outlook for a 0.4% gain.
Those readings came even though energy prices declined 2.7% for the month, including a 6.1% drop for gasoline. The BLS food index rose 0.9% in April, countering the deceleration in energy. On a 12-month basis, energy costs were still up 30.3% while food rose 9.4%, according to unadjusted data.
Adding to worries is the continuing rise in housing costs.
The shelter index, which makes up about one-third of the CPI weighting, increased another 0.5%, consistent with its rise over the previous two months, and was up 5.1% on a yearly basis, its fastest gain since March 1991.
Stock market futures reacted negatively to the report, turning negative after being positive earlier in the morning. Government bond yields rose, pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note close to 3.03%.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/11/cpi-april-2022.html
Good morning, lysie!
Doughnuts! Now which one do I pick?
Thank you so much.
Heard that the abortion bill is so radical that even the 2 pro-choice pubbie Senators, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, can’t vote for it.
It is doomed to fail, what is Chucky Schmucky thinking.
When I heard this yesterday, I couldn’t believe it, so out of touch with Americans.
Catturd ™
@catturd2
·
1h
“We All Agree The Most Important Thing Going On In The World Right Now Is The War In Ukraine.”
- Mitch McConnell
Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
Counting last night’s rushed vote, Congress has now spent more money on Ukraine in six months than we spend on all US roads and bridges in a year.
… something to think about the next time you are stuck in traffic or replacing a bent rim.
4:44 AM · May 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1524354863597072384?s=20&t=vF6ugbo2llG2yrE6oSsT6w
The Republicans who voted for this are probably a pretty accurate list of who is corrupt.
Mitch McConnell: “We All Agree The Most Important Thing Going On In The World Right Now Is The War In Ukraine.”
Post Turtle makes a laughable attempt to help democrats redirect public attention away from their disastrous presidency!
I am very disappointed to see that Andy Biggs voted to send all this money.
I don’t think he is corrupt but sure would like to hear his explanation for his vote.
To say Lauren’s words are difficult is the understatement of the year. What a terrible situation and helpless feeling for all of you. Expressing your pain and anger, frustration and confusion is appropriate and helpful.
Thanks for trusting us and sharing DJ. I hope you’ll find comfort in knowing the love here for you and your precious family. Words can be pretty empty but the eventual empowerment from agape will sustain and get you through day by day
💔
House Republicans
@HouseGOP
·
1h
Inflation is a TAX on all Americans.
📈Gasoline is UP 43.6%
📈Used Cars are UP 22.7%
📈Meats/Fish/Eggs are UP 14.3%
📈New Cars are UP 13.2%
📈Electricity is UP 11.0%
📈Food at home is UP 10.8%
📈Transportation is UP 8.5%
📈Food away from home is UP 7.2%
Shem Horne
@Shem_Infinite
·
37m
Maybe stop spending tens of billions of dollars on other countries then? You’re a disgrace to tweet this out after voting on that bill yesterday.
Every big election democrats campaign with a promise to rebuild the nation's infrastructure (Remember Opie Obama's "Shovel Ready" Jobs?)
But they never do it.
Because if they actually did rebuild our infrastructure they wouldn't have it as a campaign issue in the next election.
And they need it because they have so very few real issues that appeal to normal people.
.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.