Meanwhile, we hear White House officials have been particularly obsessed with this Robert J. On Thursday, RON KLAIN liked a tweet blaming alleged unfair coverage for Biden’s unpopularity. Democrats keep reassuring themselves that Biden is doing wonders for the economy - while panning headlines suggesting otherwise.
She also emphasized that inflation is a near-term issue, and argued that BBB will be “deficit reducing” in the latter part of the next decade. The memo, entitled “Fiscal Responsibility and the Build Back Better Act,” argues that the CBO score is irrelevant because it assumes programs will run longer than Democrats propose - and that even if they were extended, it assumes they wouldn’t be paid for. Treasury Secretary JANET YELLEN sent a prebuttal to the Senate on Thursday night, our Laura Barrón-López scoops. (Under the current bill, the programs expire after a couple years, but Republicans and even moderates like JOE MANCHIN have said it’s fiscally irresponsible not to assume they won’t be extended longer, and thus pressed to see a longer, 10-year cost analysis.)Īhead of the releases, the White House has sought to do two things:ġ) Downplay both.
The other is a Congressional Budget Office score of the fiscal impacts of BBB assuming its programs are funded for a decade. One is the consumer price index for November, which is expected to show rising inflation. A pair of critical reports out today could cause a spate of negative headlines just as the White House is looking to push Build Back Better (BBB) past the finish line. It’s not the final word on the matter - the Supreme Court could still intervene this month - but it’s a big win for the select committee.ĪS FOR THE CURRENT POTUS - If Trump had a bad day Thursday, it might be JOE BIDEN’s turn on Friday. THEN, a federal appeals court flatly rejected that Trump’s claims of executive privilege, which he used to block the National Archives from turning over documents to the Jan. Indeed, just hours before the announcement, WaPo’s Josh Dawsey and David Fahrenthold scooped that James was pushing to depose Trump in January as part of her investigation into possible fraud in the Trump Organization. That all but assures the law enforcement officer who has been perhaps the most aggressive in investigating Trump will continue to focus her attention on the ex-president.
TISH JAMES announced that she was suspending her campaign for governor and would instead run for reelection. TRUMP’S BAD DAY - Thursday was a double-whammy for former President DONALD TRUMP.
Maybe he misses all the coverage he used to get? Well, sir, we’re certain that reporters miss your memorable quotes, like when you told us all to “get over it!” SPOTTED: Former congressman-turned-OMB director-turned-acting White House chief of staff MICK MULVANEY on Thursday night drinking at Post Pub, a bar frequented by WaPo employees and other journalists. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY President Joe Biden is receiving a pair of critical reports that could cause a spate of negative headlines just as the White House is looking to push Build Back Better past the finish line.
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