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President Biden Praises High Gas Prices as Part of ‘incredible transition’

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Washington DC, President Biden admitted that high gas prices are all part of the master plan and the “pain” that we all have to face to get to the left’s green utopian dream of zero fossil fuels.

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Federal Gouging Law Proposal Wrongly Scrutinizes Service Stations Instead of White House Policies

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Wall NJ, Sal Risalvato, Executive Director of the New Jersey Gasoline-Convenience-Automotive Association made the following statements in response to H.R. 7688, the “Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act”.

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Wholesale Inflation Surged to 11% in April as Producer Prices keep Accelerating

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Washington DC, the Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This rise followed advances of 1.6 percent in March and 1.1 percent in February.

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Inflation Continues to Race Ahead at 8.3% in largest 12-month increase since 1981

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Washington DC, The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 1.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 percent before seasonal adjustment. Increases in the indexes for shelter, food, airline fares, and new vehicles were the largest contributors to the seasonally adjusted all items increase.

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Draft ruling shows US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

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Washington DC, the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that protects a federal right to abortion, according to a draft majority opinion published Monday evening by Politico.

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Inflation-adjusted Wages and Salaries declined 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending March 2022

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Washington DC, , Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in March 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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U.S. GDP Drops 1.4%

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) the U.S. GDP shrank at an annualized rate of 1.4 percent during the first three months of 2022, according to the BEA’s first estimate of first-quarter economic growth. Economists expected U.S. GDP to have fallen by an annualized rate of 1 percent. Marking an abrupt reversal for an economy coming off its best performance since 1984.

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Voters Say Hunter Biden’s “Lost Laptop” Is an Important Story

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Ridgewood NJ, nearly two-thirds of voters say the story of Hunter Biden’s lost laptop is important and believe President Joe Biden was probably involved in his son’s foreign business deals.

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Leisure and Hospitality, Lead Job Gains in March

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Washington DC, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 431,000 in March, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains continued in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and manufacturing. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 3.6 percent in March, and the number of unemployed persons decreased by 318,000 to 6.0 million.

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Senator Bob Menendez Says Buying Venezuelan Oil, Risks Perpetuating a Humanitarian Crisis that has Destabilized Latin America and the Caribbean for an Entire Generation

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Ridgewood NJ, I never thought I would say that I agree with Senator Bob Menendez but it happened.  After 14 months, a “prominent national Democrat” has attacked the lunatic energy policies coming from the Biden Administration . On Monday Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, NJ Democratic Senator Bob Menendez made the following statement in a press release:

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Republicans Must Support Ukraine

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Freedom is under assault on a global level. From the growth of authoritarianism in free countries during covid (for example, Canada’s use of the formerly titled War Measures Act to shut down peaceful protests) to Putin’s efforts to erase an entire democratic nation from the map as anything more than his puppet, freedom is under siege. Republicans must continue to lead efforts to protect freedom because of the dire consequences that will follow if it goes to the wayside – and in this current conflict that means supporting Ukraine.

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State of the Union Address : “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”

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Ramsey NJ, Republican Congressional Candidate Frank Pallotta released the following statement regarding the State of the Union address:

“Last night’s State of the Union brought us nothing more than the platitudes and emotional rhetoric that have become all too common in the way Democrats and the Biden Administration govern. Speeches are great only when combined with action.

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49% of Voters Rate Biden’s Handling of the Russia-Ukraine Situation as ‘Poor’

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Ridgewood NJ, as Ukraine seeks to repel a Russian invasion, fewer than a third of voters have a favorable view of President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation.

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Most Voters Believe the Clinton Campaign Spy Scandal ‘Very Important’, and “Worse Than Watergate”

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Ridgewood NJ, to quite Hilly Clintion ,”what difference does it make” apparently plenty, according to Rasmussen Reports a majority of voters think special counsel John Durham’s accusations against Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign are very important, and agree with former President Donald Trump that it’s a scandal worse than Watergate.

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66% Of Voters Believe Joe Biden Should Take Mental Test

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Ridgewood NJ, most voters believe that President Joe Biden’s mental abilities have declined since he took office, and two-thirds agree with GOP members of Congress who have urged the president to take a cognitive test and release the results.

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