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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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Durham Special Council Report Implies Democrats Spied on President Trump

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Washington DC, John Durham, the special counsel appointed under former President Trump to investigate the FBI’s probing of Russian interference in the 2016 election, alleged in court that a tech executive “exploited” access to White House data in order to find damning information about Trump.

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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) Says NO to “Build Back Better Act”, Sinks Biden Agenda

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Washington DC, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the Build Back Better Act:

“For five and a half months, I have worked as diligently as possible meeting with President Biden, Majority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and my colleagues on every end of the political spectrum to determine the best path forward despite my serious reservations. I have made my concerns clear through public statements, op-eds and private conversations. My concerns have only increased as the pandemic surges on, inflation rises and geopolitical uncertainty increases around the world.

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Former Republican Senator Bob Dole’s Farewell Letter : “will still be able to vote in Chicago”

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Washington DC, former Republican Senator Bob Dole, who passed away this week at the age of 98, included in his farewell letter a little graveyard humor and playful jab at the Democratic Party.

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Not Much to Be Grateful for in Latest Presidential Poll Numbers

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Washington DC, President Biden celebrated Thanksgiving with his family in Nantucket , but if polls of his job performance and handling of issues like the economy and foreign policy are any guide, he didn’t have much to be grateful for.

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In the Middle of an Energy Crisis Interior Department looks to Increase Costs for Drilling on Public Lands

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Washington DC, the Interior Department recommends taking steps to increase fees for drilling on public lands, arguing that taxpayers are currently being shortchanged. The department says that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) should carry out several policies that increase these rates. Drilling on public lands represents 7 percent of domestically produced oil and 8 percent of domestically produced natural gas.

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U.S. to Release Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)

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Washington DC, the White House announced the release of 50 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Tuesday morning. The announcement was made in concert with South Korea, China, Japan, India and the U.K., all of which will also release oil from their own strategic reserves. The oil market, however, had largely priced in SPR releases, as last week’s slide in prices showed. Analysts also point out that one-off sales from strategic reserves cannot do much to move oil prices significantly lower.

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Despite Emergency Stay The Biden Administration said Employers Should Move Forward with the Vaccine Mandate

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Washington DC, the Biden administration  on November 5 released an interim final rule regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for private employers with 100 or more workers in an effort to increase vaccination rates among the US population. The next day, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans granted an emergency stay of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) temporary emergency rule that employees of those companies be fully vaccinated by January 4 or be required to undergo weekly testing, although it is unclear whether the stay is applicable nationwide or only in those states under the court’s jurisdiction.* According to the 3-judge panel, the petitioners bringing the request—including 5 states, all led by Republican governors, and various companies—”give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate.”

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White House Faces Onslaught of Challenges to COVID Vaccine Mandate

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Washington DC, The Biden administration is bracing for an onslaught of challenges to its coronavirus vaccine-or-test mandate for private sector businesses.

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