Greetings, global citizens! Some things happen in politics that are a bit too on the nose.
For example, conservatives have warned that &#8220;America Last&#8221; globalists in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington-d-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington, D.C.</a>, are wasting federal money on pet causes such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-is-pretty-ironic-radio-interview-with-teen-climate-activist-goes-sideways-in-3-2-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate change</a>. At the same time, these self-appointed moral betters are pushing the entire world into having the same set of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/globalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rules, customs, and culture</a>. Those same elites remain oblivious that enemies like China are completely flouting those standards.
Critics say that is all a conspiracy and fear-mongering.
To help alleviate those fears, Democrat President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addressed the Global Citizen Festival this past weekend.
All four bragged about the fact that the United States is spending billions on leftist causes while shipping U.S. tax dollars overseas. Jill even went a bit further and pushed the notion that the entire world should adopt left-wing American values.
Via video address, Biden joined the first lady for an urgent message for the event Saturday evening. The festival was started in 2012 and is sponsored by some of the largest corporations in the world. It aims to alleviate &#8220;extreme poverty&#8221; through global collectivist efforts.
&#8220;Last month I signed the biggest climate bill in history, the biggest ever. $369 billion to slash emissions by nearly half,&#8221; Biden bragged as a doting Jill nodded along. &#8220;This is a whole new chapter for America and for the planet. We have to do more, I pledged $11 billion a year to help poor countries fight climate change.&#8221;
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The comments came just a week after John Kerry, the White House&#8217;s special climate envoy, warned poorer nations in Africa that they would have to sacrifice for the good of the world and choose which sort of fossil fuel they want to power the continent.
&#8220;We are not saying no gas,&#8221; Kerry <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-czar-john-kerry-warns-africa-natural-gas-bring-power-millions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a conference in Dakar, Senegal.
&#8220;What we are saying is, over the next few years, gas replaces coal or replaces oil,&#8221; he added in promotion of a transition to green energy.
For all his bluster, Kerry does not seem too concerned with the threat of fossil fuels himself. According to Fox News, Kerry&#8217;s family jet has emitted 300 metric tons of carbon dioxide since the Biden administration began.
Saturday afternoon, Schumer and Coons similarly amped up the crowd by promising to look after the citizens of other countries. Coons was particularly laudatory of &#8220;global citizens.&#8221;
&#8220;As chair of the Senate subcommittee that funds all of our foreign assistance, I will keep working with Senator Schumer to fund issues like climate change and improve the lives of millions and millions of families across the globe,&#8221; Coons told the crowd.
&#8220;Thank you Global Citizens for everything you do!&#8221; he added. &#8220;You are the wind beneath our wings!&#8221;
&#8220;You are the greatest,&#8221; Schumer chimed in. &#8220;And we are in a New York State of Mind.&#8221;
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Did you get that? Global citizens are the pinnacle of model human beings, according to Schumer and Coons.
MAGA Republicans, on the other hand, are threats to democracy and a basket of deplorables. Democratic leaders have zero interest in representing anybody not on board with their collectivist agenda.
The first lady also made it abundantly clear that the entire world is in a battle against American conservatives. For her part, Jill called on the whole planet to come together at this time.
&#8220;From the Paris agreement to defending democracy to standing up to the NRA, we’ve seen what’s possible when we come together, when we vote, when we raise our voices, and work for change,&#8221; the first lady said during the video address. &#8220;The world is counting on us, all of us, to stand up for the values we hold dear.&#8221;
It is not entirely clear what fighting a second amendment advocacy group in the U.S. has to do with feeding starving children abroad, but the first lady evidently thought it was necessary to mention her party&#8217;s fight against the NRA. &#8220;Defending democracy,&#8221; as readers well know, is a codeword for using the might of the federal government against Americans who support former President Donald J. Trump of the MAGA philosophy.
Of course, as America suffers from open borders, sends billions to places like Ukraine with zero oversight, and inflation runs wild, it&#8217;s obvious that the Democratic Party has other priorities than improving the lives of the average American or standing up to our enemies.
Well, now we know in their own words, they are focused on &#8220;global citizens.&#8221; Meanwhile, China is focused on <a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/china-has-built-14-overseas-coal-plants-since-vowing-no-new-ones-1.1822049" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opening up another</a> coal plant.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Democrats Praise ‘Global Citizens’ At The Global Citizen Festival: ‘You Are The Wind Beneath Our Wings!’

Democrats Praise ‘Global Citizens’ At The Global Citizen Festival: 'You Are The Wind Beneath Our Wings!'

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Chuck Schumer

Globalism

Jill Biden

Joe Biden

Moderate Democratic West Virginia Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin">Joe Manchin</a> implored Senate Republicans to pass his permitting reform side deal.
Appearing on &#8220;<a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6312827772112#sp=show-clips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Sunday</a>,&#8221; Manchin begged his Republican colleagues to support the deal he secured with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to reform the energy permitting system in the U.S. Manchin&#8217;s deal is flailing because of opposition from both Republicans and progressive Democrats. If the Senate cannot reach a deal, it may jeopardize a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.
&#8220;[T]his is a chance in a lifetime for us to have energy independence,&#8221; Manchin told host Shannon Bream. &#8220;For us to have security in this nation, which we need, and making sure that we can take care of the American people with low energy prices, producing more oil, producing more gas. But we have to have permitting reform if you&#8217;re going to deliver it. You have no way of infrastructure to deliver it. So, everyone knows that. My Republican friends know that.&#8221;
Manchin dismissed an alternative piece of legislation put forth by 46 of his Republican colleagues, calling it a &#8220;messaging bill&#8221;; and claimed that <a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/2022/9/manchin-releases-comprehensive-permitting-reform-text-to-be-included-in-continuing-resolution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his bill</a> includes everything in the Republican bill.
He also dismissed criticism from progressive Democrats who voiced their opposition. &#8220;I never expected Bernie Sanders and the far extreme left to ever be for any permitting,&#8221; said Manchin. &#8220;They&#8217;ve never been for permitting reform. That&#8217;s why we never had it. [But this] is one time when overwhelmingly, Democrats in both the House and the Senate are supporting &#8230; We have a golden opportunity and we have a majority, overwhelming majority of Democrats supporting it. This is the most important thing that we can do today.&#8221;
&#8220;[T]he process has come down to party line vote which is unfortunate, but it is what we&#8217;re dealing with in a toxic political atmosphere,&#8221; Manchin concluded. &#8220;But I can assure you, everybody, we try to take everyone&#8217;s input on this and my Republican friends&#8217; input is in this piece of legislation.&#8221;
Democrats in the Senate are expected to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/22/fund-government-manchin-energy-plan-00058394" target="_blank" rel="noopener">move forward</a> with a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown. But continued squabbling over the details of Manchin&#8217;s permitting reform legislation threatens to tank the government funding bill.
The deal began to fall apart early this month, when more than <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchins-inflation-reduction-act-side-deal-beginning-to-fall-apart-dozens-of-democrats-signal-opposition">70 progressive Democrats</a> in the House signed a letter to House Democratic Leadership signaling their opposition. A week later, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchins-permitting-reform-side-deal-collapsing-as-republicans-blast-bill-and-propose-their-own" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans</a> blasted Manchin&#8217;s proposal for not going far enough, and proposed permitting reform legislation of their own. This week, Progressive Democrats in the <a href="https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/09-21-2022/progs-look-for-separation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a>, led by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, announced opposition to the bill as well.

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Manchin Begs Republicans To Support His Flailing Permitting Reform Deal

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Shannon Bream

The &#8220;side deal&#8221; Senate Democrats cut with Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) is beginning to fall apart, as dozens of Democrats announced their opposition to it.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) struck a deal with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manchin</a> in order to secure his critical vote to pass their $740 billion tax and climate law, the so-called “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/inflation-reduction-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inflation Reduction Act</a>.” In exchange for Manchin&#8217;s vote, Schumer agreed to include reforms to the oil and gas permitting process in a stopgap government funding bill. But dozens of House Democrats signed a <a href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2022-09-09%20Group%20NEPA%20Letter%20to%20Pelosi%20and%20Hoyer.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Democratic Leadership Friday opposing the permitting reforms.
&#8220;The permitting and public notice and comment provisions mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) are among the only tools local communities have to force careful review of federal projects that may have serious, long-term, environmental, and public health consequences in those communities,&#8221; Democrats wrote in the letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD). &#8220;Congress should continue to provide increased funding to assist federal agencies in completing the NEPA process but attempts to short-circuit or undermine the law in the name of &#8216;reform&#8217; must be opposed.&#8221;
The Democrats called the permitting reforms &#8220;anti-environmental and anti-environmental justice,&#8221; and accused them of being advanced &#8220;at the behest of the American Petroleum Institute (API).&#8221;
“These permitting &#8216;reforms&#8217; would weaken other important public health protections, including the Clean Water Act and more,&#8221; they wrote. Democrats also claimed that the reforms would &#8220;significantly and disproportionately impact low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color,&#8221; and silence so-called &#8220;frontline&#8221; communities by shortening the legal review and public comment process. Attempting to pass such reforms in a budget bill would force the members to choose between protecting these communities or funding the government.
&#8220;We urge you to ensure that these provisions are kept out of a continuing resolution or any other must-pass legislation this year.&#8221;
The letter was authored by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), and signed by 72 House Democrats.
In addition to House Democrats, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats, said he would oppose the Manchin deal in a <a href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/prepared-remarks-sanders-gives-floor-remarks-on-climate-disasters-and-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">speech</a> on the floor of the Senate Thursday. &#8220;I rise this morning to express my strong opposition to the so-called &#8216;side-deal&#8217; that the fossil fuel industry is pushing to make it easier for them to pollute the environment and destroy the planet,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;I am urging all of my colleagues to … reject this dirty side deal.&#8221;
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) also expressed his doubts about the environmental impact of the permitting reforms. “‘Are we helping to solve the climate problem?’ is the question,” Whitehouse said, via <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3633178-schumer-in-tough-spot-over-manchin-promise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a>. “I don’t even know what the permitting reform is.”
Manchin and Schumer struck the deal on permitting reform in July as a concession to secure his vote on the Inflation Reduction Act. Schumer confirmed earlier this week that the permitting deal is still on the table, and will be included in a continuing budget resolution to fund the government for the rest of this year.
“Permitting reform is part of the IRA and we will get it done,” Schumer said Wednesday, via The Hill. “Our intention is to add it to the CR.”

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Manchin’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Side Deal Beginning To Fall Apart: Dozens Of Democrats Signal Opposition

72 House Democrats Sign Letter Opposing Oil And Gas Permit Reform, Jeopardizing Manchin's 'Inflation Reduction Act' Deal

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Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/charles-schumer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) vowed Wednesday that lawmakers would hold a vote to codify same-sex marriage in the coming weeks ahead of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">midterm elections</a> in November.
“A vote on marriage equality will happen on the Senate floor in the coming weeks,” Schumer told reporters, according to <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/07/schumer-announces-same-sex-marriage-vote-00055243" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Politico</a>.
Schumer’s remarks come after some Senate Democrats suggested weaving in same-sex marriage language into a federal spending package using the Respect for Marriage Act that the House of Representatives passed, 267-157, last month, with 47 of those votes in favor of the bill coming from House Republicans. However, that narrative has seemingly switched back to issuing a standalone vote for now.
Now, Senate Democrats are working to garner ten GOP votes — enough to clear the 60-vote filibuster threshold — to move it out off the Senate floor and onto President Joe Biden’s desk, who signaled he would sign the legislation.
So far, three Senate Republicans, including Susan Collins (R-ME), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have previously told reporters they would likely vote yes on the bill. Nine others have marked themselves as potential backers, according to <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3632703-ron-johnson-wont-back-same-sex-marriage-bill-in-current-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a>.
Collins has teamed up with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to sway enough votes from across the aisle, but has received pushback from Senate Republicans, citing religious liberty and conscience protection concerns.
“We are listening carefully to the concerns that have been raised by some of our colleagues,” Collins told Politico. “And we’re looking at an amendment that would strengthen the language in the bill to make crystal clear that it does not in any way infringe upon religious liberty. And it also would correct a drafting error.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he would vote against the bill, with concerns about religious liberties, adding that it would create more chaos for the court to disrupt same-sex marriages.
“This bill without a religious liberty protection would have massive consequences across our country, weaponizing the Biden administration to go and target universities, K-12 schools, social service organizations, churches, and strip them all of their tax-exempt status,” Cruz said on an episode of his podcast “The Verdict,” according to <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/06/ted-cruz-gay-marriage-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Texas Tribune</a>.
Cruz further noted that GOP members are pushing for an amendment to the bill that would ensure such protections.
Heritage Foundation research assistant Jared Eckert told <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/07/26/polygamy-seen-as-possibility-under-house-passed-marriage-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Signal Podast</a> last month that the House passed the bill as an overreaction to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Eckert argues that lawmakers passed the bill out of fear that same-sex marriage and interracial marriage are under attack, neither of which he said face any threat. However, he noted enshrining the bill into law could create unintended consequences that state and federal governments would have to accept.
“If one state — just one state — recognizes polygamy as a legitimate marriage or legal marriage, then basically, the federal government has to do that,” Eckert says.
Eckert’s comments follow an explanation of the Obergfell v. Hodges case, which allowed states to redefine the federal government’s traditional definition of marriage, adding that the point of federal law supporting holy matrimony was because it served as an interest for the welfare of American civilization. 
But if the bill passes, Eckert said it would “create a ton of problems,” similar to the concerns of Cruz and other lawmakers who are holding onto the sanctity of the God-given union between one man and one woman.

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Top Democratic congressional leaders had very different reactions to this week&#8217;s bombshell news that FBI agents raided the home of former President Donald Trump in Florida.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-new-report-sheds-light-on-reason-fbi-raided-trumps-mar-a-lago-home">reported</a> that federal law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago residence because they believed Trump held back turning over all the classified information that was supposed to be sent back to the National Archives earlier this year.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) commented on the matter when she was asked about it during an interview on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; Tuesday morning.
&#8220;All I know about that is what is in the public domain,&#8221; Pelosi <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/8922-3">said</a>. &#8220;I was surprised that it flashed on my phone last evening. So I don&#8217;t really have too much to say, except that, to have a visit like that, you need a warrant. To have a warrant, you need justification. And that says that no one is above the law – not even a president or a former president of the United States. But that, all of this will, I&#8217;m sure, be made known to us over time. But I have no knowledge of it.&#8221;
&#8220;I do know that there has been chatter — or more than chatter — about the presidential, president&#8217;s documents and how they must be preserved for history,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And we&#8217;ll see what the justification was for the raid. I just don&#8217;t know. I think everybody was surprised by it.&#8221;
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) had a very different response to the raid when he was pressed by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.
When asked by Maddow for reaction, Schumer said, &#8220;Well I know nothing about it other than what I’ve read like everybody else, so I think it’s wise for me to withhold comment until we learn more.&#8221;
Maddow then brought up the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-sends-blistering-message-to-bidens-attorney-general-over-fbi-raid">response</a> from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to the raid and asked for Schumer&#8217;s response.
&#8220;I know that you don&#8217;t want to talk about the substance of the matter at Mar-a-Lago —&#8221; Maddow said.
&#8220;No,&#8221; Schumer responded.
&#8220;— but I do want to ask your reaction to what Mr. McCarthy has said,&#8221; Maddow concluded.
&#8220;Look, I think we don&#8217;t, none of us know the facts and any comments are premature,&#8221; Schumer said.
Maddow concluded that it would be &#8220;futile&#8221; for her to keep asking him about the matter because he would not comment on it.
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Rachel Maddow finds that <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSchumer</a> is treading very lightly around the FBI&#39;s execution of a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago today. <a href="https://t.co/GRdJkZnAnq">pic.twitter.com/GRdJkZnAnq</a>
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Pelosi And Schumer Have Very Different Reactions To FBI Raid On Mar-A-Lago

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Nancy Pelosi

Only 12% of Americans believe the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party">Democrats</a>’ “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-inflation-reduction-act-could-slightly-increase-inflation-over-next-two-years-study-finds">Inflation Reduction Act</a>” will accomplish what its name suggests, according to a YouGov poll released Wednesday.
The <a href="https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/08/03/congressional-legislation-economistyougov-poll-jul?utm_medium=organic_social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=SM-2022-08-US-B2C-Politics">survey</a> asked nearly 1,500 Americans between July 30 and August 2 about their thoughts on the new spending package that Democrats are using to resurrect parts of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. The results showed that most people don’t think the bill will reduce inflation.
“Do you think this bill will increase or decrease inflation?” the survey asked. More than one third of the respondents (36%) said it will increase inflation while only 12% said they think it will decrease inflation. Another 23% said inflation will not change, and 29% were “not sure.”
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YouGov Poll: Americans think the Inflation Reduction Act will&#8230;
Increase inflation: 36% Will not change inflation: 23% Decrease inflation: 12% Not sure: 29%<a href="https://t.co/M5GZio2zHH">https://t.co/M5GZio2zHH</a> <a href="https://t.co/Gd9C5CrkkL">pic.twitter.com/Gd9C5CrkkL</a>
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The poll also gauged where voters stood on the “Inflation Reduction Act” as a whole. A majority (51%) supported the bill that YouGov referred to as a &#8220;climate and energy bill,&#8221; while 31% opposed and 17% were unsure.
The “Inflation Reduction Act” would be the largest legislative climate spending in U.S. history at $369 billion while increasing taxes on billion-dollar companies. The spending package would also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-inflation-reduction-act-would-allow-irs-to-hire-up-to-87000-new-employees-raise-taxes-report">allow</a> the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to hire up to 87,000 employees as it increases taxes on the majority of Americans, according to new reports.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) gave the bill her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kyrsten-sinema-pushes-bidens-agenda-forward-agrees-to-democrat-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">approval</a> Thursday night, meaning the Senate appears to have enough votes to pass the massive package. Sinema was the last Democrat to hold out on the legislation after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) came to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-revives-bidens-agenda-agrees-to-democrat-package-of-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">surprise agreement</a> with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) last week.
Upon his agreement, Manchin claimed that reconciling with Democrats on the package will help the country fight inflation, but findings from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-inflation-reduction-act-could-slightly-increase-inflation-over-next-two-years-study-finds">Penn Wharton Budget Model</a> now bring that claim into question. If signed into law, the “Inflation Reduction Act” could result in the exact opposite of what its name suggests, as it is estimated to slightly increase inflation over the next two years, according to the Penn Wharton study.
“The Act would very slightly increase inflation until 2024 and decrease inflation thereafter. These point estimates are statistically indistinguishable from zero, thereby indicating low confidence that the legislation will have any impact on inflation,” the Penn Wharton Budget Model found.
The study went on to explain that inflation could rise by 0.05% over the next two years before a marginal drop of 0.25% “by the late 2020s,” rendering the spending package basically ineffective at accomplishing its purpose.
Tim Meads contributed to this report.

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Poll: Only 12% Of Americans Believe Democrat ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Will Actually Reduce Inflation

Poll: 12% Of Americans Believe Democrat 'Inflation Reduction Act' Will Reduce Inflation

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>’s spending agenda climbed another hurdle and now appears to have enough votes to pass the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senate</a> after Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kyrsten-sinema?utm_term=&amp;utm_campaign=dw_conversions_subscriptions_performancemax_na&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;hsa_acc=6411461344&amp;hsa_cam=16590646933&amp;hsa_grp=&amp;hsa_ad=&amp;hsa_src=x&amp;hsa_tgt=&amp;hsa_kw=&amp;hsa_mt=&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAtmLsmfPDfKght4SkcI_7mkWR8bXVRUUudq1RyuS8KjLC2gjHAQV1BoCEewQAvD_BwE">Kyrsten Sinema</a> (D-AZ) agreed to the package Thursday.
The bill, titled the “Inflation Reduction Act,” resurrected parts of Biden’s massive “Build Back Better” agenda after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-revives-bidens-agenda-agrees-to-democrat-package-of-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">agreed</a> with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on the package last week. Sinema was the last Democrat to hold out on the bill due to its carried tax increase provision before an agreement was made Thursday to remove the provision.
“We have agreed to remove the carried interest tax provision, protect advanced manufacturing, and boost our clean energy economy in the Senate&#8217;s budget reconciliation legislation,” Sinema said, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sinema-agrees-move-forward-social-spending-tax-bill-after-dems-make-changes">according</a> to Fox News. “Subject to the Parliamentarian&#8217;s review, I&#8217;ll move forward.”
Schumer said he plans on moving forward with the reconciliation bill on Saturday. Democrats will use the budget reconciliation process to bypass the Senate filibuster and advance the bill along party lines, potentially giving the party a much-needed legislative victory before a midterm election where Democrats are expected to face a “red wave.”
The spending package includes tax increases on billion-dollar corporations and the largest legislative climate spending in U.S. history at $369 billion. Manchin’s surprising agreement to the bill came after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-senator-throws-another-wrench-into-bidens-agenda-biden-is-not-pleased">shot down</a> Democrat attempts at pushing through Biden’s agenda, and reportedly told Democratic leaders he would “unequivocally” refuse to support legislation related to climate change and tax increases.
Manchin claims that reconciling with Democrats on this package will help the country fight inflation, but findings from the Penn Wharton Budget Model now bring that claim into question. If signed into law, the “Inflation Reduction Act” could result in the exact opposite of what its name suggests, as it is estimated to slightly increase inflation over the next two years, according to the Penn Wharton study.
“The Act would very slightly increase inflation until 2024 and decrease inflation thereafter. These point estimates are statistically indistinguishable from zero, thereby indicating low confidence that the legislation will have any impact on inflation,” the Penn Wharton Budget Model found.
The study went on to explain that inflation could rise by 0.05% over the next two years before a marginal drop of 0.25% “by the late 2020s,” rendering the spending package basically ineffective at accomplishing its purpose.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-legislative-deal-on-his-agenda-wont-raise-taxes-on-people-making-less-than-400k-report-says-otherwise">released</a> <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/jct_distributional_effects_inflation_reduction_act.pdf">data</a> last week from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) that showed that taxes will increase in calendar year 2023 for everyone under the plan except those making between $10,000 and $30,000 per year.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senators</a> formally signed off on expanding the Western military alliance Wednesday by ratifying <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nato">NATO</a> membership for Finland and Sweden, which obligates American forces to defend the European countries in the event of an attack.
While the war between <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war">Russia and Ukraine</a> continues, Finland and Sweden submitted applications to join the alliance after NATO leaders formally invited the countries into the 30-member organization. Of those, 22 have already approved the two Scandinavian countries&#8217; bid for accession.
The resolution passed, 95-1, with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) dissenting, citing that expanding American security commitments in Europe would only make the problem worse and the nation less safe. Hawley argued that the Chinese Communist Party is America&#8217;s greatest foreign adversary at the moment.
&#8220;Our foreign policy should be about protecting the United States, our freedoms, our people, our way of life,&#8221; Hawley <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>. &#8220;And expanding NATO, I believe, would not do that.&#8221;
Hawley, who just three years ago voted to allow North Macedonia into the alliance, notes the U.S. already spends nearly a trillion dollars a year on defense, and the nation has stretched its manpower thin worldwide.
&#8220;The United States must prioritize the defense resources we have for the China effort while there is still time,&#8221; Hawley <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>. &#8220;Until our European allies make the necessary commitments to their own national defense, we must not put more American lives at risk in Europe while allowing China&#8217;s power to grow unchecked.&#8221;
However, Hawley stood alone in his plea to reserve American resources against the 95 other senators across party lines who largely disagreed with his sentiments.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that adding Sweden and Finland to the alliance would improve burden sharing across the organization and called the vote decisive as it is bipartisan.
&#8220;There&#8217;s just no question that admitting these robust democratic countries with modern economies and capable, interoperable militaries will only strengthen the most successful military alliance in human history,&#8221; McConnell <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>. &#8220;If any senator is looking for a defensible excuse to vote no, I wish him good luck.”
&#8220;This is a slam dunk for national security that deserves unanimous bipartisan support,&#8221; McConnell added. &#8220;Even closer cooperation with these partners will help us counter Russia and China.&#8221;
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said earlier that he and McConnell would ratify the resolution &#8220;as fast as we could,&#8221; citing Russia&#8217;s aggression on Ukraine.
&#8220;Our NATO alliance is the bedrock that has guaranteed democracy in the Western world since the end of World War II,&#8221; Schumer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Q0_7TCFY">said</a>.
Now that the Senate passed the resolution with well over the required two-thirds vote, it now heads to President Biden to submit to the allied leaders.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/capitol-hill">U.S. Capitol Police</a> is hiring its own criminal prosecutor, in what observers say is an unprecedented politicization of law enforcement that could pose serious constitutional problems.
A <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/668374500">job ad</a> describes the position as &#8220;a Special Assistant United States Attorney located in USCP District Offices in Washington, DC,&#8221; and states that it reports to the USCP Deputy and General Counsel. But it also says the successful candidate will work &#8220;under the direct supervision and authority&#8221; of the Washington U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office.
“This position is to represent the United States Government primarily prosecuting individuals and/or groups who have engaged in threats and/or acts of violence against Members of Congress, their staffs, United States Capitol Police employees, visitors to the Capitol complex, and facilities and properties within the Capitol Complex,&#8221; the ad continues.
The prosecutor would work on cases stemming from the January 6 riot, but the arrangement would also mean someone working for Congressional leadership could have a role in deciding whether to prosecute congressmen or their aides for corruption scandals.
“Work may involve problems of unusual delicacy, such as allegations of wrongdoing against staff or members of Congress, criminal trespass, investigations of threats or crimes against Members of Congress and arresting or detaining high-profile individuals,” the posting for the job, which pays $145,000 to $186,00 per year, says.
Mike Davis, founder of the <a href="https://article3project.org/">Article III Project</a> and former Chief Counsel for Nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee and law clerk to Justice Neil Gorsuch, said federal prosecutors can only work for the Executive Branch.
“It is clearly unconstitutional for Congress to have federal prosecutors on its payroll and working for them,&#8221; Davis told The Daily Wire. &#8220;It violates the separation of powers. Federal prosecutors work for the president and the executive branch, and every prosecution by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer&#8217;s army of prosecutors is subject to serious constitutional challenge and reversal by the Supreme Court.”
A Capitol Police spokesperson told The Daily Wire that the scheme was not put forward by Congress.
“This idea did not come from any Member of Congress, to include any Congressional leaders,&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;Hiring a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney will give the Department, which has a constitutional duty to protect Congress and the Capitol Complex, a prosecutor who will work for the Department of Justice, but will also be an expert in the way we work and the types of unique threat cases we have.”
The Capitol Police are overseen by a three-person board consisting of the Sergeants-at-Arms, which are nominated by the House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader, and the Architect of the Capitol, which is nominated by the President after candidates are recommended by Congress.
Spokesmen for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not immediately return requests for comment, nor did a spokesman for Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Following the January 6, 2021 riot, both sergeants-at-arms and the police chief resigned after Schumer and Pelosi <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/pelosi-says-capitol-police-chief-193329789.html">called for</a> their firings. “If Senate Sergeant at Arms [Michael] Stenger hasn’t vacated his position by then, I will fire him as soon as Democrats have a majority in the Senate,” Schumer said.
Since then, Capitol Police have exerted far more authority. Visitors to the Capitol were required to provide identification and be escorted by staff.
Hundreds were prosecuted for crimes such as trespassing on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/different-from-any-other-jail-in-america-a-january-6-prisoner-speaks-out">January 6</a>, though prosecutors declined to charge other offenses, including alleged vandalism of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office and the unauthorized presence of a film crew from leftist comedian Stephen Colbert.
Davis said &#8220;It’s not believable that the Capitol Police chief went rogue and set up this unconstitutional prosecutor army without input from the Capitol Police Board controlled by Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer. If he did, he must resign.&#8221; He noted that in a reversal of the norm, not only would a prosecutor be reporting to Congress, he would also be working for the police.
“It a very dangerous precedent for prosecutors to work for police instead of the other way around,” he said. “This is a desperate power grab by Pelosi and Schumer to keep their bogus January 6 narrative going forever. Speaker Pelosi has turned the people&#8217;s house into a political fortress for Democrats. She&#8217;s politicized and weaponized the Capitol Police, and now she&#8217;s trying to do the same for federal prosecutors. President Biden, Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer need to back down immediately from this boneheaded decision before the courts shut it down for them.”
“Why is the US Attorney of DC going along with it?” he asked. “The Biden administration has already sent the full force of the government at every grandma on January 6, while not prosecuting people harassing Supreme Court justices. “
The Capitol Police said that some other agencies have Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Davis said in addition to those being from the executive branch, “SAUSA units, they have them at military bases, but they just come in and run their own dockets with very little oversight from the USAO… these prosecutors are being paid by the Congress so they&#8217;ll do whatever they want.&#8221;
Paul Kaminar, an attorney for the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative-leaning watchdog group that specializes in congressional oversight, said &#8220;The offering of a position for Special Assistant US Attorney in the Capitol Police office is very unusual and may not be legal. SAUSAs are appointed by DOJ, not the legislative branch.&#8221;
Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee and former judge, told The Daily Wire that the politicization of Capitol law enforcement could come back to bite Democrats.
“Since Democrats are moving us ever closer to a Soviet style government, what could be better than having people doing a Speaker’s bidding to inflame, entice, entrap, jail, prosecute, and punish? The pieces are falling into place since she already has a DC Gulag&#8230; But she is going to have to hurry to get it all set up for the Republican Speaker to use against corruption by any prior Speaker,&#8221; he said.

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The Democrat-supported “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-revives-bidens-agenda-agrees-to-democrat-package-of-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">Inflation Reduction Act of 2022</a>” could lead to a slight increase in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/inflation">inflation</a> over the next two years if it’s passed and signed into law, according to a Penn Wharton study released Friday.
Penn Wharton <a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2022/7/29/inflation-reduction-act-preliminary-estimates">analyzed</a> the massive spending package that reached a shocking agreement between Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday. The study came to a dismal conclusion for Democrats, and even found that the bill could do the exact opposite of what its name suggests through 2024.
“The Act would very slightly increase inflation until 2024 and decrease inflation thereafter. These point estimates are statistically indistinguishable from zero, thereby indicating low confidence that the legislation will have any impact on inflation,” the Penn Wharton Budget Model found.
According to the study, inflation could rise by 0.05% over the next two years before a marginal drop of 0.25% &#8220;by the late 2020s,&#8221; rendering the spending package basically ineffective at accomplishing its purpose.
The Penn Wharton findings were released the same day that new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-bad-inflation-news-as-u-s-enters-a-recession-biden-pushes-spending">showed</a> that the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, a key measure of inflation, increased 6.8% in June. That’s the highest yearly increase since January 1982, marking troubling news for Americans as the economy officially entered a recession on Thursday.
The Democrat spending package that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-revives-bidens-agenda-agrees-to-democrat-package-of-tax-increases-and-climate-spending">gained surprising support</a> from Manchin earlier this week would be the largest legislative climate investment the U.S. has ever made at $369 billion. The bill would also raise taxes on billion-dollar businesses and extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.
In recent weeks, Manchin shot down Democrat attempts at pushing through President Joe Biden’s agenda, and reportedly told Democratic leaders he would “unequivocally” refuse to support legislation related to climate change and tax increases.
Manchin claims that reconciling with Democrats on this package will help the country fight inflation, but findings from the Penn Wharton Budget Model now bring that claim into question.
“We must be honest about the economic reality America now faces if we want to avoid fanning the flames of inflation,” Manchin said in a <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-supports-inflation-reduction-act-of-2022">statement</a> Wednesday. “At its core, the purpose of reconciliation is to get our economic and financial house in order. Contrary to foolish talk otherwise, America cannot spend its way out of debt or out of inflation.”
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Democratic lawmakers sent messages of support for staff members who were arrested in Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/charles-schumer">Chuck Schumer&#8217;s</a> (D-NY) office Monday.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ilhan-omar">Ilhan Omar</a> (D-MN) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) expressed support for members of their staff Monday, just hours after six House staffers were arrested for protesting in Schumer&#8217;s office. Two of Khanna&#8217;s staffers were among those arrested, along with a staffer for Omar. Omar herself was arrested last week as part of a planned &#8220;civil disobedience&#8221; protesting the overturning of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a>.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not just supportive of the staff who protested for climate action today, including my own. I&#8217;m proud. Damn proud,&#8221; Omar tweeted Monday evening, including a link to the Axios article that broke the story.
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I&#8217;m not just supportive of the staff who protested for climate action today, including my own. I&#8217;m proud. Damn proud.<a href="https://t.co/Wt5utV3Gf6">https://t.co/Wt5utV3Gf6</a>
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1551712785289068545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
Omar was one of 17 members of Congress arrested last week outside the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> as part of a planned &#8220;civil disobedience&#8221; protesting the Court&#8217;s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. Omar attracted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-omar-mocked-for-pretending-to-get-handcuffed-at-protest-the-queen-of-gestures">mockery</a> to herself, along with fellow Democrat and left-wing &#8220;Squad&#8221; member Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY), for pretending to be handcuffed while being led away from the protest by Capitol Police.
Omar was mocked again after she took a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ridiculous-attention-seekers-twitter-blows-up-when-cori-bush-celebrates-arrest-with-empowering-selfie">group photo</a> with AOC and fellow &#8220;Squad&#8221; members Reps. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rashida-tlaib">Rashida Tlaib</a> (D-MI), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ayanna-pressley">Ayanna Pressley</a> (D-MA), and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO). Another Congressman, Michigan Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI), was mocked online for wearing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/is-that-prison-mike-dem-congressman-mocked-for-wearing-bandana-like-the-office-character">bandana</a> on his head like the character Michael Scott in an episode of &#8220;The Office.&#8221;
Khanna expressed similar sentiments to Omar, sending support for his staffers who were arrested. &#8220;I stand in solidarity with all of the staffers, including those in my office, who peacefully protested for climate action today,&#8221; Khanna tweeted from his official Congressional account, linking to the same article. &#8220;Protecting our planet is not a radical idea.&#8221;
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I stand in solidarity with all of the staffers, including those in my office, who peacefully protested for climate action today. Protecting our planet is not a radical idea. <a href="https://t.co/qjF20tyk5B">https://t.co/qjF20tyk5B</a>
— Rep. Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepRoKhanna/status/1551689289544630272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
Capitol Police arrested the staffers Monday after they refused to leave Schumer&#8217;s office. “Six demonstrators were arrested for DC Code §22-3302 Unlawful Entry for failing to leave the office after they were told to leave,” police said in a statement to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/capitol-police-arrest-house-staffers-for-protesting-climate-change-in-schumers-office">The Daily Wire</a>. “The six people who were arrested are all House staffers.”
The six staffers arrested were: Saul Levin, the son of Rep. Levin and a staffer for Rep. Bush; Aria Kovalovich and Emma Preston, who are both staffers for Khanna; Rajiv Sicora, a staffer for Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY); Courtney Koelbel, a staffer for Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD); and Phillip Bennett, a staffer for Omar.
Several of the staffers tweeted photos of themselves in Schumer&#8217;s office. &#8220;BREAKING: Congressional staff are staging a peaceful sit-in in @SenSchumer&#8217;s office to protest our leaders&#8217; failure and inaction on climate policy and urge them to use every last negotiating tool to meet this moment,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/ariakov/status/1551585454289461251/photo/1">Kovalovich</a> tweeted Monday. &#8220;The time to act is NOW. Staffers, come through.&#8221; Kovalovich also posted pictures of the staffers seated in the office with a large banner that says &#8220;Keep negotiating, Chuck,&#8221; and other signs that read &#8220;Climate Policy Now!&#8221;
&#8220;Right now, we Hill staffers are peacefully protesting Dem leaders INSIDE,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/saaaauuull/status/1551587834666024960">Levin</a> tweeted. &#8220;To my knowledge, this has never been done. We’ve also never seen climate catastrophe, so we’re meeting the moment.&#8221;
Schumer had previously been negotiating a climate and spending package with Democrats, but talks fell apart after moderate Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) voiced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-senator-throws-another-wrench-into-bidens-agenda-biden-is-not-pleased">opposition</a> to the package.

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The United States Capitol Police arrested six House staffers on Monday who were protesting in Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chuck-schumer">Chuck Schumer&#8217;s</a> office.
Law enforcement responded to the protest that took place in room 322 in the Hart Senate Office Building around 11:15 am, the Capitol Police told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Six demonstrators were arrested for DC Code §22-3302 Unlawful Entry for failing to leave the office after they were told to leave,&#8221; police said. &#8220;The six people who were arrested are all House staffers.”
The individuals arrested were Saul Levin, Aria Kovalovich, Rajiv Sicora, Courtney Koelhel, Phillip Bennett, and Emma Preston, according to the police.
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BREAKING: Congressional staff are staging a peaceful sit-in in <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSchumer</a>&#39;s office to protest our leaders&#39; failure and inaction on climate policy and urge them to use every last negotiating tool to meet this moment.
The time to act is NOW. Staffers, come through. 🖤🔥 <a href="https://t.co/JHtAYDez4n">pic.twitter.com/JHtAYDez4n</a>
&mdash; Aria Kovalovich (@ariakov) <a href="https://twitter.com/ariakov/status/1551585454289461251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Levin, the son of Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) and policy advisor for Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), posted a picture of himself and another staffer on social media on Monday with the caption: &#8220;Right now, we Hill staffers are peacefully protesting Dem leaders INSIDE.&#8221;
&#8220;To my knowledge, this has never been done,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We’ve also never seen climate catastrophe, so we’re meeting the moment. Follow along as we fight with everything we have to jumpstart climate negotiations.&#8221;
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Right now, we Hill staffers are peacefully protesting Dem leaders INSIDE. To my knowledge, this has never been done. 
We’ve also never seen climate catastrophe, so we’re meeting the moment. Follow along as we fight with everything we have to jumpstart climate negotiations. <a href="https://t.co/PwuWVFQoED">pic.twitter.com/PwuWVFQoED</a>
&mdash; Saul (@saaaauuull) <a href="https://twitter.com/saaaauuull/status/1551587834666024960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;BREAKING,&#8221; he tweeted about 15 minutes previously. &#8220;We, staffers of the US Congress, are peacefully sitting in on Senator Schumer’s office to demand Dems pass climate justice policy this year. We are putting our bodies on the line because we have no other choice. Follow along for updates from inside!&#8221;
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BREAKING: we, staffers of the US Congress, are peacefully sitting in on Senator Schumer’s office to demand Dems pass climate justice policy this year.
We are putting our bodies on the line because we have no other choice. Follow along for updates from inside!
&mdash; Saul (@saaaauuull) <a href="https://twitter.com/saaaauuull/status/1551584120970559490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In a video apparently taken after his arrest, the younger Levin told NBC News that he was protesting for Schumer to &#8220;reopen the negotiations on climate reconciliation package and to actually pass climate legislation.&#8221;
Asked why he was protesting at Schumer&#8217;s office rather than at the office of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Levin responded, &#8220;Because there&#8217;s always going to be a sheep that strays away from the herd,&#8221; adding that it is &#8220;the job of leadership to get the party together.&#8221;
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USCP arrested six House staffers this afternoon for protesting inside <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSchumer</a>’s office demanding the majority leader restart negotiations to pass climate legislation.
“He’s giving up, but some of us are going to live through the climate crisis,” <a href="https://twitter.com/saaaauuull?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@saaaauuull</a> told <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/YDHc0N1FFD">pic.twitter.com/YDHc0N1FFD</a>
&mdash; Julia Jester (@JulesJester) <a href="https://twitter.com/JulesJester/status/1551616214937620480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Schumer has <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1524098988827418628?lang=en">previously said</a> that he condones peaceful protesting, saying of the demonstrations outside the Supreme Court justices&#8217; homes: &#8220;That&#8217;s the American way to peacefully protest &#8230; so as long as they are peaceful, that&#8217;s okay with me.&#8221;
Schumer did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.

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Capitol Police Arrest House Staffers For Protesting Climate Change In Schumer’s Office

House Staffers Arrested For Protesting Climate Change With Sit-In At Schumer's Office

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