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Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 01:39 AM Jan 2022

Rep. Katie Porter And Her White Board Explain Strength Of Biden Economy - The Last Word - MSNBC



Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and uses her white board to break down the success of the Biden economy as President Joe Biden marks one year in office. Aired on 01/20/2022.


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Uncle Joe

(58,111 posts)
1. Katie is good, I like her approach of reflecting the cost of not doing critical stuff.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:00 AM
Jan 2022

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
2. Thanks, Uncle Joe! She really is one of our best and brightest
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:15 AM
Jan 2022

She's always right on top of things and explains the issues clearly and simply - and doesn't suffer fools or devious witnesses gladly. I love to watch her put them in their place! (And her teacher was Elizabeth Warren!)

Tribetime

(4,670 posts)
3. It's very hard for me to believe as much as I like Katie Porter
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:22 AM
Jan 2022

That people have $360 more each month this year the last year I find it hard to believe

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
4. I know, when I went to the grocery store yesterday, I noticed how much things have gone up
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 03:31 AM
Jan 2022

But I also trust her figures.

NJCher

(35,423 posts)
5. damn straight
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 04:39 AM
Jan 2022
But I also trust her figures.

Katie is a former law professor, and the one thing that professors do is check their figures and facts. There is no way she would have gone on national television and said that if it weren't so.

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Everyone was harping about how the Dems didn't get the messaging right. This is how it should have been sold: that by investing, we save money.

The figure that made me the sickest was the one about how much we've spent on disasters--helping people whose homes have burned, flooded, etc. The sooner we get on that the better.

I'd like to see Manchin's face when confronted with a question that takes this into account.

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
8. Oh, I agree that Katie Porter is just the best!
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 05:00 AM
Jan 2022

I wish we could clone her a couple of hundred times! And it's been explained over and over exactly how these programs would work, but people just aren't listening - and the Republican members of Congress just don't care. The party of obstruction, we've seen that for years.

Tribetime

(4,670 posts)
10. 👌I'm talking about income I just don't see people having that much more to
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 05:27 AM
Jan 2022

I'm having my worst year by far doing service work maybe it's just me but I know going to fast food places that there always are at much longer lines and less people serving you so I just see a different picture sorry

SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
7. Believe it. The first 2 child tax credit checks alone lifted 3.5 million kids out of poverty.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 04:58 AM
Jan 2022

If extended through 2025, the child tax credit could lower the child poverty rate to 8.4% from 14.2%, according to the Urban Institute.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/21/expanded-child-tax-credit-and-monthly-payments-may-last-just-one-more-year-.html

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
9. Thanks for the link!
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 05:25 AM
Jan 2022

Since this affects voters of all political stripes, why aren't they speaking out??

SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
15. Do you have young kids? She was referring to families.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:56 PM
Jan 2022

If you're not getting the new child tax credits, you're probably not seeing that much of an increase.

mopinko

(69,804 posts)
16. my wish come true- katie porter toting up the cost of doing nothing.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 06:37 PM
Jan 2022

this is such an important point to make, and she is just the woman to do it.

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