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Biden Commerce Secretary Nominee Says She's Open to Raising Taxes on Middle Class

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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden’s commerce secretary nominee, Gina Raimondo, signaled to lawmakers Tuesday that she is open to hiking taxes on the middle class to raise funds to fight climate change.During her hearing, Florida Sen. Rick Scott asked the Rhode Island governor how her state plans to pay for the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program, an between Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia meant to reduce carbon emissions.“The document I signed — by the way it was bipartisan, Republican and Democratic governors — was an intention to work together with our legislators to develop a transportation climate initiative, so it’s very early in that process,” Raimondo said.Advertisement - story continues belowScott then recalled that during his transportation secretary nomination hearing, said he was open to raising the federal gas tax, which is 18.4 cents per gallon. Scott noted that would “impact the poorest families in our country significantly.”Trending:“What is your position on that and how would that impact your ability to do your job as secretary of commerce?” the Florida Republican asked.Raimondo said that she “would defer to Congress to make that decision.”Advertisement - story continues below“Let me say this. I, as governor, am deeply in touch with how much increasing bills affect the average American family,” she said.“Having said that, we do need to meet the climate change challenge and we need funds for improved infrastructure — better roads, safer roads, safer bridges — which also creates jobs.”Do you think the Biden administration will raise taxes on the middle class?Yes: 100% (1639 Votes)No: 0% (6 Votes)She added, “So I would look to balance those interests and work as a piece of the president’s team.”Biden’s $2 trillion aims to make investments in infrastructure, transit, buildings and “environmental justice,” among other things.During his campaign, Biden of his promise that people who make under $400,000 a year would not have their taxes raised.Advertisement - story continues belowThe commerce secretary is one of the heads of the 15 executive departments in the president’s .The primary roles of the position include overseeing business community relations, regulating technology and gathering economic data.Related:Raimondo has a background in the financial industry and has served as Rhode Island’s governor since 2015, according to .Some progressive groups have said that the administration should have chosen a populist Democrat instead of Raimondo.Advertisement - story continues belowThe Revolving Door Project and Demand Progress said in a Jan. 6 announcement that Raimondo is a “corporate insider” who took away funding from low-income areas of Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic.Submit a Correction →We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism.Tags:, , , ,AdvertisementThe Victory Baptist Church in South Los Angeles, where Martin Luther King preached, has burned; arson investigators have begun their work.Former President Donald Trump's legal team completely dismantled the Department of Justice's legal argument regarding a 'special master.'Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will not be out and about much in the coming months due to recent back surgery.When Trump exited his plane at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, leftists had their theories ready to go.The family's electric truck completely ran out of battery after the charging station they stopped at was not working.On one hand, Hillary Clinton laments that we aren't 'united' as Americans like we were on 9/11, then she attacks all who oppose her.All the supervisor did was come in contact with these pills, and he had to be hospitalized. Imagine if the kids had taken them.'When evil presents itself, it can be devastating, but we must remember there is more good than evil in our world.'These ten "levers" have potential to lengthen your life while also enhancing your quality of life, so you can keep doing what you love.Even though Stelter failed at being a journalist in his own right, Harvard has somehow decided he is qualified to teach students.

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden’s commerce secretary nominee, Gina Raimondo, signaled to lawmakers Tuesday that she is open to hiking taxes on the middle class to raise funds to fight climate change.During her hearing, Florida Sen. Rick Scott asked the Rhode Island governor how her state plans to pay for the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program, an between Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia meant to reduce carbon emissions.“The document I signed — by the way it was bipartisan, Republican and Democratic...

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