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On one level, the story of President Biden s first year is a simple one: Americans feel worse about the pandemic and economy than they did earlier in his term, and his ratings have suffered for it. On another level, it s a little more nuanced: they do not exclusively blame his policies, but they do demand more attention to inflation just the same; there are many reasons the pandemic is seen as bad, but confusing information stands out as a factor that is hurting views of his handling of it.The story of his first year evokes emotions too: although most like Mr. Biden personally, words like frustrated and stanley cup disappointed top people s descriptions of things, along with the feeling that he s distracted and not focusing on what they care about. Focus is a running theme in this story. Majorities say he isn t paying enough attention to either the economy or inflation mdash; together, their top issues mdash; not just that he isn t handling them well. Few think Mr. Biden and his fellow Democrats stanley cupe are focused on the right things overall, either. Even within his own party, it s inflation where his fellow Democrats give him their lowest marks, compared to other issues. His overall ap stanley flask proval at the one-year mark is 44%, and it s been in the 40s since this fall. That is, however, despite the fact that only 26% of Americans think things in the country are going well. Mr. Biden saw his approval drop months ago without a subsequent recovery. At the sta Zlph All 538 electors have voted, formalizing Biden s 306-232 win. Here s how the Electoral College works.
CBS Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd on Monday announced plans to introduce a bill to immediately freeze credit card interest rates on existing balances.In May, Congress passed The Credit Card Accountabilit stanley cup usa y, Responsibility, and Disclosure CARD Act, which outlaws arbitrary increases in interest rates, fees or finance charges. But Dodd argues the new bill is needed because credit card companies have been jacking up interest rates in a last ditch effort to squeeze customers before the Credit CARD Act goes fully into effect next February. It is unlikely that there are the votes in the Senate to pass Dodd s new legislation, but it may help him in a 2010 reelection campaign that is expected to be hard-fought. The longtime Democratic senator from Connecticut has faced criticism this year amid reports that he received preferential treatment from Countrywide Financial Corp. in securing a pair of home loans. He was cleared of wrongdoing by the Senate Ethics Committee. At a time when families are st stanley cup ruggling to make ends stanley cup meet, jacked up rates can quickly create crushing debt, Dodd said. People need to be responsible with their money, but they shouldn t be taken to the cleaners by outrageous rates. The House has been expected to pass legislation that would move up enactment of the credit card regulations up to Dec. 1st, but the Senate is seen as unlikely to follow suit amid complaints from banks that they need more time to comp
On one level, the story of President Biden s first year is a simple one: Americans feel worse about the pandemic and economy than they did earlier in his term, and his ratings have suffered for it. On another level, it s a little more nuanced: they do not exclusively blame his policies, but they do demand more attention to inflation just the same; there are many reasons the pandemic is seen as bad, but confusing information stands out as a factor that is hurting views of his handling of it.The story of his first year evokes emotions too: although most like Mr. Biden personally, words like frustrated and stanley cup disappointed top people s descriptions of things, along with the feeling that he s distracted and not focusing on what they care about. Focus is a running theme in this story. Majorities say he isn t paying enough attention to either the economy or inflation mdash; together, their top issues mdash; not just that he isn t handling them well. Few think Mr. Biden and his fellow Democrats stanley cupe are focused on the right things overall, either. Even within his own party, it s inflation where his fellow Democrats give him their lowest marks, compared to other issues. His overall ap stanley flask proval at the one-year mark is 44%, and it s been in the 40s since this fall. That is, however, despite the fact that only 26% of Americans think things in the country are going well. Mr. Biden saw his approval drop months ago without a subsequent recovery. At the sta Zlph All 538 electors have voted, formalizing Biden s 306-232 win. Here s how the Electoral College works.
CBS Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd on Monday announced plans to introduce a bill to immediately freeze credit card interest rates on existing balances.In May, Congress passed The Credit Card Accountabilit stanley cup usa y, Responsibility, and Disclosure CARD Act, which outlaws arbitrary increases in interest rates, fees or finance charges. But Dodd argues the new bill is needed because credit card companies have been jacking up interest rates in a last ditch effort to squeeze customers before the Credit CARD Act goes fully into effect next February. It is unlikely that there are the votes in the Senate to pass Dodd s new legislation, but it may help him in a 2010 reelection campaign that is expected to be hard-fought. The longtime Democratic senator from Connecticut has faced criticism this year amid reports that he received preferential treatment from Countrywide Financial Corp. in securing a pair of home loans. He was cleared of wrongdoing by the Senate Ethics Committee. At a time when families are st stanley cup ruggling to make ends stanley cup meet, jacked up rates can quickly create crushing debt, Dodd said. People need to be responsible with their money, but they shouldn t be taken to the cleaners by outrageous rates. The House has been expected to pass legislation that would move up enactment of the credit card regulations up to Dec. 1st, but the Senate is seen as unlikely to follow suit amid complaints from banks that they need more time to comp
