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Almost 80 free market, conservative groups outline the detrimental impacts the MFN Executive Order will have on American medicines and medical innovation, threatening American jobs and making it easy for Democrats to push their agendas forward with socialism and government-run policies.

Please review this letter and I encourage you to speak out against this Executive Order immediately. Mark Meadows

ATR Opposes Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Proposal The Trump administration has released its “most favored nation” (MFN) final rule to impose price controls on Medicare Part B.

ATR President Grover Norquist released the following statement in opposition to the proposal:

“Now is the worst possible time to impose price controls...

“The House passed a $25 billion bailout of the financially troubled United States Postal Service that would block reforms or changes to service.”

House passes $25 billion Postal Service bailout that would block reforms The House passed a $25 billion bailout of the financially troubled United States Postal Service that would block reforms or changes to service.

“The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines, evidence that many employers are still slashing jobs as the coronavirus bedevils the U.S. economy.”

U.S. jobless claims jump back above 1 million in face of virus The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines, evidence that many employers are still slashing jobs as the coronavirus bedevils the U.S. economy.

“Retail sales in July grew by 1.2 percent, about half the pace economists expected, and well below their June bump of 8.4 percent, according to Census Bureau data released Friday.”

July retail sales slow to 1.2 percent, below expectations Retail sales in July grew by 1.2 percent, about half the pace economists expected, and well below their June bump of 8.4 percent, according to Census Bureau data released Friday

“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday cast doubt on whether negotiators would be able to break the impasse on a fifth coronavirus package,...”

McConnell not certain there will be a fifth coronavirus package Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday cast doubt on whether negotiators would be able to break the impasse on a fifth coronavirus package, though he said that he thinks there needs to be another bill.

“The government still spent more — $624 billion — leaving a one-month deficit of $61 billion.”

Federal budget deficit slows as IRS sees record tax receipts Uncle Sam set a new monthly record for income in July with $563 billion, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday, as taxpayers finally paid up after the IRS delayed the normal April filing deadline because of the coronavirus.

“The federal deficit so far this fiscal year is at $2.8 trillion, roughly $2 trillion higher than the deficit for the same period last year, according to the Congressional Budget Office.”

Federal deficit swells to nearly $3 trillion in first 10 months of fiscal year 2020 The federal deficit so far this fiscal year is at $2.8 trillion, roughly $2 trillion higher than the deficit for the same period last year, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

“Some 1.4 million people filed for initial jobless claims last week...”

Unemployment claims rise for second week in a row In yet another sign that the economic recovery is teetering in a resurgence of coronavirus cases, the number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims rose for the second week in a row.

“...with earmarks totaling more than $30 billion just over the last two years. That might sound like an abstract sum, but, for reference, that’s equivalent to $250 out of the wallet of every taxpayer going to Congress’s pet projects.”

Congress has made 2020 into another year of porky earmarks The federal government set a new record for deficit spending in June, which makes it all the more frustrating that members of Congress carved out $15.9 billion this fiscal year in crony earmarks for their home states, according to a new report.

“The federal government spent $1.1 trillion last month, shattering the record for the highest monthly spending ever, and sending the deficit soaring to $2.7 trillion so far this fiscal year...”

Feds spent $1 trillion last month The federal government spent $1.1 trillion last month, shattering the record for the highest monthly spending ever, and sending the deficit soaring to $2.7 trillion so far this fiscal year, the Treasury Department reported Monday,