Shortages during the coronavirus pandemic show the danger of US companies reliance on supply chains in foreign countries. To ensure that this issue does not become a threat to our economic or national security, Congress need to study just how much of a problem these interwoven supply chains could be. […]
Democrats are increasingly supporting the idea of recurring stimulus checks for Americans. Several lawmakers have rolled out proposals for additional stimulus payments as well. Here are three proposals that could shape the so-called phase-four coronavirus rescue package. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Democrats are gearing up to enter […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened the door to the idea of a minimum income for unemployed Americans in an MSNBC interview on Monday. “Let’s see what works, what is operational, and what needs other attention,” Pelosi said. “Others have suggested a minimum income, a guaranteed income for people. Is that […]
Rep. Tim Ryan, a moderate Democrat from Ohio, told Business Insider that Democrats need to be bold and include more aggressive stimulus measures in their next response to the pandemic. “I want everybody to say, ‘Look, Democrats understood what I was going through, and they pushed hard,'” Ryan said in […]
Democrats have a plan to give monthly $US2,000 checks to every American over 16 who makes less than $US130,000 until unemployment is back to pre-coronavirus levels. Finally! A proposal that recognises that this pandemic will significantly depress economic activity even after we’re out of lockdown. Thanks to high unemployment, continued […]
House Democrats unveiled a plan for monthly $US2,000 stimulus payments to Americans this week. Those monthly stipends, which would be sent out until the economy recovers, could be sent electronically, through banks, or via tools like Venmo, they said. That could help the tens of millions of Americans who dont […]
The Emergency Money for the People Act, introduced by Reps. Tim Ryan and Ro Khanna, would give $US2,000 a month to Americans over the age of 16 who make less than $US130,000 a year. The payments would continue for at least six months and would last until unemployment falls to […]
PwC’s US head Tim Ryan said at Davos that he expects American companies to increasingly take climate change as a serious threat over the next year. He said that US banks are leading the way in terms of building momentum. Ryan attributed this to the banks being excellent assessors of […]
As the presidential race heats up, some democratic candidates have released plans for how they would break up big tech. The issue didn’t come up in debates until October, but since then, other candidates like Andrew Yang have talked about the issue more frequently. Elizabeth Warren has made breaking up […]
Moderate Democrats talked a lot about competing with China at Tuesday’s Democratic debate, but none of them seemed willing to spend the money to do so. No one seemed to have an ambitious or detailed enough technological development enough plan to do so either. China has spent billions on its […]
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio clashed over Sanders’ signature “Medicare For All” policy in Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential candidates debate in Detroit. “I do know it – I wrote the damn bill!” Sanders said to Ryan after the representative questioned whether he knew how […]
Things got heated on the debate stage in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday as 2020 Democrats discussed immigration. The exchanges revealed there’s more of a divide on the issue of immigration among Democrats than they let on, as they generally focus on attacking President Donald Trump on this topic. Sen. Elizabeth […]
Several of the Democratic presidential candidates will face a make or break moment during the primary debates later this month. The Democratic National Committee’s sanctioned debates set for the fall have much stricter criteria, which many candidates are unlikely to meet. Struggling candidates will have to use every chance they […]
On Wednesday night, 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates participated in the first debate of the 2020 election. Though some candidates stood out more than others, there’s a way to get an idea which candidates provoked the strongest response from viewers, at least when it comes to online searches: Google […]
The Democratic National Committee increased its threshold for presidential candidates to qualify for primary debates. The new criteria are even more difficult to meet for lesser-known candidates, leading some to grow frustrated with the DNC’s decision. As a result, the field of Democratic candidates could quickly thin out before actual […]
Update: Tim Ryan dropped out of the 2020 Democratic primary on October 24, 2019. Who is Tim Ryan? Current job: US Representative for Ohio’s 13th district. Currently running for president of the United States as a Democratic candidate. Age: 45 Family: Ryan is married to Andrea Zetts, a schoolteacher. Together […]
Rep. Tim Ryan, a moderate Democrat from Ohio, joined a crowded field when he announced a run for president on Thursday. Ryan spoke with INSIDER about his plan to revitalize the Midwest and the “lie” Trump is telling about the US economy. “Trump’s very old school. We want to bring […]
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