{"id":1644707,"date":"2022-09-16T22:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T02:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1644707"},"modified":"2022-09-16T22:44:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T02:44:06","slug":"james-taylor-sings-fire-and-rain-to-kick-off-celebration-at-white-house-for-inflation-reduction-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-taylor-sings-fire-and-rain-to-kick-off-celebration-at-white-house-for-inflation-reduction-act\/","title":{"rendered":"James Taylor Sings \u201cFire and Rain\u201d to Kick off Celebration at White House for Inflation Reduction Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-taylor-sings-fire-and-rain-to-kick-off-celebration-at-white-house-for-inflation-reduction-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1644707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">James Taylor is kicking off the White House\u2019s Inflation Reduction Act celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The six-time Grammy Award winner, 74, sang &#8220;Fire and Rain&#8221; in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon. Taylor was seated in a navy-blue blazer and a gray hat as he strummed his guitar in front of the cameras and audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A source shared with Fox News Digital that Taylor offered gratuitous services, meaning he donated his time and waived any performance fee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      James Taylor performs during an event to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Photo by Mandel Ngan)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taylor has shared his opinion on politics in the past. Under former President Barack Obama\u2019s terms, the musician shared that he believed Obama was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/james-taylor-thinks-obama-is-greatest-president-of-all-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">greatest president of all time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/analysis-inflation-reduction-act-reduce-annual-inflation-percentage-points\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>ANALYSIS SUGGESTS INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WILL REDUCE ANNUAL INFLATION BY ONLY 0.1 PERCENTAGE POINTS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been watching politics since (Dwight) Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and Obama is my favorite, favorite president,&#8221; Taylor said in an interview in 2016. &#8220;I am just thankful for every day that he&#8217;s in office. I am so proud that he represents my country and I think he represents me \u2014 I think he represents the America that I know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pop icon performed &#8220;America the Beautiful&#8221; at Obama&#8217;s second inauguration in 2013 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the former leader in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Obama isn&#8217;t the only politician Taylor has supported. The singer said he was in support of Hillary Clinton during her run for office in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-498633926.jpg\" alt=\"Former President Barack Obama presents James Taylor with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the 2015 Presidential Medal Of Freedom ceremony.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Former President Barack Obama presents James Taylor with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the 2015 Presidential Medal Of Freedom ceremony.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Photo by Kris Connor)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;And aside from the fact that she&#8217;s a woman running, she&#8217;s the right person. &#8230; The whole point \u2014 black or white, male or female, gay or straight, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, atheist \u2014 it doesn&#8217;t matter what these other connections are,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Our country needs to come together and the question is, &#8216;Is this public servant someone who will bring us together?&#8217; And I think she is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Biden signed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/senate-set-for-vote-a-rama-on-democrats-social-spending-and-tax-bill-live-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inflation Reduction Act\u00a0<\/a>into law in August, saying &#8220;the American people won, and the special interests lost&#8221; with the new legislation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this law, the American people won, and the special interests lost,&#8221; Biden said at the time. &#8220;This administration began amid a dark time in America \u2026 a once-in-a-century pandemic, devastating joblessness, clear and present threats to democracy and the rule of law, doubts about America&#8217;s future itself \u2014 and yet we&#8217;ve not wavered, we&#8217;ve not flinched, and we&#8217;ve not given in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242547241_1280x.jpeg\" alt=\"President Joe Biden (R) gives Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (L) the pen he used to sign The Inflation Reduction Act with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) in the State Dining Room of the White House.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      President Joe Biden (R) gives Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (L) the pen he used to sign The Inflation Reduction Act with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) in the State Dining Room of the White House.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> said, instead, the law will &#8220;deliver results for the American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t tear down. We built up. We didn&#8217;t look back. We look forward,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;And today, today, offers further proof that the soul of America is vibrant. The future of America is bright, and the promise of America is real. And just beginning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill, which was passed by the Senate in early August and by the House of Representatives shortly after, costs an estimated $437 billion, with $369 billion going toward investments in &#8220;Energy Security and Climate Change,&#8221; according to a summary by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Democrats.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press and Fox News&#8217; Brooke Singman contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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