{"id":1751426,"date":"2022-11-25T06:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T11:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1751426"},"modified":"2022-11-25T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T17:03:27","slug":"republicans-criticize-white-houses-talking-points-list-of-bidens-top-accomplishments-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-criticize-white-houses-talking-points-list-of-bidens-top-accomplishments-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Criticize White House\u2019s &#8220;Talking Points&#8221; List of Biden\u2019s \u201cTop Accomplishments\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Frepublicans-criticize-white-houses-talking-points-list-of-bidens-top-accomplishments-2%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=1751426&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--><p>Republican lawmakers have taken aim at a list of President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201ctop accomplishments\u201d that the administration says can be used \u201cwhen chatting with your Uncle at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-thanksgiving\">Thanksgiving<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White House deputy communications director Jennifer Molina shared the list of Biden\u2019s so-called achievements, which includes \u201ctackling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-inflation\">inflation<\/a> and lowering costs,\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHCOS\/status\/1595414110438662144\/photo\/1\">post<\/a> on Twitter on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The talking points come as the average cost of the classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people is $64.05 this month, according to a recent Farm Bureau survey; that\u2019s 20 percent higher compared to the 2021 average of $53.31.<\/p>\n<p>GOP lawmakers quickly took aim at the list, which comes at a time of soaring inflation that has seen some American households having to choose between food and gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, the Biden White House insisted we \u201cbring the receipts to the Thanksgiving dinner!\u201d Tommy Pigott, the Rapid Response Director for the Republican National Committee, said in a statement. \u201cIf they insist \u2026 This is the most expensive Thanksgiving on record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Committee then noted that turkey costs an extra 21 percent this year while stuffing mix is up 69 percent, and a host of other Thanksgiving dinner trimmings, including frozen peas, pumpkin pie mix, whole milk, and sweet potatoes are all up more than 10 percent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4880571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/11\/23\/Biden-serving-military-families-1200x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4880571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Biden-serving-military-families-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4880571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Biden-serving-military-families-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> President Joe Biden serves food to military families during a \u201cFriendsgiving\u201d celebration in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday at the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, North Carolina, on November 21, 2022. (Jim Watson\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<h2>\u2018The Most Expensive Thanksgiving on Record\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBiden has been lying about it for years,\u201d the statement added, in reference to soaring inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) told Fox News: \u201cUsing White House talking points to try and gaslight your own family as to the realities of this administration seems like a miserable way to spend Thanksgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery American family at the dinner table knows that Joe Biden has created the most expensive Thanksgiving on record, and his war on American energy has caused the price of gas, diesel, and home heating to skyrocket,\u201d Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) told the publication.<\/p>\n<p>A string of other lawmakers, including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), took aim at Biden\u2019s talking points.<\/p>\n<p>The list shared by the White House on Wednesday states that Biden\u2019s accomplishments include \u201ctackling inflation and lowering costs\u201d and cites lower gas prices since June.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4877311\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/11\/21\/Joe-Biden-1-1-1200x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4877311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Joe-Biden-1-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Biden, Ronald Parker\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4877311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Joe-Biden-1-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Biden, Ronald Parker\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> President Joe Biden, accompanied by Ronald Parker, Chairman of the National Turkey Federation, (L), speaks next to Chocolate, the national Thanksgiving turkey, (L), during a pardoning ceremony at the White House, on Nov. 21, 2022. (Andrew Harnik\/AP Photo)<\/figure>\n<p>The cost of living is also \u201cmoderating\u201d under Biden, according to The White House.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from AAA, the national average is currently $3.586 per gallon, up from $3.398 a year ago. However, a number of states, such as California, are paying even more, with drivers there forking out $5.113 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also \u201ctook on big pharma,\u201d according to the list of talking points, which claims that he capped annual out-of-pocket description drug costs at $2,000 for seniors on Medicare and capped insulin co-pays at $35 per description for seniors on Medicare, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>The decline in costs is largely due to a decision to severely limit coverage of a controversial and pricey new Alzheimer\u2019s drug marketed as Aduhelm.<\/p>\n<h2>Biden Takes Aim at \u2018Extreme\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-republicans\">Republicans<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The talking points state Biden \u201cworked with Republicans to rebuild infrastructure\u201d and to pass the Chips and Science Bill, bought Republican and Democratic lawmakers together to pass the \u201cfirst meaningful gun safety legislation in 50 years,\u201d and has also \u201crallied the world in defense of Ukraine\u201d amid Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The United States announced $400 million in additional military aid for Ukraine on Wednesday. Since February, the administration has sent approximately $19.7 billion in weapons and other equipment to Ukraine, including the latest aid package.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the list of talking points includes a string of other \u201caccomplishments,\u201d such as increased employment under Biden and no taxes on people making more than $400,000.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also took aim at Republicans in the list of talking points, calling them \u201cextreme\u201d while pointing to their proposals for a national ban on abortion, \u201cplanning to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block, and \u201ctrying to raise costs on Americans by repealing the Inflation Reduction Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Biden took to Twitter to share an optimistic post regarding the current state of the economy this holiday season, noting that officials are \u201cseeing initial signs inflation is moderating\u201d and that \u201cfolks are vaccinated\u201d while the unemployment rate is \u201cnear a 50-year low.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica\u2019s best days are ahead,\u201d the president wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-katabella-roberts\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ttl7dayERL_WEB_KatabellaRoberts.jpg\" alt=\"Katabella Roberts\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican lawmakers have taken aim at a list of President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201ctop accomplishments\u201d that the administration says can be used \u201cwhen chatting with your Uncle at Thanksgiving.\u201dWhite House deputy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1750505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1751426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1751426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1750505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1751426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1751426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1751426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}