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New legislation has lowered monthly bills, will lead to additional refunds, and will ensure consumers are no longer responsible for increases in energy costs caused by external events, like war.

The Biden administration’s newly proposed actions, which would likely take effect in 2024, would lower child care costs for 80,000 American families.

A new analysis published this week found that unless Congress provides additional funding, an estimated 88,265 children in Virginia are expected to lose their child care beginning Sept. 30.

The Biden administration has been putting pressure on companies across multiple sectors to be more transparent with consumers.

While Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have agreed to institute more transparency when it comes to ticket sales, some anti-monopoly advocates think the answer is “breaking up” these companies altogether.

The Republican majority in the Virginia House of Delegates has passed Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s $1 billion tax relief program, a plan that furthers the GOP’s ongoing agenda of giving tax relief to large corporations and the wealthy. Democrats are trying to do the opposite.

With many American families facing record-high energy costs this coming winter, the Biden-Harris administration has announced several steps to help lessen the burden.