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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 24-01-23

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  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered a combative speech yesterday challenging the Republican Party on brinksmanship over the debt limit.
  • President Biden will deliver a speech on Thursday attacking a Republican proposal to abolish the IRS and replace it with a 30% national sales tax.
  • State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says he is confident Sweden and Finland will be granted admission into NATO despite a deepening political standoff between Sweden and Turkey.
  • Christine Lagarde warned yesterday of trade fragmentation in a speech at Deutsche Börse Annual Reception.
  • Democrats are facing a difficult decision on how to proceed in Arizona after Rep Ruban Gallego (D-AZ) announced that he will challenge Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) in 2024.
  • Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said yesterday the Department of Energy is on track to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve despite a lack of interest in a purchase offer last month.
  • The US Envoy to Iran, Rob Malley, said yesterday that the US will increase pressure on China to stop buying Iranian oil.
  • Poll of the Day: Members of the House Freedom Caucus are amongst the most conservative, and least experienced, lawmakers in the House of Representatives.

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