AFRW Celebrates 75 Years!

Over the weekend, the Arkansas Federation of Republican Women gathered at the RPA Headquarters for their fall meeting where they celebrated 75 years. Members heard from NFRW President Julie Harris, and Chairman Joseph K. Wood, and past presidents were honored.

Pictured above are former AFRW Presidents, (from left to right) Joyce Phillips, Julie Harris, Melonaie Gullick, Sharon Stuthard, and Jennifer Felling, with current AFRW President Sharon Lloyd.

Bidenomics Is Failing Americans

Biden and Democrats are lying about the economy – Friday's jobs report is the second worst jobs report of Biden’s entire presidency.

What you need to know:

• With the economy adding just 150,000 jobs in October – coming in below economists’ expectations – this is the second worst jobs report of Biden’s presidency.
• The unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in October while the labor force participation rate declined – remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
• Biden’s economic agenda is decimating Americans’ finances – the average middle-class household has lost over $33,000 in real wealth in just the past year.
• U.S. average gas prices currently sit at $3.44 per gallon which is more than $1 higher than when Biden became president.
• The Fed has hiked interest rates 11 times since March 2022 – now at their highest level in 22 years – making it harder for families to buy a home, finance a car, pay off debt, and perform various other financial transactions.
• The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is now at its highest level since 2000.
• Homeownership has been deemed “unaffordable” in 99 percent of the country.
• Biden’s favorite economist – Moody’s Mark Zandi – said that purchasing a home or a car right now is “completely unaffordable for the typical American household.”
• Despite Biden’s attempts to downplay his failures, American are not fooled; they know Biden is to blame. 
• 73 percent of Americans believe the economy is in bad shape and more voters trust Republicans over Democrats to handle inflation according to a recent AP-NORC poll.
• 58 percent of Americans believe the economy is getting worse and 69 percent believe the country is on the wrong track according to an Economist/YouGov poll.
• Half of Americans say their financial situation is worsening according to a recent Harvard CAPS-Harris poll.
• Biden’s approval rating on the economy is at just 32 percent – the lowest of his presidency – according to CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey.

The bottom line:

Families are struggling to keep up with lower real wages and higher prices on everything from gas to groceries, yet Biden refuses to accept any accountability for his failures. Bidenomics isn’t the ‘American Dream,’ it’s our American nightmare.