Patrice Lee Onwuka

United States

Economic Policy Center Director at Independent Women's Forum

Co-Host, O'Connor and Co at WMAL-FM (Washington, DC)

O’Connor & Co. Co-Host @wmaldc | Economic Policy Director @IWF | Fellow @Steamboat_Inst @PhilanthropyRnd | Wife & mom | Insta: Pjclee1 POV: I love America!

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Articles

Video: Do Tax Cuts Work? Yes!

2 weeks ago | iwf.org | Patrice Lee Onwuka

As a conservative-led Congress inches its way forward toward extending the tax cuts, a new PragerU video explains the widespread benefits of tax cuts to a generation that has been hoodwinked to believe that they only benefit the rich. In the timely video “Do Tax Cuts Work?” Independent Women partnered with PragerU to debunk myths about tax cuts and the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, specifically.
Women make the expiring tax cuts another 80-20 issue

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Patrice Lee Onwuka

Each woman has a mind of her own, but when 80% of female voters support a conservative policy, elected officials should pay attention. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett met with Republican leaders and tax writers on the Hill last week to jump-start negotiations. Congressional leaders should keep this in mind as they debate tax policy: By sweeping margins, women, independent, and Generation Z voters do not want the 2017 tax cuts to expire.
New Poll: Women, Gen Z Call for Tax Cuts Extension

3 weeks ago | iwf.org | Patrice Lee Onwuka

Economy Until there's urgency, hardworking people will be left in limbo.
First, Do No Harm: Congress May Undo Biden Overdraft Regulations

3 weeks ago | iwf.org | Patrice Lee Onwuka

Good intentions do not trump bad outcomes. This is a lesson that federal regulators often neglect. Former President Biden sought to crack down on a host of fees in the banking and lending industries to save Americans’ money. Still, his policies would have hurt low-income Americans. The latest example is a regulation finalized in the midnight hour of the Biden Administration to cap bank overdraft fees.
Racial Divide Testament to DEI Good Intentions' Bad Outcomes

3 weeks ago | iwf.org | McKenzie Holmes |Patrice Lee Onwuka

Divisive Ideology America Is Undergoing a Societal DEI Course Correction Supporting the demise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) puts me at odds with many Blacks today, especially elites in Congress and the media. Yet, I can take comfort I’m in good company with about half of the nation, they want to see the end of this divisive practice. In a recent NBC News poll, about half of registered voters (49%) say DEI programs should be axed. They agree with the statement that these efforts...
Racial Divide Testament to DEI Good Intentions' Bad Outcomes

1 month ago | newsmax.com | Patrice Lee Onwuka

America Is Undergoing a Societal DEI Course Correction Supporting the demise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) puts me at odds with many Blacks today, especially elites in Congress and the media. Yet, I can take comfort I’m in good company with about half of the nation, they want to see the end of this divisive practice. In a recent NBC News poll, about half of registered voters (49%) say DEI programs should be axed.
To Close the Pay Gap, Make Different Choices

1 month ago | iwf.org | McKenzie Holmes |Patrice Lee Onwuka

There is no gender pay gap. This is a simple truth hidden from generations of women because it contradicts the Left’s narrative about victimhood in the workforce. Without the pay gap, their gender-equity policy proposals are obsolete. However, data prove that career and lifestyle choices drive the differential between the average earnings of men and women. Change the choices, you’ll close the gap. Equal Pay Day is as fabricated as the pay gap itself.
3 Truths on Equal Pay Day

1 month ago | iwf.org | Patrice Lee Onwuka

Today is Equal Pay Day, a fabricated holiday that recognizes the gender pay gap and aims to convince women they are perpetual victims of gender-based discrimination in the working world. Equal Pay Day (EPD) symbolizes how far into the year women must work to match men’s earnings from the year prior. EPD is based on the faulty pay gap statistic. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women’s earnings were 83.6% of men’s in 2023. In other words, women earn about 84 cents on the dollar men earn.
To Close the Pay Gap, Make Different Choices

1 month ago | townhall.com | Patrice Lee Onwuka

There is no gender pay gap. This is a simple truth hidden from generations of women because it contradicts the Left’s narrative about victimhood in the workforce. Without the pay gap, their gender-equity policy proposals are obsolete. However, data prove that career and lifestyle choices drive the differential between the average earnings of men and women. Change the choices, you’ll close the gap. Equal Pay Day is as fabricated as the pay gap itself.
Egg Prices are Falling In Time for Easter

1 month ago | iwf.org | Patrice Lee Onwuka

Economy Egg prices reflect the most basic economic principle of supply and demand.