Tag: Congress

Look at all the things that don't work any more: Congress, which is failing to help the 9/11 fire fighters, the reverse mortgage industry, Lyft, which doesn't communicate with its customers, Medicare, which has insane charges and paybacks. Why is this?

The fossil fuel industry is working hard to eliminate a tax credit that reduces emissions and creates jobs.

Democracy faces a global crisis. And this crisis couldn’t be coming at a worse time.

“Workers in America have seen 40 years of wage stagnation.”

"There is also nothing as yet to prevent HHS from simply negotiating bad deals that do not meaningfully lower drug prices."

Oil industry-funded attacks on climate science, and even Robert Watson, are nothing new.

"Now, the legislature must pass the strongest possible climate justice bill, and Governor Cuomo must sign it into law. The world is watching.”

Rep. Lee has offered this amendment several times over the years and has long championed the need to repeal the outdated and overly broad authorization and force a debate and a vote on current wars.

This may not be the practical political thing to do. But it is the right thing to do.

There is no question, but that this modern day dictator wants to take full control of this government and control the direction of this country with no one to challenge him. We cannot allow that to happen.