Category Archives: Talking Points
Thorpe Says College Students ‘Dilute’ the Vote But What About Snowbirds?
Rep. Bob Thorpe wants to crack down on ‘temporary’ residents like left-wing college students, but not right-wing snowbirds. Bye-bye, Bob in 2018. Source: Republican Says College Students ‘Dilute’ the Vote and He Wants to Stop Them
Continue readingThe Horror Show That Is the Republican Health Care Plan
The Senate bill came out of hiding on Thursday, promising big gifts to the rich: It would cut taxes on investment income (retroactively), wages above $200,000, medical devices, prescription drugs and indoor tanning. It also eliminates penalties for large employers’ failure to provide employees with health insurance and, though a minor amount of money in […]
Continue readingDodd-Frank and the Financial Choice Act
Aaron Klein, a fellow of the Brookings Institute in Economic Studies and policy director of the Center on Regulation and Markets, outlines the Financial Choice Act, a House bill that aims to roll back and repeal a large portion of Dodd-Frank. The good news in what he says is that the bill is unlikely to […]
Continue readingAs White House promotes plan to privatize air traffic control, Democrats propose bill to protect rural air service – The Washington Post
House Democrats have a bill that would reform the FAA and its funding while keeping 30,000 FAA workers on the federal payroll. Source: As White House defends plan to privatize air traffic control, another proposal is unveiled – The Washington Post
Continue readingWhat Is “Obstruction of Justice?”
(THREAD) Do NOT watch tomorrow’s historic Senate hearing without understanding Obstruction of Justice. This thread explains it—please share. pic.twitter.com/UNUpA7DvaJ — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 7, 2017 Click for point-by-point explanation of the legal definition of “obstruction of justice,” showing the snags Trump-apologists will hit in their disinformation campaign.
Continue readingTrump Puts America Last, Not First, on Energy Jobs
While other countries will lead the global transition to clean energy, particularly China and the European Union, Trump and his allies in Congress are undermining America’s innovative businesses and workers. Renewable energy supports between 4 million and 4.5 million jobs in the United States, and renewable-energy capacity has more than tripled since 2008. That’s why […]
Continue readingIt’s the Republicans Who Can’t Pass Healthcare and Tax Reform
Trump wrote on Twitter that the Senate should change its long-standing rules and ‘switch to 51’ votes to pass health-care changes and to vote on a tax bill instead of working to get 60 votes to end a potential filibuster. But the Senate is already trying to pass health-care and tax changes with just 51 […]
Continue readingParis Agreement
Withdrawing from the Paris agreement would be a global embarrassment and a gross abdication of American leadership. Democrats and even some Republicans in Congress support the agreement, as well as some of President Trump’s cabinet members. Thanks in large part to the Obama administration’s leadership, more than 195 nations signed on to the Paris climate […]
Continue readingThe Latest on Trump/Russia
News broke last Friday that the President’s son-in-law and close advisor, Jared Kushner, is under scrutiny by the FBI for attempting to set up a back channel to Russia. That news received so much attention that some may have missed that Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has also become a focus of Congressional investigations. Important […]
Continue readingImmigration arrests in Arizona soar under President Donald Trump
Statistics provided by ICE show the agency arrested 41,898 immigrants during the first 100 days of Trump’s administration, including 1,770 in Arizona. That is an increase of nearly 35 percent nationally and nearly 12.6 percent in Arizona, compared with the same period the year before. The sharp increase in arrests has drawn criticism from immigration lawyers and advocates. They say ICE officers are driving […]
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