Opinion · 117th Congress
Budget reconciliation bill should not ignore community clinics
Nearly 1 in 10 Americans rely on community health centers, also known as community clinics, for their primary care needs.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
GOP has to make 2022 about policy, not personality
Gavin Newsom in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans almost 2-to-1, where Donald Trump got trounced in both 2016 and 2020 and where no Republican has been elected statewide since 2006 was a long
Opinion · 117th Congress
The world has moved on from debt ceiling gamesmanship
On Monday, the Supreme Court announced it would begin to consider on Dec. 1 a Mississippi case that could lead to the overturning of Roe v Wade next year.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s dug a hole for himself, but he keeps digging
and “How’m I doin’ on the No. 1 issue to most voters?” — currently and usually, the economy. Biden’s numbers aren’t good on either.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The brief, shining moment of national unity after 9/11
Six months after the vaccines became widely available, America is recording roughly 1 million new coronavirus cases each week.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Startups should not be collateral damage in addressing Big Tech
For the past decade, the average ratio for acquisitions to IPO was 14-to-1. Today, that figure has dropped to 13-to-1.
Opinion · 117th Congress
SNAP recipients deserve access to healthy foods
In fact, SNAP recipients report that the No. 1 barrier to eating healthy is a lack of time.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Why ‘no corporate PAC money’ pledges are important
In fact, voters’ positive response across the county and across party lines for this pledge has helped build major support and momentum for reforms like the For the People Act (HR 1/S1).
Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress’ game of chicken: The debt limit
Congress’ favorite game of chicken, the federal debt limit, has returned, set to be reinstated on Aug. 1.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats are poised for big wins in Congress. So why the doom and gloom?
Winning a stunning 61 percent of the vote against the ultra-conservative Republican, LBJ helped forge 2-to-1 Democratic margins in both chambers of Congress.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Supporting historically Black colleges and universities can help America ensure an equitable recovery
It’s also one of the many reasons why Wells Fargo has championed support for these institutions, donating more than $24 million over the last 10 years to HBCUs and organizations, including a $1 million
Opinion · 117th Congress
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
In 2020, that margin was reduced to a 1-point advantage. Second, in terms of ideology, self-defined conservatives outnumbered liberals by 9 points in 2016.
Opinion · 117th Congress
In the last mile of our battle against COVID, the enemy is us
Joplin, another epicenter of the COVID comeback, is partly in a county that went for Trump by a better than 2-to-1 margin.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden proposal could be the answer to Social Security disability benefit woes
An Allsup customer survey found that 40 percent of individuals waiting on SSDI benefits have had to borrow money from friends or family to make ends meet, while more than 1 in 4 have missed credit card
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s time to recognize federal workers for a job well done
While that’s a marked improvement from the 1 percent across-the-board raise that federal employees received this year, it’s simply not enough to make up for years of pay freezes and insufficient
Opinion · 117th Congress
As federal pro-voter reform stalls, advocates should prepare for state-level action
Some pin their hopes on the House Democrats’ HR 1, also known as the For the People Act, which aims to establish national voter registration and mail-in voting standards. Others look to the John R.
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden faces a summer of inflation, voters will be watching
While this is not a decisive margin, the fact that 45 percent — nearly 1 in 2 voters — viewed the ARP as a spending law with too many unrelated priorities means Democrats have their work cut out
Opinion · 117th Congress
A corporate tax hike won’t help us build back better
Wealth for the bottom 50 percent of households advanced three times as fast as for the top 1 percent.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
My uphill battle not to worry about our democracy
[jwp-video n=”1″] In December, 126 House Republicans, including leaders Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, joined a federal lawsuit attempting to overturn Biden’s victory in four pivotal states
Opinion · 117th Congress
The baboons are ready to disrupt Congress
He sacrificed the No. 3 House GOP leader to maintain fealty to the No. 1 man in the party who has the power to make or break him.