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Opinion · 117th Congress

Independents will decide when Biden’s honeymoon is over

[jwp-video n=”1″] Still hopeful So Wednesday’s address to Congress has a lot riding on it, but Biden can take some comfort that, at this stage of a presidency, people are still willing to listen

Opinion · 117th Congress

America deserves a pro-jobs climate plan

Through innovation and the strength of our workers, the United States has once again become the world’s No. 1 producer of oil, natural gas and renewables in the world. 

Opinion · 117th Congress

Cooperation: The opportunity is there for the taking

In 2020, the Senate passed five major COVID-19 relief bills by wide margins: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed 96-1 on March 5.Families First Coronavirus

Opinion · 117th Congress

Prejudice against Asian Americans is real and it’s ugly

I wish I could have saved some of the misogynist, racist and occasionally threatening 1 a.m. voicemails I received, too, in those days before the newsroom phones had caller ID. 

Opinion · 117th Congress

GOP election strategy more Jim Crow than John Lewis

HR 1, the For the People Act, and HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, have been presented as protections for the rights that too many are eager to claw back.

Opinion · 117th Congress

For Joe Biden, unity is for Democrats only

In the same Winning the Issues survey, we found that voters, by a surprisingly wide 2-to-1 margin, believe the economic recovery from COVID-19 would be better helped by keeping the tax cuts in place

Opinion · 117th Congress

Why Congress must pass HR 1 and the John R.

[jwp-video n=”1″] Sylvia Albert is the director of voting and elections at Common Cause, which has been holding power accountable through lobbying, litigation and grassroots organizing since

Opinion · 117th Congress

Reconciliation, corrupted by Congress: May it R.I.P.

[jwp-video n=”1″] In 1981, the new Reagan administration and the Republican-controlled Senate spearheaded what would become the avant-garde reconciliation process that would remain for the rest

Opinion · 117th Congress

Biden’s newfangled theory of legislating

There might also be a push to provide the same opportunities to the roughly 1 million farm workers here without valid papers.