Opinion · 118th Congress
Is Joe Biden out of touch, or is he just cynical?
Both The Washington Post (Jan. 27-Feb. 1) and CBS (Feb. 1-4) have new surveys out with data that clashes with Biden’s rosy view of the state of the union.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden talks inflation: Another swing and a miss
And independents were skeptical by more than 2 to 1 (21 percent to 55 percent).
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats have few answers on ending losing streak after Manchin’s reconciliation dagger
But on student debt relief, the White House has been firm that payments must resume Feb. 1. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.
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
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
‘Rebate rule’ is wrong path to reducing prescription drug costs
The Government Accountability Office, in a 2019 report, reported that PBMs passed 99.6 percent — all but less than one-half of 1 percent — of rebates to Part D plan sponsors.
Opinion · 117th Congress
My family is from Chennai. Here’s what Kamala Harris means to me
[jwp-video n=”1″] It resonates because I grew up first speaking Tamil, and later learned English in preschool. It resonates because I had my own aunt Kamala, who died a few years ago.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The health care price transparency revolution begins next month
Such inflated bills cause more than 1 in six 6 Americans to have medical debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. In some states, such as Texas, this ratio increases to around 1 in 4.
Opinion · 116th Congress
America — Halfway between hope and heartbreak
Powered by the Trump tax cuts that were cheered on by a united Republican Party, the federal deficit hit the $1 trillion mark in calendar year 2019.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Tommy Thompson: The new coronavirus has no partisan preference
[jwp-video n=”1″] Dr.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Republicans have a plan for patient-centered health care
[jwp-video n=”1″] First and foremost, our plan will protect those with preexisting conditions in a smarter way than has ever been done. We do this through a belt-and-suspenders approach.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Ending DACA without a legislative solution is bad for Dreamers, bad for our nation and bad politics
[jwp-video n=”1″] That kind of outcome would have a disastrous impact across the nation. According to the American Action Forum, Dreamers contribute $42 billion annually to the economy.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Joe Biden is old. Who cares?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Leading party icons Top among those is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 86, the beloved “Notorious RBG.”
Opinion · 116th Congress
Pelosi’s choice: cooperation or confrontation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Tough times ahead She’s not alone in that challenge.
Opinion · 116th Congress
When we stop talking to each other, democracy dies in silence
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democracy can be a sticky business when the objects of a photo-op instead decide to engage on policy that matters to them.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Working with the enemy? Biden was just doing his job
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Where would I be today if, when I got elected to Congress back in 1992, I had refused to work with J. Strom Thurmond, an avowed segregationist?” he asked.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Democratic voters are channeling Mick Jagger
So says our latest Winning the Issues survey, conducted May 31-June 1. “Are you satisfied or not satisfied with what the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives has done so far?”
Opinion · 116th Congress
Can Bernie Sanders change his luck in the South?
[jwp-video n=”1″] In 2020, with electability, an elusive and unknowable quality, at the top of many Democrats’ checklist, Sanders in most polls ranks below former Vice President Joe Biden, a
Opinion · 116th Congress
Our trillion-dollar problem deserves bipartisan attention
The Congressional Budget Office in a report this month warned the nation once again that our yearly red ink could top $1 trillion as soon as next year.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Trump’s warning you: The socialists are coming!
Watch: Socialism through the Republican lens [jwp-video n=”1″] The man leading the “socialists are coming” charge is Trump himself.