Opinion · 117th Congress
The fight over faith in politics: Which faith? Whose values?
Senate with Democrat Cheri Beasley, had a Day 1 conflict — Donald Trump’s Friday rally in Wilmington, N.C.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
A bike, a suit and a dream: How I lost a race for Congress 50 years ago
Mine was a theoretically admirable position, but it caused me to lose Livonia by a 10-to-1 margin. That was the difference — even though I carried Ann Arbor in a landslide.
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden repeats Obama’s mistakes, get ready for 2010 redux
On what will likely be top issues in the midterm election, they are underwater on every key component of people’s No. 1 issue — the economy.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Time for Biden to get out of the Build Back Better bubble
An Oct. 1-4 Quinnipiac poll put his overall job approval rating among registered voters at 40 percent approve to 53 percent disapprove, and his approval among all adults was only 38 percent.
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
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
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
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
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 · 116th Congress
Access to health care is critical, no matter your ZIP code
the State Department to allow foreign physicians trained in the U.S. to work in medically underserved areas or health professional shortage areas within the DRA footprint for three years through a J-1
Opinion · 116th Congress
Protecting our public lands is a national health issue
Collectively, these bills will protect and increase access to more than 1 million acres of public lands and well over 500 miles of rivers in California.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The cooling saucer and other Senate hooey
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has wielded the filibuster as a defensive measure while in the minority and pushed the rule change that lowered the filibuster threshold
Opinion · 116th Congress
Good riddance to the summer of 2020
In our latest Winning the Issues Survey (Sept. 5-7), we asked voters to rate themselves and a series of individuals on a 1-9 ideological scale, with 1 being most liberal, 5 being moderate, and 9 being
Opinion · 116th Congress
Stop saving businesses and start saving schools
[jwp-video n=”1″] Schools first The next round of COVID-19 relief funding that the Senate will debate this week has to put schools in the front of the line for funding, not the back.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The moms are not all right
Add to that the fact that the J-1 visa for the au pair program, a more affordable child care option for parents with off hours, has been suspended by the Trump administration through the end of the year
Opinion · 116th Congress
America shows its resilience
As I write this, the stock market is surging on the news that the Trump administration is considering a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, adding to what has been a remarkable rebound on Wall Street