According to former Congressional staffer Emily Ellsworth, the best way to reach your elected officials is to call them on the phone. Image created by Lucy Anh Doan at happymonsters.tumblr.com Now, if you’re anything like me, that last sentence really stressed you out. I hate making phone...
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With congressional approval ratings at historic nadirs and Republican majorities in both chambers, GOP leaders promised to put an end to Congress's partisan sniping and dysfunction. To prove it, leadership would keep Congress in session more days. Regular order would return, with its attendant deba...
While many Americans struggle to save forretirement, elected representatives and senators in the United States Congress receive substantial pension benefits for life. Though Congressional retirement pay is not typically a big election-year issue, it might serve as evidence of a disconnect between la...
How to contact your government officials, sign a petition, protest, and demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daunte Wright, and Brianna Hill, who have died as a result of racism and/or police brutality.
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Non-citizen representation: The Constitution states that all people should be counted in the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives, which is used to calculate the number of electoral votes each state receives. Even if the census includes a citizenship question, according to the Con...
We see that mind set in the minority of congressional Republicans willing to wreck havoc if they can’t get their way. Unable to find support within their own party, they throw a temper tantrum when the majority of Republicans looks elsewhere (in this case to Democrats) for the votes necess...
Republicans say the subsidies allow insurers to raise rates without pushback since they mask most of the higher costs for consumers. And expanded tax credits are expensive. They could increase the deficit by $335 billion between 2025 and 2034 if made permanent, according to the ...
as well as congressional representatives all signed affidavits declaring Newman’s machine to be effective. I was amazed by the demonstration and got a signed book from Newman about his invention. But although everyone there that day saw the machine work, the judge denied Newman his patent, again...