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America Can't Afford Another Gorsuch in Government

Anne Gorsuch, the mother of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, was my worst nightmare. In 1982, when I first confronted her about toxic contamination in Times Beach, Missouri, she led the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Ronald Reagan. Anne stepped down a...

Trump Promised Bigly Infrastructure, His Budget Cuts It

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to spend $1 trillion to modernize America's infrastructure. There were no specifics. As economist Brad DeLong put it, Trump only offered "plans to have plans." Now Trump has released a budget outline, and the plans to...

Health Care Victory Paves Way for Redoubled Resistance

On Thursday, People’s Action was pulling out all the stops to defeat Republicans' plan to repeal health care on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – and preparing to take the fight to the Senate. Come Friday, we celebrated a stunning victory for...

Blocking Gorsuch Matters Now More Than Ever

Trump and the Republicans are doing so many things so fast to hurt ordinary Americans, it’s hard for the resistance movement to keep up. But nothing is more consequential than Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court, which was fast-tracked to the president's...

Democrats Should Focus More on Jobs, Less on Russia

When FBI Director James Comey informed the House Intelligence Committee of the ongoing FBI investigation of the Trump campaign’s connections with Russia, Democrats reacted like hounds provided the scent of a rabbit. Off the pack went, baying at the sun, eager to run...

Grassroots Power Stalls Trumpcare

March 23rd, the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), turned into a better day for the people of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, than it was for House Speaker Paul Ryan, President Donald Trump, and our congressman, Rep. Lloyd Smucker. While the politicians in...

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