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GOP Votes Against Requiring U.S.-Made Steel In Keystone Pipeline
Senate Republicans also voted against disclosing any money they are getting from oil and other companies involved in the Keystone project. The media has largely ignored these votes.
Democrats Should Listen To What Sen. Whitehouse Said About Education
A populist message for public education needs input from the populace, not just from Beltway wonks. Democrats must find a populist voice. Maybe Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse just provided it.
Progressive Breakfast
Can Dems Stop Fast-Track? The Atlantic's Russell Berman asks if Dems can stop fast-track: "They couldn't in 2011, when the Republican-led House and a Democratic Senate approved long-stalled deals with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. This time around, the...
Effort To Make The 'Right to Vote' A True Constitutional Right
The Right to Vote Amendment by Reps. Keith Ellison and Mark Pocan would amend the Constitution to provide all Americans the affirmative right to vote, and empower Congress to protect this right.
Environmental Groups Denounce Fast Track Trade Process
More than 40 top environmental and scientific groups are the latest to register to Congress their opposition to fast track trade authority. They want an open, transparent process that delivers benefits for working people.
Republicans Feeling The Climate Squeeze
It is becoming increasingly unacceptable, even among Republicans, to defend the "hoax" line. We are moving toward a climate debate over how to solve the problem, not whether there is a problem.
Progressive Breakfast
Dems In Trade Fight Dems divide over fast-track. The Hill: "Reps. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) and Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) have been two of the loudest voices in the Democratic chorus against trade promotion authority (TPA) and say they are optimistic they can block the trade...
Yes, Obama “Won Twice” – as a Progressive. Deal With It, Everybody.
The president and his party should own their victories more often, along with the ideas – and the movement – that made them possible. If they do, they're likely to see more victories in the years to come.
Roads and Bridges Need $1 Trillion. It Is Time to Rebuild America.
I will soon be introducing legislation for a $1 trillion investment to modernize our country's physical infrastructure. This bill will create and maintain 13 million good-paying jobs.
Wingnuts And The State of the Union
President Obama’s State of the Union Address, complete with a “mic drop” moment," couldn’t have annoyed Republicans more if he’d entered to the theme from Rocky, and exited to “How Ya Like Me Now.”
