by Dave Johnson | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Trade
The House of Representatives last week passed H.R. 4660, a bill that includes funding for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). This bill included an amendment (Amdt. 761), passed by voice vote, "to prohibit use of funds to negotiate an agreement that...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Last week 153 Democratic members of Congress – three-fourths of the Democrats in the House – signed a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman demanding that trade negotiators focus first on protecting the rights of working people to organize before...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
Believe it or not, all four of the statements below are currently being made in Congress and in the hallowed halls of elite opinion: “We’re broke” and we have to cut the budget. – House Speaker John Boehner. America just can't afford more government spending like...
by Dave Johnson | May 30, 2014 | Blog
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been forced out. A scapegoat has been found. Maybe now we can step back and look rationally at the real problems at the VA. These problems include: Inadequate funding. Not enough primary care doctors. Not enough clinics....
by Dave Johnson | May 29, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Republicans are beginning to harvest the fruits of their obstruction. The strategy is to set the stage for the election by obstructing everything that could help the economy get better, as well as anything that might make our lives better. They understand that they...
