Shutdown update: what you can do today and how to learn more
David Elliot,
January 9, 2019
The Trump government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Roughly 800,000 federal workers still remain either furloughed or working without pay. Everyday people are hurting because of a lack of funding for essential services all across America. You can take action today. The Senate should not take up any other legislation...
The Trump Wall: a Monument to Cynical Deception
Deborah Weinstein,
January 9, 2019
Steel or concrete, President Trump’s wall is a useless, wasteful and increasingly tired ploy. It is time for this massive hostage-taking to stop.
Stories from the Trump Shutdown
David Elliot,
January 8, 2019
Today is Day 18. Some 800,000 federal employees are affected by the Trump Government Shutdown. These include approximately 420,000 workers deemed essential and working without pay, and about 380,000 workers who have been furloughed without pay. These numbers do not include workers employed by contractors hired by the government, who...
Paul Ryan and “complex problems”
David Elliot,
December 21, 2018
Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan Wednesday marked an end to his tenure in office much the way he began it – with smooth-sounding words on poverty and entitlement programs that, at best, sounded like simplistic platitudes and, at worst, sent up a smoke signal that conservatives won’t let go of...
The Trump Shutdown: approaching Dec. 21, here’s what matters
David Elliot,
December 21, 2018
President Trump has threatened to veto the year-end spending bill if it does not include $5 billion for his border wall. Today, his press secretary has tried to step back from the brink by saying Trump could sign a bill that allows him to find $5 billion for the wall...
