Me: How much does the military spend on Viagra each year?
Director of Defense Contracts: I don’t have that figured out.
Me: about $41.6 million.
Do you know how many bridges in my District of Pittsburgh could be repaired with that amount?
‘YOU WORK FOR US!!! NOT THE NRA’
‘AM I NEXT?’
Protesters booed Tennessee state lawmakers while rallying for gun reform at the Capitol building in Nashville.
Thread: #BuildBackBetter pays for critical policy advances with real & lasting offsets, unlike the 2001 & 2017 tax cuts.
Yes, some critical investments are temporary, but many sound offsets aren’t being included & remain to help pay for extensions in the future.
Policy disagreements & political wrangling are making headlines. But we can’t lose sight of what the #BuildBackBetter debate is really about: our children. @RevDrStarsky and me in @TheHill https://t.co/WgpjYDjmmR
The Senate’s just-released #AmericanRescuePlan would help tens of millions of struggling people pay their rent and put food on the table, help school districts address student learning loss, boost vaccine distribution, and bolster the economy.
The House’s #CovidRelief package would provide needed help to tens of millions of people, reduce high levels of hardship, help school districts address student learning loss, & bolster the economy.
Our analysis: https://t.co/aL8X4ObzvZ
🍽️ Right now, 1 in 6 people in this country, including 1 in 4 kids, face hunger. In other words, we’re in a full-blown hunger crisis.
🤳 Speak up: Call your lawmakers at 1-800-861-1943 & encourage them to pass a #COVIDRelief package that will put more food on more tables.
These are my 3 sons and daughter, parents of my 9 grandchildren. Each one of them watched the debate on SB24 “Stand Your Ground” bill today. Each one of them texted me to say I did the right thing by voting “No”. That’s what matters.
New! App graphs weekly Census Pulse data on employment, food hardship, housing, expectations, mental health, finances & schooling.
Trying to make it easier to see what's happening in states. App designed by fab NU senior @NatalieTomeh
https://t.co/cmJwSpj5xR
Tell @JohnBoozman to not leave town for the holidays until a much-needed #COVID19 relief bill that includes boosts to SNAP is passed. Learn more w/ @fractweets: https://t.co/vYxjrfjRss #BoostSNAPNow
Food or housing? People shouldn’t have to choose. Tell Congress to work immediately pass a comprehensive #COVIDrelief package to #BoostSNAPNow and provide #RentReliefNow. Learn more with @fractweets: https://t.co/Ed8weAjph6
FACT: People of color are disproportionately vulnerable to #COVID19. According to @NALEO, 2 in 5 Latinx registered voters say they know someone who has died of COVID-19.
Senators, pass #COVIDRelief now! #DoYourJob
CHN is #TrackingHardship at: https://t.co/BojWJqjAYZ
There's nothing French Hill can say to get under my skin, but boy is he trying.
So when you hear my opponent say something nasty about me, remember why I worked with moody teenagers for 30 years: I believe in our future, and the best is yet to come.