CT resident. Mom of John & ToniAnne. Former welfare mom. CPA. BLM โ๐ฟ. I DO NOT respond to direct messages. Two time breast cancer survivor I HOPE.
Itโs heartbreaking to see little kids appearing all alone in immigration court, without a lawyer. This week, I led 15 of my colleagues to introduce the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act, to ensure that unaccompanied minors get legal representation during immigration proceedings.
MAGA Mike Johnson used this yearโs Social Security trustees report as an excuse to push cuts.
We spend our entire working lives earning these benefits! Cuts are not on the table!
Viola Fletcher, the last living witness of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has passed away at 111. Her legacy of strength and survival will never be forgotten. ๐๏ธ๐๐พ
I donโt understand this economy.
Nursing homes are so expensive they bankrupt our grandparents, yet nursing home aides rely on food banks.
Daycare costs so much it can consume an entire paycheck, yet daycare workers often need second jobs to survive.
College leaves students buried in debt, while professors struggle to afford housing.
Everything we need is astronomically expensive, and yet so little of what we pay seems to go to the people actually doing the work.