grew up in the sticks - came of age in the city - now living, working, parenting in the Ocean State š | supports @everytown @momsdemand @PPFA | she/her
Wishing all of the survivors in the hospital and those healing at home a fast, pain free recovery. While my heart breaks for you and our entire @BrownUniversity community, my will to stop this has never been stronger. #EndGunViolence#BrownStrong
This Labor Day, thank unions for:
āļøweekends
āļø8-hour workdays
āļøa minimum wage
āļøpaid overtime
āļøbreaks during work
āļøthe right to strike
āļøchild labor laws
āļøworkplace safety standards
Now, let us grow the trade union movement and win more for workers.
I joined eight former CDC directorsāspanning Republican and Democratic administrationsāto share this warning: our nationās health is at risk.Ā
The very systems that protect us from disease, cancer, and future health threats are being dismantled. https://t.co/PIHGQW13BN
Democrats offered multiple amendments to the GOP's Billionaire Bailout, which would've blocked tax cuts to multi-millionaires and billionaires at the expense of workers and the middle class.
Republicans rejected each amendment.
#HealthCareCutsKill
The CFPB has returned $363 Million to service-members and veterans.
Watch @SenJackReedās discussion with a retired Army vet on companies targeting our troops with predatory auto-loans:
Trump and House Republicans are trying to SLASH MEDICAID.
HURTING kids, seniors, veterans, working people.
And all to pay for tax giveaways for their BILLIONAIRESā CLUB.
Democrats are fighting it tooth and nail.
News: The AP's exec editor Julie Pace sent a letter to the White House today objecting over AP reporters being blocked from events: "It is among the most basic tenets of the First Amendment that the govt cannot retaliate against the public or the press for what they say"
Hey Elon, this might be news to you but you canāt impeach a judge just because they didnāt side with you.
I know youāre all about fascism these days, but thatās actually not how the legal system works! š«¶
A judge has blocked a Trump WH policy that slashed billions of dollars of NIH funding. The is response to a lawsuit filed by 22 states arguing that the cuts are illegal & would cause ācutting-edge work to cure & treat human diseaseā to āgrind to a haltā. https://t.co/bfcGrg495C