This may be one of the largest ecological disasters in US history.
There were roughly 100,000 gallons or 1,000,000 pounds of Vinyl Chloride leaked, spilled and burned at #EastPalestine crash.
Acid rain and Phosgene will decimate the zones ecology.
We are witnessing a judicial coup in process.
If the President and Congress do not restrain the Court now, the Court is signaling they will come for the Presidential election next.
All our leaders - regardless of party - must recognize this Constitutional crisis for what it is.
We should all do what @BetoORourke did. We must peacefully confront those standing in the way of common-sense Gun Reform because they are beholden by the NRA. Don’t let them get away unscathed. Show-up at their events and fundraisers. Flood their offices with calls. Shame them!
NOT HERE, NOT IN OUR LIFETIME. Washington is and will remain pro-choice. And we will not slow down in the fight to ensure safe, affordable access to every person who needs it.
The nearly 30 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes could be seeing a price cut on insulin. A bill to limit the cost of the drug to $35 a month passed the House on Thursday.
A gallon of baby formula cost $154 but cost $0.31 to make. A gallon of IV fluid cost $178 but cost $0.28 cents to make. A gallon of insulin cost $123,000 but cost $0.68 cents to make. I’m concerned with making these as affordable as #gas at $4.32 a gallon. #perspective
This giant river otter was spotted at an Argentinian national park. The rare animal was believed to be extinct in the area — the last time one was spotted was in the 1980s.
The average family in the US used to double their income once every 23 years.
Today it takes over 100 years.
We are in an absolute crisis of inequality. To study it,the House launched a historic @FairGrowthCmte,a revival of TNEC that helped steer us out of the Great Depression.
In America, we act like high speed rail is a pipe dream, something that exists only in fantasy.
But basically every other high income nation does it - we just CHOOSE to have slow mass transit.
This infrastructure bill can change this.
New parents in Sweden are guaranteed:
- 480 days of paid leave
- 80% of normal wages during that time
New parents in the U.S. are guaranteed:
- 0 days of paid leave
- $0 of your wages during any time off
How does that make sense in the richest country on earth?