Joe Manchin’s opposition to the For The People Act will inflict more lasting damage on our democracy than Donald Trump did during his four years in the White House.
A short history of corporate tax rates:
Reagan: 34%
Clinton: 35%
Bush: 35%
Obama: 35%
Trump: 21%
Biden's original plan: 28%
Biden's "compromise" plan: 25%
This is why Dems need to stop negotiating with themselves.
@jonfavs The only thing on @SenateDems to do list should be passing the John Lewis voting rights bill because, without that, we are f*cked until my elementary age kids are adults, or longer.
Today, I announced my executive order to return Oregon public school students to the classroom.
The science is clear: with proper safety measures in place, there is a low risk of COVID-19 transmission in school.
Democrats 2020: I can’t vote Bernie Sanders. He could never get Joe Manchin’s vote for his agenda.
Democrats 2021: Joe Biden can’t get Joe Manchin’s vote for his agenda and we give up. 🤷♂️
* Dems win power.
* Moderate Dems refuse to let Dems use power.
* Dems lose power.
* Moderate Dems blame progressives for being too radical.
* ad infinitum
We are at step 2 of the cycle.
Come summer, provided supplies from the federal government continue as planned, any Oregonian over 16 who wants the vaccine will be eligible to receive it.
By June 1: any Oregonian 45 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine
By July 1: all Oregonians 16+
We could only get 57 votes to convict a President who tried to overthrow the government but we're supposed to GOVERN with a filibuster which requires 60 votes?
Mitch McConnell will always be known as the man who delayed Trump's trial until after he left office and then voted to acquit on the grounds that Trump couldn't be tried after he left office.
In that Inspire Change commercial, the NFL forgot to show the part where they blackballed Colin Kaepernick, have only 3 black NFL head coaches and no majority black ownership.