Insight into what’s happening on the ground ahead of midterms, from @KristenCrowell1: Politicians are “underestimating what happens when people who’ve been taking care of one another decide to fight for one another, too.”
https://t.co/MpJInqdGpu
Our bipartisan @WSJ poll confirms that economic populism is becoming a dominant ideology in both the Democratic and Republican Parties. Economic populism defies party labels.
We tested 30 policies, many on cost of living issues.
Voters feel nearly every system is stacked against them and want accountability for health insurance companies, technology companies, credit card companies and institutional investers who gooble up housing.
Check out this story and our poll which is posted on the WSJ website
https://t.co/OxR34rHWIH via @WSJ
For the 40+ who came to share their stories in Scranton, affordability is not a partisan issue it's real life. And it is motivating them to vote. https://t.co/Jyvk0uRMb9
Reuters traveled to #NJ07 and spoke with Republican voters about Tom Kean Jr.
"More than half of those interviewed said they were either undecided or leaning toward Bennett."
Incredible.
Billionaires Got a Break. You Got a Bill.
One year after Trump and the GOP Congress handed massive tax breaks to billionaires and powerful corporations, Americans everywhere are paying the price.
Our "Who Pays?" Bus Tour will soon travel across the country!
See all the stops below and come back to our website as we add in more event details and RSVP page links: https://t.co/5fvRSGYlL1
#TaxJustice
a triple whammy of Trump/GOP harm in rural areas: pple have to drive a ways to the store (burning gas $), to face higher prices when they get there, & no longer have SNAP benefits to help. Heartbreaking. https://t.co/zwkAxlitfs
not shocking -- comms can't overcome the total lack of action on affordability or empathy for the reality Americans are living... https://t.co/8UIqBuK7fI
Today is Tax Day.
This year, nearly every American will pay more in taxes — except for billionaires.
For 50 years, billionaires have bought politicians to rewrite the tax code in their favor. Here’s how:
The unfairness of the tax system pisses people off. Crosses partisan lines as well: 51% of Trump voters support raising taxes on the billionaires, & 67% support higher taxes on corporations
(from @FOB_Action's latest survey) https://t.co/BYh3wppojU
A consistent finding year after year: the biggest frustration people have with the federal tax code is that the wealthy and corporations don't pay enough. It's a bigger frustration than their own taxes being too high.
We are launching a big project today with MIT —
The Electricity Price Hub!
You can view monthly electricity prices per kwh and avg. bills for every major utility in the country going back to Jan 2020.
https://t.co/xcyd51Z8cy
"Some of the country’s wealthiest corporations are calculating they owe far less to the Internal Revenue Service as a result of President Donald Trump’s overhauled tax code, underscoring how a law billed as a middle‑class cut also turned out to be a big win for Corporate America"
Republican state legislatures, already grappling with budget shortfalls, consider further cuts to food assistance and healthcare to cover funding gaps worsened by the "big, beautiful bill."
Read more here: https://t.co/nZ2n8EjZlU
#TaxJustice
"The Affordability Crisis Can’t Be Solved With Another Tax Cut...Democrats need to update their playbook" Read more from @KristenCrowell1 in @RollingStone https://t.co/4mKjokApE5
Flashing back to the all-night markup for the 2007 Farm Bill: Existing on pizza and Diet Coke. Working with @collinpeterson & @aprilslayton. Chatting in that hallway with @CatRichert@hagstromreport@chuckabbott1 and so many greats. What an amazing first job in politics 🙂
Worth noting: Avg change from Trump’s tax policies shows only the richest actually got a break. Costs up for everone else. Read more from @iteptweets https://t.co/rsPX0D2nCX #SOTU
All of the rebuttal to all of tonight's #SOTU wrapped up in one clip -- everyday Americans costs have gone up, life is unaffordable and only getting harder for families.
“A show of hands: whose daily costs have gone up in the last year?” @KristenCrowell1 asked the assembled guests and audience members at last night’s “State(s) of the Union” town hall in Washington.
Everyone’s hand shot up. “100 percent.”
Read more here: https://t.co/ytNUuKT2ZQ
#SOTU
"They probably won't remind us tomorrow night that when they passed The Big Ugly Bill last year, it was the largest wealth transfer in our country's history - from families like ours to the ultra-rich." - @KristenCrowell1 with @RepSaraJacobs
You can watch "State(s) of the Union: For the People, Not Billionaires" here:
https://t.co/ampyEp839M
#SOTU
Not coordinated, but relevant -- nearly every one of these states / districts is represented by a storyteller sharing how they've been hurt by the GOP-led Congress in @FOB_Action's #SOTU prebuttal townhall tonight
News: @dccc endorsing first slate of red-to-blue candidates
AZ: Jonathan Nez & JoAnna Mendoza
IA: Christina Bohannan & Sarah Trone Garriott
MI: Sean McCann
NC: Jamie Ager
PA: Paige Cognetti & Janelle Stelson
TN: Chaz Molder
VA: Shannon Taylor & Elaine Luria
WI: Rebecca Cooke