I refuse to give up the fight for voting rights.
I will work with my colleagues to get critical voting, ethics and campaign finance reforms passed in the Senate. Our democracy depends on it.
My heart is heavy. One of our US Capitol Police officers has passed away protecting our democracy. I’m keeping their family, loved ones, and the entire Capitol Police force in my prayers.
In her dissent to the decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act, Ruth Bader Ginsburg said eliminating preclearance is like “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.”
She was right then, and we have to fix it now.
Just 3 companies control nearly all of our insulin supply: Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk. Shocker: it turns out they raise prices in tandem—at least 13x in 10 years—while patients are rationing or starving themselves to try to cut costs. I want answers.
🚨ACTION: TOMORROW (the anniversary of the CARES Act passage) we will be Tweet Storming 1-3pm ET. Join us!
1-2pm 1 year of unemployment stories
2-3pm Further legislation needs
Details: https://t.co/oKffGRHxtZ
Tag us @ExtendPUA & Hashtag #ProsperUS & #1YearUnemployed
Now Republicans are making the argument that letting people vote would cause “chaos?” No. Chaos is a five hour wait to vote. It is the purging of voter rolls and modern day poll taxes. That angry mob on January 6th? That was chaos. The right to vote is not.
Since we announced a hearing on gun safety, there have been two mass shootings. That doesn’t include the hundreds affected by gun violence every day. Thoughts & prayers aren't enough. We need to act & it starts with a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing I’m heading to right now.
The cost of a standard unit of insulin:
🇦🇺 $6.94
🇬🇧 $7.52
🇫🇷 $9.08
🇩🇪 $11.00
🇨🇦 $12.00
🇯🇵 $14.00
🇺🇸 $98.70
Our job: End the greed, collusion and price-fixing of the pharmaceutical industry and substantially lower drug prices.
This is unacceptable. Congress needs to stop passing short term extensions and enact automatic stabilizers. And they need to stop passing extensions at the last minute.
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@JoeBiden It's a massive and necessary help to families, but doesn't provide enough support for Americans without children who have been out of work for a year now.
https://t.co/eXrbChhQRa
@HouseDemocrats While necessary & important the #AmericanRescuePlan does not adequately meet the needs of unemployed workers in this crisis. We hope to see House Dems make bolder moves in coming legislation including full tax relief, auto stabilizers, higher FPUC, & a direct payment for retro.