I'm proud of the progress we have made.
We reduced the deficit in our first two years by $1.7 trillion. That includes more revenue by asking the wealthy and large corporations to begin to pay their fair share and cutting subsidies to Big Oil and Big Pharma.
With every new radical ruling and every new ethics scandal, the Supreme Court faces more and more of a legitimacy crisis. We must #ExpandTheCourt to rebalance it, and we must institute a binding code of ethics for the justices.
Workers have the right to organize unions free from fear and intimidation from Wall Street firms like @LindsayGoldberg looking to squeeze out profits at every turn.
Happy #HaitianFlagDay!
The #MA7 is home to one of the largest Haitian communities in the country.
I'm so grateful for their contributions and I'm proud to represent them in Congress every day.
Last week, the Senate HELP Committee held a field roundtable at Morehouse School of Medicine to discuss how to address the crisis in our nation’s health care workforce and increase the number of Black Americans in the medical field. https://t.co/pEO6ne1MHG
It’s been just over a year since the Dobbs decision was leaked, and there were three words on my mind that night.
How. Dare. They.
How dare they attack our health care system, our fundamental rights, and the freedom of the women of America to make decisions about their bodies.
Our reproductive freedoms are at risk. Chip in to help power the fight for #LiberatedBodies.
We're fight to protect the bodily autonomy and reproductive freedoms of Black people until justice is real. https://t.co/YUxjZSw6HE
There is a centuries-long history of characterizing Black men as “aggressive” and “threatening” to sow racial fear and terror.
Jamaal Bowman should not have to defend his humanity as a Member of Congress and everyone should call this what it is: blatant racism
We need deeper federal investments in programs like Medicaid, school lunches, and Pell Grants to ensure that all Americans can #thrive.
Read NAACP President and CEO @DerrickNAACP’s open letter to Congress: https://t.co/gmW5Cc3vUk
The current healthcare system in the United States is totally broken, dysfunctional and cruel. Now is the time to finally pass a Medicare for All single-payer program. https://t.co/jVT4fkHwaI
While the @USProgressives have already taken a stance against this ‘celebratory’ legislation, the remaining lawmakers who sat idly by and allowed this to pass broke yet another promise to Black people, who voted Democrats into office.
Read our full statement at https://t.co/0b6RzLTVP9 and check out our ecosystem members @HarrietsDreams@lumumbasvision , and @EatOrgChicago for folks on the ground leading community safety alternatives.
For two years, President @JoeBiden and I have fought to uphold and protect the fundamental freedoms of the American people.
We have stood together defending freedom and democracy, civil rights, human rights, and women's rights.
And now, we need to finish the job.
Read M4BL’s statement https://t.co/0b6RzLTVP9 on H.Con.40 – a resolution voted on today that celebrates increased police funding and anti-protest legislation.
Republicans have made it clear that they are willing to plunge millions of people into poverty and torpedo the global economy.
The President has the authority under the 14th amendment to avoid a catastrophic default and he should be prepared to use it.