Jake Johnson Posts

"How many more children, mothers, and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?" asked Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The push by conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, said one abortion rights advocate, "is giving us an opportunity to show them how ungovernable we will be if they follow through."

"Big Oil is intentionally profiteering off the war in Ukraine," said one campaigner. "We need a Big Oil windfall profits tax."

"We reject the narrative that this country cannot afford to invest in a better world."

"The GOP continues to suppress voting rights across the country," said one advocacy group. "Do you see what's happening in your state, Senator Sinema?"

"The hawks in Washington want to jack up the military budget and use Ukraine as an excuse," warned one analyst.

"You deserve a working Post Office," said Rep. Bill Pascrell. "The Senate should get off its rear and pass this now."

"How many more Americans have to die and suffer before Congress has the guts to end this greed?" asked Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg refused a similar number of questions, citing his right to not self-incriminate.

"The meat processing industry is one of the worst offenders of these monopolistic, unfair practices."

Sen. Bernie Sanders pointed out that "unlike the bloated military budget that Manchin recently voted for," the reconciliation bill is funded by tax hikes on the wealthy.

"It's conservative Dems who've ensured that every day for the last several months the headlines are about how we aren't delivering paid leave, prescription drug reform, elder care, or voting rights."

"Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema's efforts to scale back Build Back Better can only leave working families worse off."

"President Biden has the power to remake the postal governing board and remove DeJoy. He must act."

"Poll after poll tells me, and tells you, that what we are trying to do is enormously popular."

"Kushner is the poster child for ultra-rich landlords clamoring to boost their bottom line by kicking families to the curb, even if it comes at the expense of public health."

"President Biden, it is time to call on the Senate to end the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation before it is too late."

"The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or were taxed more)."

"While hospitals in our state were filling up, DeSantis was shouting about 'Freedom over Faucism,'" said one Florida physician.

"Republicans can always be counted on to help billionaires not pay taxes."