by MCDC | Oct 10, 2013 | Action Alerts, Economy, Ethics, GOP Shutdown, Opinion, Sequester
This article will appear in the October 28, 2013 edition of The Nation. The shutdown of the government is a crisis for Americans, who rely not just on the services provided by the affected agencies but on the efficiency of their delivery. When 800,000 federal...
by MCDC | Oct 1, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, Health Care, Sequester
“Today we saw the Tea Party Republicans in Congress hit rock bottom. Voting to shut down the federal government will damage our nation’s economy and hit Virginia the hardest, but Ted Cruz and the Tea Party declared by their actions today that none of that matters to...
by MCDC | Sep 30, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, News, Sequester
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had choice words for fellow House Republicans who are willing to see the government shut down over their opposition to Obamacare: “Lemmings with suicide vests,” he called...
by MCDC | Aug 29, 2013 | Civil Rights, Economy, History
It all adds up to a simple formula: concede wholehearted support for the points that have already been won, while dismissing (as irrelevant, or unpatriotic, or immoral) the points that are still active political issues with which conservatives...
by MCDC | Aug 26, 2013 | Economy, Employment, Minimum Wage
The 6th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $34 billion, Charles Koch’s Cato Institute claims that the “typical” poor American family is sitting back enjoying the good life, forcing overburdened tax-payers to pick up the tab.. Think Tank...
by MCDC | Aug 26, 2013 | Economy, Employment, Video
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