by MCDC | Sep 23, 2013 | Ethics, Farm Bill, Issues, Sequester, Virginia
Don’t Let Your Constituents Go Hungry A letter from Melissa Harris-Perry Dear Mr. Cantor, It’s me Melissa. Now I’m not going to quibble with you over your philosophical approach. But let’s deal in facts. The beginning of your speech on the House floor before...
by MCDC | Sep 20, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Ken Cuccinelli, the Tea Party/GOP candidate for governor in Virginia, is struggling to save his campaign from a pair of slow-moving — but unrelenting — scandals that cast doubt upon his character and integrity. To be clear, neither of these scandals are...
by MCDC | Sep 20, 2013 | Sequester
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – With U.S. lawmakers spoiling for another fight over federal spending ahead of the new fiscal year next month, senior Pentagon officials are trekking to Congress with a sobering message: budget uncertainty is wreaking havoc with...
by MCDC | Sep 19, 2013 | Farm Bill, Minimum Wage, Sequester, Virginia
The House SNAP bill is harsh. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates it would deny SNAP to approximately 3.8 million low-income people in 2014 and to an average of nearly 3 million people each year over the coming decade. Those who would be thrown off the...
by MCDC | Sep 19, 2013 | Action Alerts, Minimum Wage, Sequester
The Republican proposal for $40 billion in food stamp cuts over the next 10 years would have horrific effects on millions of people, the Congressional Budget Office confirms: According to the CBO, 1.7 million people would be forced off the rolls in the coming year if...
by MCDC | Sep 19, 2013 | Gun Reform, Issues, Video, Virginia Election 2013
Second Amendment Absolutists Believe The Constitution Is Sacred And Unassailable — Except When It Isn’t.. download this data in CSV, XLS, or TXT formats, or click here for the full Google spreadsheet view.
