'Loony' Missouri GOP lawmaker slammed for saying he's 'proud to stand against the will of the people' https://t.co/gjOyNLnGJB
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) April 1, 2021
Category: Fuck the Poor
Much better than paper towels
Puerto Rico was granted immediate access to $912M in federal funds that had not been available to students in public and private schools on the island as a result of restrictions under the Trump admin., US Education Sec. Cardona says. https://t.co/9Z4w1Sq3LL
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 28, 2021
Good news
🚨🚨🚨JUST IN: MASSIVE VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA! CA Supreme Court just ruled unanimously that "the state cannot keep people behind bars simply because they cannot afford to post bail pending their trial." Cash bail as we know it over in California. Speechless.https://t.co/vnrN9E8IOt
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) March 25, 2021
The no votes
Chris Wallace grills Republican Bill Cassidy for opposing COVID relief: "Senator, are you saying the people of your state don’t need that money?" https://t.co/pR4NBx6iCH
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 14, 2021
People are hurting
And the Republicans are delaying aid again? God, I despise them. Bring back earmarks, and make sure they don’t get any:
This could push the beginning of the vote-a-rama session to Friday when senators can force votes on as many amendments as they like. How long will it go? “It’s going to go longer than it’s ever gone before,” Sen. Mike Braun told me
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 3, 2021
Ron Johnson: "I'm going to make them read their 600-700 page bill."
Johnson also plans to force votes on a HUGE amount of amendments to drag it out. "We need to keep this process going…I'm going to lead the effort to resist this thing."
Suggests it could drag into Sunday
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 3, 2021
This would be just
Dignity, respect and a pathway to citizenship is not only personal to me, it's also in the best interest of our nation. This is why I introduced the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act.
https://t.co/cKkkdMKixX— Alex Padilla (@AlexPadilla4CA) March 1, 2021
Fixing child poverty
NEW from @GgrHendricks @Roque_L @amprog: The expanded Child Tax Credit in the rescue plan would lift millions of children out of poverty.https://t.co/6oVIaphHhN
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) February 23, 2021
#STIMULUS LATEST: President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package is set for a House floor vote this week. The package includes $1,400 direct #stimuluschecks, direct aid to small businesses, an increase in the child tax credit and more https://t.co/vd4jrIfLml
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 23, 2021
Ain’t that some shit
That’s some Enron-level insanity. Freedumb!
The costs of a private secessionist power grid are pretty terrible.
His Lights Stayed on During Texas’ Storm. Now He Owes $16,752. https://t.co/WmP6iy8dxX
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) February 21, 2021
Conservative asshole alert
Texas mayor resigns after telling residents to "sink or swim" during deep freeze, power outages https://t.co/1zuFlllko8
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 17, 2021
He resigned an hour ago and oh boy the comments. pic.twitter.com/aXbtSCaBAB
— Dreamer Hyena (@DreamerHyena) February 17, 2021
How we treat the poor is a scandal
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— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) February 6, 2021