“House Republicans should be ashamed of themselves,” said one campaigner. “Their spending proposal threatens the very safety of our country’s water and wastewater systems for the sake of political showmanship.” The advocacy group Food & Water Watch on Thursday called out Republicans on a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee panel for pushing a 64% cut to […]
[content id=”79272″] The Wisconsin Republican millionaire accused working-class Americans of “getting a lot more in return” from the key social program than rich people who pay disproportionately less into its coffers. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson came under fire Wednesday after the multimillionaire Wisconsin Republican asserted during a Senate hearing that Social Security—an economic lifeline for […]
“This is outrageous,” said one critic. “Democrats should raise hell over this.” After taking the global economy hostage to secure painful cuts to aid programs and other federal spending, House Republicans are proposing a pay raise for themselves and other members of Congress for the coming fiscal year. Roll Callreported Thursday that under spending legislation approved by the […]
Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Dick Durbin demanded details from “court fixer” Leonard Leo and two billionaires who were featured in recent reporting on Justice Samuel Alito. A pair of Senate Democrats on Wednesday pressed Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo and two right-wing billionaires to provide a detailed accounting of all gifts and hospitality they’ve provided […]