“We cannot allow House Republicans to ram through their closed-door commission that is designed to fast-track cuts to the benefits hardworking Americans rely on,” asserted Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. Decrying Republican plans for “ripping away Social Security from seniors behind closed doors” via a so-called fiscal commission, more than half of U.S. House Democrats on […]
“Everything I’ve heard about it, it’s a prescription for trouble,” the Senate Finance Committee chair said of the House speaker’s debt reduction panel. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden on Friday warned that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s commission tasked with reducing the nation’s growing debt is a “prescription for trouble” that will likely result in the slashing […]
“We reject pouring our dollars into outdated ships, malfunctioning planes, or record-breaking contractor CEO salaries while everyday people remain hungry, unhoused, in need of adequate healthcare, or seeking a living wage.” In response to reports that the Biden administration may propose the highest level of military spending in U.S. history for fiscal year 2024, a […]
“We’re calling this an object because that’s the best description we have right now,” said a White House spokesperson, adding that the object was roughly the size of a small car. The Pentagon on Friday confirmed that the U.S. military shot down an unidentified “object” tens of thousands of feet over Alaska, less than a week after […]