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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
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Republicans duck, and Republicans dodge, but the numbers don’t lie (and it’s what they’ve always wanted) — they’re coming after Medicaid, Medicare, or both.
GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Republicans duck, and Republicans dodge, but the numbers don’t lie (and it’s what they’ve always wanted) — they’re coming after Medicaid, Medicare, or both.
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Republicans step up defense of IRA clean energy tax credits
“Full repeal right now of energy tax credits would be a disaster for what we’ve already invested in with taxpayer dollars. We have 20-plus members saying, ‘Don’t just think you can repeal these things and have our support.’”
Republicans step up defense of IRA clean energy tax credits
“Full repeal right now of energy tax credits would be a disaster for what we’ve already invested in with taxpayer dollars. We have 20-plus members saying, ‘Don’t just think you can repeal these things and have our support.’”
House Republican support grows for keeping clean energy tax breaks
Lawmakers are expected to start the difficult task this week of determining which of the credits are on the chopping block to help pay for the GOP's budget bill.
www.politico.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Republicans step up defense of IRA clean energy tax credits
“Full repeal right now of energy tax credits would be a disaster for what we’ve already invested in with taxpayer dollars. We have 20-plus members saying, ‘Don’t just think you can repeal these things and have our support.’”
Republicans step up defense of IRA clean energy tax credits
“Full repeal right now of energy tax credits would be a disaster for what we’ve already invested in with taxpayer dollars. We have 20-plus members saying, ‘Don’t just think you can repeal these things and have our support.’”
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Winters have been warming rapidly in the contiguous US over the past 50 years. There are now on average 13 fewer days where temperatures get below freezing (0C, 32F), with some places seeing nearly full month that no longer gets below freezing: www.carbonbrief.org/...
March 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Winters have been warming rapidly in the contiguous US over the past 50 years. There are now on average 13 fewer days where temperatures get below freezing (0C, 32F), with some places seeing nearly full month that no longer gets below freezing: www.carbonbrief.org/...
“The Executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government,” McConnell wrote in his decision.
#SaturdayReads: “This was an illegal and reckless attempt to withhold critical funding that states rely on to serve their communities”
IRA funding is still up in the air for most of the country.
#ClimateAction
#JobsJobsJobs
via @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/0603202...
IRA funding is still up in the air for most of the country.
#ClimateAction
#JobsJobsJobs
via @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/0603202...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Funding Freeze for Climate Work. Will the White House Comply? - Inside Climate News
Trump’s funding freeze for the Inflation Reduction Act is now paused, but only for the 23 states and the District of Columbia that sued to restore the flow of funds.
insideclimatenews.org
March 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“The Executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government,” McConnell wrote in his decision.