Letters from Capitol Hill that Members of Congress have written and signed on to lately.
Nov. 30 | STATEMENT
This is what Oligarchy looks like:
Today, while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, three multi-billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society.
Today, we have a greater concentration of ownership than we have seen since the Gilded Age. In sector after sector — financial services, health care, agriculture, transportation, energy, food, housing, etc. — fewer and fewer giant corporations control what is produced and the prices we pay.
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Nov. 30 | PRESS
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett, a Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the following statement:
“I am honored to join my House colleagues for our bipartisan Congressional delegation to Barbados,” said Congresswoman Plaskett. “As a proud Caribbean-American and Virgin Islander, I am committed to highlighting the need for enhancement of the economic partnership between the United States and the Caribbean region through strengthened trade engagement, promoting opportunities for equitable economic growth and development across the region, and direct engagement with diverse stakeholders from the Caribbean.”
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Nov. 29
Republicans “welcomed” a new House member by making it clear she is unwelcome.
Mike Johnson introduces the new administration with a mean-spirited declaration that Sarah McBride may not use the bathroom that corresponds to her sexual identity. After the struggles this woman has faced in making the decision to become a woman, and the struggles in winning a seat in the House, she is faced with such a petty battle. Who is the mature representative here, Mr. Johnson?
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