This voice of lament from a hotel clerk in Richmond, Virginia, this cry from the heart, if amplified, might provide the moral weight required to defeat a horrible bill pending in the Virginia state legislature. HB1180, which passed the Senate and is now under consideration by the House of Delegates, would repeal the current prohibition […]
“I Have Called Thee by Name: Thou Art Mine”
I’d rather be wanted for murder than not wanted at all. “ I have worked at helping to shape policy at the local, state and national levels. I have testified before city councils, state legislatures and congress. I’ve testified primarily about the structural externals that hobble so many Americans , millions of whom are ground […]
A Christmas Gift from the Poor to the Rich: The Republican Tax Bill
On Wednesday, November 29th, on behalf of Lewinsville Faith in Action, I attended a Mom’s Rising press conference on the Republican’s “obscene” budget proposal in the Senate’s LBJ room. Senators Bob Casey (Pa –D) and Senator Mazie Hirono (Hi –D), armed with facts and barely concealed moral outrage, slammed the Senate Republicans’ proposed tax bill. […]
We Must Protect the Public From Sudafed: Congress Limits Access to a Decongestant, But Easy Access to Assault Weapons
When visiting my local CVS I was pleased and deeply relieved to learn that the public now cannot buy Sudafed over the counter. Perhaps this restriction has been going on for a while. I didn’t know. Apparently Sudafed, when crushed, becomes an important ingredient in the production of meth, which, can be made with relative […]
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