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moral heroes

Flake, Corker, McCain: Not the moral heroes they’re cracked up to be

October 25, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Republicans, Senate 6 comments

Republican Senators Jeff Flake, Bob Corker and John McCain have been receiving many kudos for speaking out against Donald Trump’s worst behaviors, lack of

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graham-cassidy

Infographic: How Graham-Cassidy stacks up, in one chart

September 22, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

How does the Graham-Cassidy “repeal and replace” bill compare to current law [aka Obamacare, ACA]? Roll Call has done the hard work of creating

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David Axelrod - John McCain

David Axelrod could have asked John McCain why he is not a Democrat

April 2, 2017 Arthur Lieber Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Senate One comment

Like many progressives, I have repeatedly had my share of disappointments with Arizona Senator John McCain. It’s hard not to like him because he’s

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Neil Gorsuch

Approve Gorsuch – contingent on him answering the questions

March 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Courts, Democracy, Good government, Justice, Legal issues/Law, Senate Leave a comment

We’ve all heard that it’s better to deal with the devil you know rather than the one you don’t. In the United States, we

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McCaskill stands up to Sessions; GOP attempts smack-down

March 3, 2017 Willy Kessler Corruption, Missouri region, Senate Leave a comment

Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskilll didn’t waste any time. As soon as we learned that current Attorney General and former Trump campaign advisor, Jeff

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Bernie Sanders: Plain-speaking on the death of the middle class

May 6, 2015 Renee Shur 2016 Election, Congress, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, People, Politics, Senate Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders–now a declared candidate for President–is not new to the business of truth-telling. The following article, originally published here in 2013, chronicles one

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Al Gore proposes “Scientific Freedom Restoration Act”

April 1, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Humor, Senate Leave a comment

Former Vice President Al Gore met with Congressional leaders today to propose the Scientific Freedom Restoration Act. The purpose of the bill is to

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Claire McCaskill’s doomed love affair with Keystone XL

February 2, 2015 Willy Kessler Congress, Energy, Environment, Missouri region, Senate One comment

Today Claire McCaskill did it. She voted with all Senate Republicans and nine Senate Democrats to pass the House’s Keystone XL authorization. Of course,

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Extending unemployment payments — a matter of fairness: Progressive Blog Digest

January 8, 2014 Nick Burbules Congress, Employment, Good government, Politics, Republicans, Senate, Social Sec/Medicare, Uncategorized Leave a comment

The Senate passes unemployment payments, Obama ramps up the pressure. What will the House Repubs do?  See today’s full Progressive Blog Digest here.  

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Dems: Stop being “disappointed” and defensive

November 26, 2013 Susan Cunningham ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Missouri region, Politics, Senate, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

This is Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s response to Republican state legislators who tried to trap him into a public embarrassment regarding Medicaid expansion. …That

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