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Former U.S. Senators urge colleagues to defend democracy in a “dangerous era”

February 6, 2019 Renee Shur Activism, Democracy, Protest/Resistamce, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

A stunning and unprecedented moment occurred on December 10, 2018, when forty-four former senators – among them, thirty-two Democrats, ten Republicans, and two Independents

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Why voters don’t trust Congress anymore

November 1, 2018 Renee Shur 2018 Election, Congress, Government, Senate, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Before casting your vote on Tuesday, November 6, for the individuals who will be tasked with representing you in the House or the Senate,

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Show-and-tell in Congress, starring floor charts

September 17, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Humor, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Charts, graphs and, occasionally, weird things that look like fourth grade science projects have proliferated in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

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Senators’ tax-loophole suggestions to be kept secret for 50 years. Huh?

July 29, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Budget, Congress, Financial reform, Government, Politics, Senate, Taxes Leave a comment

In a move that Business Week calls something that might have been “dreamed up by a 10-year-old after watching Thunderball,” the Senate Finance Committee

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