Congressional Inactivity

Articles I’ve Been Reading: 2013-03-04

Posted on 2013-03-042016-12-30 by HumboldtDems

THE BOEHNER-QUESTER Sequester: The Finger on the TriggerRichard (RJ) Eskow, Op-Ed: Today is the day the package of budget cuts they call the “Sequester” takes effect. There will be endless postmortems and real-time analyses. But as its draconian effects, there’s one thing

It’s Well Past Time to FIX the Filibuster!

Posted on 2013-01-11 by HumboldtDems

Looks Like the 113th Congress Will Be More of the Same

Posted on 2012-12-01 by HumboldtDems

126 Days? That’s ridiculous! They only show up for work for 1/3 of the year. Maybe we, as citizens, should take some serious action and start some sort of nationwide ballot initiative to cut their salaries by 2/3s.

Podcasts

Business Forward — Looking to make a difference but don’t see how you can have an impact on your own? Business Forward helps tens of thousands of business leaders brief policymakers on how best to accelerate the economy and create jobs.
FiveThirtyEight Politics — Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and “game-changers” every week.
The Rachel Maddow Show — Rachel Maddow works with unmatched rigor and resolve to explain our complex world and deliver news in a way that’s illuminating and dynamic, connecting the dots to make sense of complex issues.
The Oath w/Chuck Rosenberg — Listen in on revealing conversations with fascinating men and women who took an oath to serve our nation and that exemplify what is best about our country: integrity, civility, service, humility, and collective responsibility.

Do you know of a great “Democratic” podcast you listen to and would recommend to others? Let us know and we’ll post a link here.

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