I have devoted time in my columns to describe what is wrong with the Trump/Fortenberry/GOP tax bill. I believe that most people are familiar with the many bad features of this legislation. However, it’s not enough to point out the flaws in GOP legislation and proposals. As Democrats, we need to tell the voters what […]

It now appears that the Republicans in Congress will soon strike a deal on the Trump tax cuts and this legislation could be called up for a final vote in both Houses as early as next Tuesday. Since the differing House and Senate bills went into a conference committee, the bill has only grown worse. […]

One of the defining issues of the 2018 campaign will be Jeff Fortenberry’s long standing support of Wall Street. This issue has been overshadowed recently by the passage of the Senate tax bill but it came to a head when Richard Cordray – an Obama appointee – resigned as the head of the Consumer Financial […]

Climate change is increasingly becoming a more serious problem. According to a recent report from the non-partisan Government Accounting Office (GAO), the federal government has spent approximately $350 billion during the last ten years responding to extreme weather events – which are made worse by climate change. According to the GAO: “Climate change impacts are […]

The five member “conservative” majority of the U.S. Supreme Court put their thumb on scale for the top 1% in their now infamous Citizens United decision in 2010. Since that decision, reactionary billionaires have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into elections up and down the ballot to elect Republicans who will enact their agenda. […]

As a member of Congress, I would pledge to: Continue to defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The 2010 health care law has insured 20 million additional Americans, eliminated lifetime limits and ended pre-existing condition clauses. Strengthen the ACA and the health care system with a Medicare/Medicaid buy in for all plan. Anybody could select […]

Once again, we had another mass shooting in America. The recent mass shooting in Las Vegas was horrific and the worst in American history. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. This is just heartbreaking. Unfortunately, mass shootings are a regular occurrence in the U.S. Over 270 mass shootings have occurred in […]

The origin of the Republican party’s modern hostility to immigration can be found in its Southern Strategy. This was the electoral strategy devised by Richard Nixon to play upon white racial resentment to win elections. Subsequent GOP nominees such as Reagan, Bush41 and Romney all used code words and winks and nods to let the […]

Soon most of us will be enjoying the three day Labor Day weekend. We should never take long weekends for granted because America’s wealthy and corporations didn’t voluntarily agree to this reform. Instead, America’s workers fought hard for holiday weekends and other benefits we assume we will always enjoy. We can’t be complacent because unions […]

Representative Jeff Fortenberry has a troubling history of supporting default threats and government shutdowns. This is because — despite his effort to portray himself as a moderate — Fortenberry has a consistent history of voting with his party bosses and the most extreme elements in the GOP House caucus. Currently, Fortenberry has voted with Trump 95% of time. My […]