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Excited to start a new role. A few days ago I mentioned having had cause to be in Des Moines, Iowa. Now I can say why. I’m happy to report that I’ve accepted the position of executive director of the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement. It’s a think tank focused on disability access issues, labor protections, wellness, and retirement security. Or, as I put it in the interview, it’s about helping people get into the middle class, just like community colleges do.
Macroeconomic modeling shows that raising the minimum wage would eliminate jobs and slow the economy.
The filibuster in the U.S. Senate protects the rights of Senators to debate and amend legislation, thereby protecting the interest of the American people. The filibuster actually realizes the Founders’ intent that the Senate slow the legislative process “to ensure due deliberation and inquiry” before passing a bill. Current efforts to limit the filibuster to expedite the legislative process are misguided. One of the problems causing the expansion of the use of the filibuster are the actions by Senate Majority Leaders to limit debate and block other Senators from offering any amendments t...
“Thank you very much, [Rep.] Jim Langevin. You’re a real hero. You’re a hero to me, you’re a hero to your colleagues in the Congress of the United States, and