It would have been difficult for any California politician to be re-elected to represent the Golden State on Capitol Hill for 30 years without the Hispanic vote
Members of Congress who receive federal farm subsidies should (1)declare them in annual financial disclosures and recuse themselvesfrom voting on legislation that would directly benefit themfinancially or (2) agree not to accept them and provide the publicwith detailed information on family members who will benefitfinancially from their vote in support of farm subsidies.
The expanded child tax credit lifted millions of kids out of poverty, but Congress failed to extend it. Now the Colorado senator is facing the difficulty of running on an expired policy.