At an AFL-CIO reception moments ago, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) got the crowd all worked up–not by lampooning politics, but by participating in them. “I just became a cosponsor of my first bill in the Senate, the Employee Free Choice Act.”
EFCA’s been out of the headlines in recent weeks as Congress tackles a major health care overhaul. But labor must nonetheless be thrilled to have a new, high profile ally in the Senate.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reminded everyone that his vote remains crucial for passing the reconciliation bill during a hastily arranged…
Democrats are poised to orient the country’s tax system in a whole new direction.
The Senate’s reconciliation bill is quickly moving from being an infrastructure package to an across-the-board attempt at revitalizing the American…
When someone is laying an obvious trap, there’s always an option to avoid it.
