WEEK IN REVIEW: GOP Tax Scam 2.0, a 'Devastating' Indictment,' and the Not-So-Hazy Climate Crisis

The Week in Review June 10, 2023 'Landmark Victory': New York Passes Nation's First Legislation Restricting Bee-Killing Pesticides The Birds and Bees Protection Act would eliminate 80 to 90% of the neonics used in New York each year by banning applications that are either easily replaceable or do not give an economic boost to farmers. June 10, 2023 'Tax Scam': Republicans Follow Debt Ceiling Fight by Proposing Tax Cuts for Wealthy "If House Republicans were actually serious about the deficit, they would demand wealthy corporations pay their fair share in taxes," one advocate said. June 09, 2023 Wyden Calls McCarthy Social Security Commission 'A Glide Path to Reduce Benefits' "Everything I've heard about it, it's a prescription for trouble," the Senate Finance Committee chair said of the House speaker's debt reduction panel. June 09, 2023 As 'Absolutely Devastating' Trump Indictment Unsealed, Special Counsel Stresses Gravity of Charges "The criminal evidence unsealed in the indictment shows in painstaking detail that he acted as if he is above the law, while willfully and recklessly endangering our national security," said MoveOn Political Action's executive director. "Now is the time for Donald Trump to be held accountable." June 09, 2023 'Disturbing': 12 Million US Adults Think Violence Is Justified to Put Trump Back in White House "We're heading into an extremely tumultuous election season," said one expert. "What's happening in the United States is political violence is going from the fringe to the mainstream." June 08, 2023 As Canada Burns, Docs Reveal Oil Giant Weighed In on Government Carbon Plan "Carbon capture and storage is a scam, and as these documents show, the call is coming from inside the house," said one campaigner. June 06, 2023 House GOP Plan to Create 'Fake Hysteria' Over Gas Stoves Backfires "An incredible embarrassment for the House Republican leadership," said one observer. "The morning McCarthy tries to turn the page, conservatives slap him and his leadership team in the face." June 06, 2023 'People Didn't Listen': Complete Loss of Arctic Summer Sea Ice Now Inevitable, Warn Scientists "As scientists, we've been warning about the loss of Arctic summer sea ice for decades," said one researcher. June 05, 2023 250,000 Floridians Get Kicked Off Medicaid as DeSantis Rakes in Big Donor Cash "One of these individuals is a seven-year-old boy in remission from Leukemia who is now unable to access follow-up—and potentially lifesaving—treatments," said local advocacy groups.

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