TOP NEWS: Progressives Say GOP Shutdown Chaos Is About Imposing 'Extreme, Cruel' Agenda

 

September 29, 2023 Top News Progressives Say GOP Shutdown Chaos Is About Imposing 'Extreme, Cruel' Agenda "It's the same thing they did with the debt ceiling: Weaponize the tools of the House majority to force a false choice. Their agenda or a national crisis," said the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Brett Wilkins 'Gross Denial of Reality': Biden Infuriates With Approval of More Offshore Drilling "End Fossil Fuels is pretty clear," said one advocate. "Not 'hold slightly fewer lease sales,' not 'talk about climate action'—End. Fossil. Fuels." Julia Conley 'The Next Climate Litmus Test': Sen. Merkley Joins Fight Against CP2 LNG Terminal CP2, which the Biden administration is expected to either approve or reject in the coming months, would emit 20 times the climate pollution expected from the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska. Olivia Rosane Citing 14th Amendment, Michigan Voters File Suit to Bar Trump From 2024 Ballot "Trump violated his oath of office and incited a violent insurrection that attacked the U.S. Capitol, threatened the assassination of the vice president and congressional leaders, and disrupted the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our nation's history." Brett Wilkins Climate Emergency in Action: NYC 'Essentially Shut Down' by Flash Flooding "One week ago, 75,000 people inundated New York City streets to demand the president end fossil fuels," said one campaigner. "Now, climate-fueled rains are submerging those same streets." Julia Conley Warren Grills Biden Medicare Trustee Pick Over 'Shocking' Ties to Medicare Advantage Firm "Not a single other trustee has ever received compensation from an insurance company while acting as a Medicare trustee," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Jake Johnson

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