by jpitney | Sep 17, 2021 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
See my statement below regarding my decision not to seek re-election. pic.twitter.com/vsggxjD1FI — Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (@RepAGonzalez) September 17, 2021 See my full
by jpitney | Sep 16, 2021 | California Politics, Housing, Poverty
David Wagner at LAist: According to new U.S. Census Bureau statistics, California — once again — has the highest poverty rate of any state in the country. However, despite the heavy economic toll of COVID-19, the state’s poverty rate actually fell last year....
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Devin Dwyer,Megan Hughes, and Benjamin Siegel at ABC: More than 1 million people attended the Minnesota State Fair this year — snacking on pork chops, sizing up the famed butter sculptures and posing with prize-winning farm animals. But Reps. Dean...
by jpitney | Sep 14, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Debt
Tara D.Sonenshine writes at The Hill: In a recent letter to congressional leaders, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that without raising the debt ceiling, “the most likely outcome is that cash and extraordinary measures will be exhausted during the month of...
by jpitney | Sep 13, 2021 | Dreier, Journalism
DREIER ROUNDTABLE OP-ED CONTEST CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Fall 2021 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article, of the kinds that appear in newspapers and news sites. The op-ed may concern any issue in public...
