by jpitney | Oct 3, 2023 | Biden, Disabilities
Remarks by President Biden to Celebrate the Americans With Disabilities Act; You know, one of my first acts as a United States senator — I know I don’t look old enough to do it — (laughter) — but one of my first acts was I voted — I was a co-sponsor of the...
by jpitney | Jun 4, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Disabilities
“Disability Policy in the Contemporary Congress,” John J. Pitney From the journal The Forum https://doi.org/10.1515/for-2023-2017 Abstract: Cite thisShare this The politics of disability policy in the contemporary Congress confirms the observation by James...
by jpitney | Nov 18, 2022 | Congress, Demographics, Disabilities, House of Representatives, Senate
Taylor Orth at YouGov: Polling conducted by YouGov in the days following this year’s election finds that large shares of Americans believe it’s important for their elected officials to be demographically representative of the American population; among...
by jpitney | Jun 3, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Disabilities, Police
From Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA):: [On May 11] Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) introduced the Safe Interactions Act, new legislation to improve interactions between law enforcement officers and people with disabilities and mental health needs. The legislation aims to...
