The Republican budget is great for billionaires and bad for everyone else.
Though it passed the Senate, I’ll do everything I can to keep it from passing the House. Read more about this in WRAL’s article, Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie.
In Congress, our bills show our values
The Republican budget values the ultra wealthy over the most at-risk in our community. Adding $4T to our debt for billionaire tax breaks is already bad, but doing so while cutting funding for healthcare and nutrition assistance is so much worse.
Big Ugly Budget Bill is Bad for NC
North Carolinians fought hard to expand Medicaid, and now Congressional Republicans are trying to rollback our progress. Their Big Ugly Budget Bill is bad for our state, and it will harm thousands of North Carolinians. Learn more from North Carolina Health News’ article, ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could unravel N.C.’s Medicaid expansion.
Nationwide injunctions are meant to prevent the government from violating people’s rights
SCOTUS’ decision today provides Trump and his administration a blank check to violate people’s rights with few interim judicial remedies. This is absolutely wrong. Learn more about this in The News & Observer’s article, Supreme Court rules against nationwide blocks of Trump’s citizenship order.
The high cost of living is even raising prices for children’s school meals
We need a government that works for working people, not Trump and his band of billionaires cutting nutrition assistance to pay for their own tax breaks. Read more from ABC11: Breakfast and lunch prices increasing by 25 cents in Wake County Schools.
Republicans Aren’t Serious About Cutting Waste, Fraud, or Abuse
House Republicans are aiming to slash funding for the nonpartisan watchdog for waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government by nearly half in the next fiscal year, according to spending bill text released Sunday night.—Politico article, GAO is targeted by House Republicans in new spending bill If Republicans were serious about cutting waste, fraud, […]
Inspiring Teacher Award
Huge congratulations to Koko M. Thornton for receiving the Inspiring Teacher Award last night. Your work at Enloe High School and WCPSS makes our community and students stronger, and we’re proud of you. Read more from WRAL News: Longtime Enloe Magnet High School theatre teacher receives national honor
No Permit? No Concealed Carry for Teens
Allowing teenagers to carry concealed weapons with no training puts our communities and law enforcement in danger. I’m glad to see Josh Stein exercise his veto power to keep our state safe. Read more from WRAL News: Stein vetoes bill to allow concealed carry without a permit
Low-Income Americans Would Suffer from Proposed Tax Bill by Republicans
The Republican budget bill is big, ugly, and unfair. Providing tax breaks for billionaires on the backs of the most at-risk in our community is unamerican. Read more from CBS News: GOP tax bill could cost low-income Americans $1,600 per year, CBO says
Raleigh and Durham in the News
The Triangle has some of the best local leaders in the country, so having Raleigh and Durham sit among the best-run cities in the country just makes sense. Read more about it from CBS 17: Durham, Raleigh among best-run cities in America, study shows