The New York Times has reported that COVID relief measures enacted under both the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris Administrations (expanded unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, increased food stamp access, and more recently the expansion of the child tax credit) have reduced poverty in this country by almost 50 percent. According to the Times reporting, the main beneficiaries … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and nine of their mayoral colleagues have sent a letter to the Arizona Congressional Delegation, asking them to support a proposed Amtrak railway expansion plan in Congress that would connect Tucson to Phoenix. Regional Mayors Letter of Support – Amtrak Corridor Development Program FINAL (1) It would … Read more
Before President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Crystal Lake, Illinois about the benefits of both the bipartisan and Democratic infrastructure plans, he poked fun at Senate Minority Leader-Obstructionist in Chief-Enemy of the People-“Do you think I care-” Moscow Mitch McConnell for praising the fact that Kentucky will get close to four billion dollars in American … Read more
850,000 new jobs were created in June. Sectors that grew the most were hospitality and leisure, education, and state government workers. It is the highest monthly jobs growth this year. However, there are still 6.8 million fewer jobs than when the COVID 19 Pandemic surged across the nation. In comments to the nation, President Joe … Read more
Today was potentially a great day for the American People. The Biden/Harris Administration has come to an agreement with a bipartisan group of Senators (including Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema) on the framework for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan. The other nine Senators that joined President Biden and Senator Sinema outside the White House were Senators Susan … Read more