Earlier this year, the Congressional Progressive Caucus released its “21st Century New Deal for Jobs,” a plan that would invest $2 trillion over 10 years to resuscitate our infrastructure.
With the TSA budget and staff decreasing while the number of passengers increases, it’s no wonder our residents and visitors face long lines.
It’s time to come together as a community to do the work necessary to address our shameful economic divides.
It’s time we stop wasting “waste,” as HERC does. It’s time we start thinking about waste as a resource to be reused.
The TPP repeats the harmful practices of past deals. It contains specific threats to working people. I will continue to vote against Trade Promotion Authority until the TPP is fixed.
In a time of gridlock and limited public budgets, we are competing for the same federal dollars with regions like Denver, Seattle and Dallas.
