The current GOP, which includes fascists, racists, bigots and science-deniers, should make compromise unviable on the issues that matter most.
We may have dodged a bullet, but the GOP gun is still loaded with democracy, women’s rights, and public education perpetually on the firing line.
Practicing democracy can be as simple as having a civil and informed conversation with someone, which can actually lead to new political engagement.
Our democracy, religious and reproductive freedoms, public education, and physical safety are under attack from an increasingly extremist GOP. Vote.
We desperately need a leader who is willing to face head on the existential threats to our democracy, our freedoms, and our very existence on this planet. History proves Fitzpatrick isn’t that leader.
The Bucks County Republican Congressman chooses to remain silent about the January 6 House Committee Hearings. His silence can be interpreted as both cowardice, and acquiescence to what happened before, during, and after the coup attempt.
The “moderate/bipartisan” brand that the Republican congressman’s staff has orchestrated over the years is false advertising.
Brown Jackson’s confirmation is possible because of a Democratic majority in the Senate. Bucks County will be pivotal in electing a Democrat to replace Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to help keep that majority.
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
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