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Sticker Shock: Vehicle Insurance Rate Are Going Up
Drivers across the U.S. are feeling the sting of rising car insurance premiums—and President Trump’s tariffs may be to blame. While the...
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Aug 61 min read


Gov. Shapiro Slams GOP’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill”
Governor Josh Shapiro is going all in to oppose the Republican-backed “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” warning of devastating consequences...
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Jul 11 min read


Senate Parliamentarian Challenges Key Provisions in Trump’s “Big Beautiful” Bill
Sometimes the Senate works as it should—thanks in part to its little-known rule enforcer: the Parliamentarian. This nonpartisan official...
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Jun 241 min read


The World’s Richest Man Wants America’s Poorest Children to Starve
At a time when inflation is already squeezing working-class families, Elon Musk—the world’s richest man—appears eager to tighten the...
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May 171 min read


Trump Tax Cut Gives Trillions to Just 902 People: The Real Cost of the House GOP Budget
While millions of American families brace for devastating cuts to health care and food assistance, 902 ultra-wealthy individuals are set...
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May 131 min read


Trump’s Budget: A Brutal Attack on Working Families
Donald Trump’s new budget proposal is a cruel betrayal of the working people he promised to protect. At a time when families are already...
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May 81 min read


SBA on the Chopping Block: Small Business, Big Consequences
Trump’s cuts to the Small Business Administration (SBA) are not just number – they’re a threat to Main Street. Slashing 43% of SBA staff...
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Apr 301 min read


Trump’s Pay-to-Play Politics Go Global
Vietnam’s latest move is a masterclass in transactional politics. In a bid to avoid the wrath of Trump’s tariffs, the country just...
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Apr 221 min read


Trump’s Tax Plan: A Gift to Billionaires, a Threat to Everyday Americans
Speaker Mike Johnson and congressional Republicans are advancing a controversial agenda aligned with Trump’s goals: cutting $1.5 trillion...
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Apr 101 min read


Senate GOP Advances Permanent Trump Tax Cuts Amid Pushback by Democrats
In a dramatic overnight session, Senate Republicans narrowly passed a sweeping framework for trillions in tax cuts and spending...
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Apr 81 min read


Trump's Attack on Social Security and Medicare: A Dangerous Distraction
President Trump’s actions to dismantle Social Security and Medicare are not about reducing government spending or the federal deficit....
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Mar 302 min read


Message to Fetterman and McCormick - vote NO on Trump's budget
Contact your Senators and demand that they vote NO on Trump’s budget. The damage that will result from Trump’s disastrous budget will...
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Mar 121 min read


The Consumer Fraud and Protection Bureau is a good financial investment
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010...
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Feb 282 min read


Even right-wing Republicans are afraid of Trump’s economic plan
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” H.L. Mencken (American...
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Nov 12, 20242 min read


Why We Need a Permanent Expanded Child Tax Credit
A permanently expanded Child Tax Credit benefits communities and contributes to economic growth. Benefits outweigh costs by 10-to-1. [1]...
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Sep 13, 20242 min read


Tariffs, Trade Wars and Recession
Trump passed one of the largest tax increases in American history. [1] Do we really want to give him the chance to do it again? ...
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Aug 27, 20242 min read


Republicans want to hand over your savings to the big banks
For now, your bank deposits are guaranteed by the FDIC. Republicans want to privatize it and give the keys to the banks. What could...
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Aug 20, 20242 min read


IRS Recovers $1 Billion from Wealthy Tax Cheats
Thanks to President Biden’s Inflation Recover Act the IRS reached a milestone this week collecting more than $1 billion from high income,...
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Jul 11, 20241 min read


Westmoreland County Property Taxes Will Rise to Unprecedented Levels When Trump Eliminates the Department of Education
Trump has long made clear that eliminating the Department of Education is a priority stating that “[w]e’re going to end education coming...
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Jun 7, 20242 min read


Federal Investments in Westmoreland County – Thank You Joe Biden, Bob Casey, and Summer Lee
Under Trump, every week was infrastructure week. But while Republicans promise, Democrats got things done! So far, more than $282 million...
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May 28, 20241 min read
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