Let’s save the economy from Republicans who want to cut jobs and put more money in the pockets of the largest corporations.

People before profits

Republicans have a reputation for being pro-big business, and that is exactly what makes them worse for the American economy. In fact, Republican policies put profits over people, exacerbate inequality and make life harder for all but the richest Americans. The few policy positions outlined by Republicans hoping to take back congress would only continue…

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97% of Republicans Voted Against Your Right to Birth Control

Republicans Vote Against Birth Control

The Right to Contraception Act is a short bill introduced in the House as H.R.8373 – Right to Contraception Act. The bill guarantees your right to contraception and family planning. That’s it. No provision of the bill relates to abortion or any procedures used to end a pregnancy and yet, all but 8 Republicans voted…

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Fox Business Said The UK had a “Terrific Economic Plan” and Compared It to the GOP’s. UK’s Inflation Rate is Nearly 2% Higher than U.S.

Failed UK Inflation Plan

The U.K’s inflation rate is now 2% higher than the U.S. after implementing a disastrous conservative economic agenda which Fox Business compared to the GOP’s plan. As of September, the U.K.’s inflation rate was 10.1% vs the U.S. which reported 8.2%. The inflation rate in the U.S. is down 0.9% since its high in July…

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Democrats Helped Small Businesses Re-Open. Every Republican Voted No.

Small Business Democrats

As family-owned businesses were getting back up and running, congress was working on legislation to offer them the support they needed. Democrats passed the American Rescue Plan without any Republican votes in the House or Senate. This package invested heavily in small businesses by offering the following grants: Small Business Support Voted Against by Every…

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Big Oil Has Paid Marco Rubio $250,000

Big oil backs little Marco

Florida’s Republican Senator Marco Rubio has received over $250,000 in donations from the oil and gas industries since he began his senior Senator seat in 2011. Oil companies are price gouging and making billions in profits this year. They are not using the record number of drilling permits granted to them by the Biden administration.…

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Fact: Democrats Reduced the Federal Deficit by 50%

Federal Deficit

The U.S. Treasury released the deficit figures for the end of fiscal year 2022. “The federal deficit went up every single year in the Trump administration — every single year he was president,” President Biden said. “It went up before the pandemic. It went up during the pandemic. It went up every single year on…

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You don’t have to choose between saving democracy and fighting inflation. Democrats will give you both.

red blue choice

The choice between combatting inflation and protecting democracy is false. The 2022 midterms are one of the most important elections of our lifetimes — democracy hangs in the balance. Almost 300 Republicans running for election this year are election deniers. Some of these candidates running for state-wide office will have the power to determine whether…

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Oil Companies Back Ted Budd to Keep Profits and Your Gas Prices High

Ted Budd Backed by Big Oil

Ted Budd, Congressman from North Carolina and current senate candidate, has taken over $195,000 from the oil, gas, and energy industries. In May, he hosted a private fundraiser with Continental Resources PAC, the major fossil fuel company’s political action committee that contributed to his campaign just one day before he voted against legislation that would…

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Adam Laxalt Will Be Big Oil’s Best Friend in the Senate

Laxalt Stands up for Big Oil

Adam Laxalt and his wife own tens of thousands of dollars worth of stock in Chevron Corporation, ExxonMobil, and other oil and gas businesses. He works at Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, a major conservative law firm that calls itself, “the ‘go-to-firm’ to sue the federal government.” Laxalt has not disclosed his client list; however, the…

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Marco Rubio Wants All Abortions Banned For Any Reason

Marco Rubio Knows More Than Your Doctor

Senator Marco Rubio was asked if he would support a Federal abortion ban with no exceptions – a position he clearly holds as an anti-abortion absolutist. Rubio, who has previously suggested he would support a total abortion ban, calls himself a 100 percent pro-life advocate. But he does not articulate policy and further suggests that…

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Social Security works for Americans. Republicans promise to cut it. Democrats have a plan to strengthen it.

Gladys Mitchell, 80, right, from Washington, and Louise Hobbs, 71, left, from New York, N.Y. join a rally against the privatization of Social Security, on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

Social Security is one of America’s most successful anti-poverty programs. Seniors are obvious beneficiaries, but children and people with disabilities are helped by Social Security as well. And since the program was enacted, Republicans have been opposed to those vital benefits. In fact, Republicans have had the demise of Social Security and Medicare in their…

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Republicans Can’t Stop Talking About Cutting Social Security

Kevin McCarthy wants to cut Social Security benefits

Representative Jason Smith (R-Mo.), and other House Republicans told Bloomberg News last week that they are willing to default on the nation’s debt, causing domestic and international economic turmoil, so they can cut your Social Security and Medicare benefits. The GOP did not publish an official platform in 2020. In the years since, Republicans have…

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Crisis of Border Lies: The Border is Not Open

Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

If you are a regular consumer of conservative media, you’ve probably heard about the “crisis at the border” and Joe Biden’s “open border.” Republicans are regularly citing headlines like “Arrests along U.S.-Mexico border top 2 million a year for the first time” while simultaneously saying the border is open and there is no enforcement. Is…

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Crisis of Border Lies: Crime is Not Up Because of Illegal Crossings

Three happy children riding on bicycle

Among the most unfounded lies is the one about crime being up because of illegal border crossings. This isn’t based on any factual data. In fact, one of the reasons why the number of people trying to cross is up is because entire families are making the journey due to destabilization in various South American…

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Crisis of Border Lies: Biden Actually Increased Funding for Border Enforcement and Immigration Processing

Biden Increases Immigration Enforcement

In March of 2022, the Biden Administration submitted its budget to congress and asked for a 700% increase in USCIS funding and an 80% increase in funding for immigration courts to process backlogs. Under Biden, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) funding is much higher than it’s peak under the Trump administration.  Boundless reported, “Customs and…

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Crisis of Border Lies: Biden’s Border Security Policies Are Actually Working and Keeping Drugs Off the Streets

CBP Officer

If you happen to follow the GOP on Twitter you might think they’re working for the Biden Administration since they highlight his border security accomplishments on a daily basis. Because of Biden’s increased investments in Homeland Security, USCIS, CBP, and shifting incarceration priorities in ICE, these departments are efficiently managing border security. Hundreds of thousands…

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Crisis of Border Lies: Donald Trump’s Border Was Never Secure

Trump's Border Wall Easily Climbed Over

Republicans like to say that Donald Trump secured the border. That’s a lie. To get the facts, we actually look to the libertarian CATO Institute which as done some detailed reporting on this. According to their report titled “President Trump Reduced Legal Immigration. He Did Not Reduce Illegal Immigration,” “By November 2020, the Trump administration…

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