| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included Senate confirmation of Kristen Clarke and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the filibuster of the bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and a semifinal vote on the Endless Frontier Act. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Category Archives: Legislative Advocacy
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 24th-28th)
Democracy now: Washingtonians want the filibuster abolished in the U.S. Senate
| Excerpt: | 56% of respondents to our May 2021 statewide poll said that they support getting rid of the Senate filibuster, while 37% are opposed. 7% said they were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Friday, May 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | Filibuster Reform, Research Poll Findings |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 17th-21st)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the National Commission to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act and Senate nullification of another Trump regime rule that was hostile to workers. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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In seeking to block a commission to probe the attack on the U.S. Capitol, top Republicans in Congress remind us their work is never done
| Excerpt: | The leadership of Republicans in Congress, prompted by Donald Trump, spent Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 hanging out to dry those House Republicans who want a September 11th style commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense |
| Tags: | Ending Terrorism, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 10th-14th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of two major bills (the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act) plus Senate nullification of a Trump banking rule. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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“Consequential” 2021 legislative session is what voters across Washington State wanted
| Excerpt: | Recent elections have produced a responsive state government attuned to the needs and wishes of the people: a state government that is more policy-oriented than politics-oriented. We're getting action instead of theater. |
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| Published at: | 3:41 PM on Friday, May 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government, Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Research Poll Findings, WA-Leg |
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Power-obsessed Mitch McConnell wants to decide what does not get done in America
| Excerpt: | The Kentucky Republican cares not for governing. He evinces no interest in taking the hand dealt by America’s voters and trying to solve or get a jump on the nation’s problems. He is instead about power, hanging onto his position as a top Republican. |
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| Published at: | 1:47 PM on Thursday, May 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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DONE! Governor Jay Inslee signs bill to levy a capital gains tax on the wealthy into law
| Excerpt: | ESSB 5096 was NPI's top priority for the 2021 legislative session, having been originally requested by the governor over six and a half years ago. Now it's the law of the land! |
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| Published at: | 4:10 PM on Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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All Washingtonians will benefit from our new state capital gains tax, even those who pay it
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's rejoinders to a long list of bad arguments that right wing Republicans have been making against our new state capital gains tax on the wealthy. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Joe Manchin’s latest comments suggest his grasp of U.S. constitutional law is lacking
| Excerpt: | In a recent interview with a West Virginia radio station, Senator Joe Manchin spoke of letting the people of America vote on the question of D.C. statehood, which isn't possible because constitutional amendments don't get ratified by popular vote. |
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| Published at: | 2:03 PM on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | D.C. Statehood |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 26th-30th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included Senate passage of a resolution to restore EPA's ability to regulate methane emissions from the oil and gas industry along with a water infrastructure funding bill. Several Biden nominees were also confirmed. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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The Biden-Harris administration is showing us that it gets the importance of reframing
| Excerpt: | Framing and reframing really matters to this administration. Consider the naming of Biden's three key proposals. The American Rescue Plan, the American Jobs Plan, and the American Families Plan are all simply and beautifully named. Accurate, memorable, and punchy. |
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| Published at: | 3:02 PM on Thursday, April 29th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Reframing 101 |
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Joe Biden’s primetime address adeptly sought to relink U.S. to the idea of E Pluribus Unum
| Excerpt: | America's forty-sixth president is commendably seeking to restore faith in government, showing that the people of the United States can enable each other to realize their hopes and dreams. |
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| Published at: | 10:48 PM on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fair Wages & Leave, Fiscal Responsibility, School Funding, Secure Firearms Ownership, Strong Commonwealth |
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The Biden-Harris administration’s American Rescue Plan is popular with Washingtonians