El Nuevo Dia: Vivienda para refugiados boricuas
Hace ocho meses, el huracán María convirtió a Puerto Rico y a las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos en una zona de desastre. La tormenta le arrancó los techos a las casas y a las empresas, inundó las regiones montañosas, arrasó las carreteras, y destruyó la infraestructura crítica. La red eléctrica de Puerto Rico […]
Springfield Republican: Puerto Ricans still suffering from hurricane damage. It’s time for Congress to act
TIME: Trump’s New Proposal Is Another Attempt by the Government to Control Women’s Bodies
TIME: Trump’s New Proposal Is Another Attempt by the Government to Control Women’s Bodies
CNN Op-Ed: How Congress can combat sexual harassment
Sexual harassment isn’t new. Every day, women across the country are catcalled on the street, groped by strangers and bullied online. Thanks to the brave women (and men) who have spoken out about this abuse, our country is taking a long overdue look at how to stop harassment once and for all.
Standard-Times: Support mental health funding
We all know someone who has dealt with a mental health condition – a friend, a family member, a partner, a co-worker, a neighbor. Nearly one in five adults experience mental illness each year, and about 10 million Americans experience a serious mental illness that substantially impacts their major life activities.
Bloomberg Op-Ed: Don’t Make a Bad Bill on Bank Deregulation Worse
The bank-deregulation bill that recently passed the U.S. Senate threatens the financial system and undermines consumer protections — and it could get even worse as it moves through the House of Representatives.    Â
The Senate bill claims to solve a problem — one that actually doesn’t exist. Bank lobbyists declare that broad deregulation is needed to spur growth and lending, but banks of all sizes are already making record profits and consumer and small business lending is robust.   Â
USA Today Op-Ed: Treat the opioid crisis like the HIV/AIDS epidemic
It’s time for Congress to show the same political courage on the opioid crisis that our colleagues showed 30 years ago for the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
As states and communities on the front lines struggle to respond to the opioid crisis, Washington has only nibbled around the edges. Politicians and policymakers make vague promises, treating the crisis as if it is a novel, intractable problem. It is neither.
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Republicans Remain Silent as Mulvaney’s CFPB Ducks Oversight
The acting director has undermined the bureau’s work defending the public.
From the moment Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Republican critics ranted about the CFPB’s supposed lack of accountability. Now that one of those critics, Mick Mulvaney, has assumed control of the bureau, the attackers have fallen silent-even as Mr. Mulvaney disregards legal mandates and dodges congressional oversight. This turnabout shows Republicans never really cared about accountability. They only wanted the agency to be less effective at stopping financial firms from cheating people.
Boston Globe Op-Ed: A foreign policy in Asia that works at home
This week, I will travel to the Asia Pacific region to meet with our allies Japan and South Korea, and to talk with Chinese government officials in Beijing. Our engagement in Asia is essential to U.S. security and economic interests, but today the region faces significant threats.
On the Korean Peninsula, a nuclear-armed North Korea threatens the security of the United States, our allies, the region, and the world. I agree with our senior military officials that there is no military-only solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and I was glad to see President Trump embrace diplomacy earlier this month.