100 Days
Today marks the first 100 days of the 116th Congress. A Congress that broke records in representation of women, race, and religion. A Congress that we fought hard to take back from the Republicans.
We opened this Congress with one of the longest government shutdowns in history. A shutdown that was an entirely avoidable political play by President Trump. We dealt with a self-serving, fully manufactured "National Emergency" called by Trump. We've seen the conclusion of the years-long Mueller Investigation, and begun our fight for robust disclosure to the American people.
But in all of that, we've also started making progress.
Our Democratically-controlled House of Representatives has proposed legislation to improve our communities:
- Democratic Reform: expanding voting rights, limiting partisan gerrymandering, strengthening ethics rules, and limiting the influence of dark money in political campaigns
- Equality: amending the current civil rights laws to include protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and other areas
- Environmental Protections: a stimulus program that seeks to address climate change and economic inequality
- Combatting Gun Violence: a bipartisan bill that calls for universal background checks for gun sales
I'm honored to be working for a better America among such hardworking and innovative colleagues — and I'm eager to see what we can achieve in the next 100 days.
Rick
