Elections/Legislation/Government

Leaders from the Gwich’in Nation and Inupiaq Tribe traveled from northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory in Canada on Dec 6 to lead a pray in against the tax bill and urge Congress to drop drilling in the Arctic from the bill. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Mark Udall, and Representative Alan Lowenthal all came out to support and joined the call to stop Arctic drilling.

Update Dec 2: Tax bill passes Senate 51-49 despite after report it would add $1.4T rillion to deficit, must still be reconciled with House bill.

Update Dec 1: Tax bill stalls after report it would add $1Trillion to deficit, GOP trying to recover

Beginning at 3PM on Nov 30, protesters gathered at the East side of the US Capitol to oppose the Trump tax bill. Like most GOP economic efforts, this bill robs from the poor and middle class to give to the rich. Under this bill, a person with $3M a year in income gets a $100K tax break, while a person with less than $50K in income will usually pay more.

Video including a speaker declaring Trump's racism as necessary to preserving extreme income inequality

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