It’s disturbing looking at America right now. But looking away won’t solve problems. This week’s Daily Actions began with a hard look at the Republicans ramping up their campaign of hate and violence, from the floor of the House to school board meeting rooms. Their goal is to push good people out and take their place. We are fighting for a better country, and part of that fight this week was pushing our Members of Congress to stand firm on the Build Back Better’s programs for children and families, including affordable child care, universal preK, a child tax credit, and paid leave. And then, in the chaos, we stopped to look at the fat defense budget rushing through Congress and we called for specific changes. Keep informed. The antidote to despair is activism.

Now that we’ve left Afghanistan, there’s no justification for maintaining, much less increasing, military expenditures. In debating the defense budget, our MoCs must ensure that taxpayer dollars support families, not military contractors; that our complicity in the Saudi’s brutal war on Yemen cease; and that existing presidential war powers be repealed.

The Build Back Better Act includes affordable child care, universal preK, a child tax credit, and paid leave -- strengthening our families while boosting our economy. Yet not a single Republican supports these smart investments. We must insist Congress pass this entire package.

This week displayed the power of big money in Congress and our lives. As wildly popular as lowering drug cost, pharmaceutical companies’ legislators are winning the fight in the Build Back Better legislation. Our Gollum report on disinformation was about Facebook using dangerous health information and promoting political divisiveness all for profit, according to a whistleblower and documents. So, you ask, why is anything begin done to fight for the majority of Americans? The answer is that Republicans used the filibuster loophole to block any action. So who owns them? Time to act!

A Facebook whistleblower recently revealed documents demonstrating that Facebook allowed misinformation about Covid to linger with deadly consequences. The documents also revealed that Facebook regularly promotes political divisiveness for monetary gain through carefully constructed algorithms.

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans struggle to pay for their prescription drugs. That’s because the government is prohibited from negotiating for lower drug prices for its programs, like Medicare. Doing so would save the government hundreds of billions. The situation could change if a strengthened proposal in Build Back Better is passed. But drug companies are fighting to maintain their profits, and they are winning.

Rather than legislating with the support of the majority, the Senate’s filibuster loophole is subverting the will of the American people, and it has brought Washington to a standstill. The time for agonizing is over. Democrats must act now to protect our democracy, deal with the debt ceiling, and pass the actions Americans want and need.

This week displayed the power of big money in Congress. For something as wildly popular as lowering drug cost, its clear the pharmaceutical companies are using their legislators to shape the outcome to their benefit of the Build Back Better legislation. Our Gollum report was about using disinformation and promoting political divisiveness all for profit is Facebook’s business plan, according to a whistleblower and documents.. So, you ask, why is anything begin done to fight for the majority of Americans The answer is that Republicans bought Democrats used the filibuster loophole to block any action. So who owns them, do you suppose? Time to act!

Despite uniform GOP obstruction, Democrats have devised pro-family, politically popular legislation. Now they must pass Build Back Better as soon as possible to show Americans Democrats deliver on their promises.

“The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually. . . .And the Build Back Better Act is PAID for, unlike the Pentagon’s budget (which we don’t even audit!)” Rep. Mark Pocan’s tweet, Oct. 3, 2021