Our Movement for a Better America Continues
If anyone thought that our battle for a better, more prosperous and more inclusive America would be won on Election Day, they now realize that our fight has just begun. During the lead up to November...
View ArticleHope & Change: The Transformation of America
If the mark of a successful American presidency is to leave our nation and world in a better place than it was when a President first entered office, then the 44th President of the United States could...
View ArticleLives are in the Balance
Recently, as I waited to begin a healthcare town hall with my congressional colleagues, John Sarbanes and Dutch Ruppersberger, I was filled with gratitude for the neighbors who were filling the large...
View ArticleTo be Black in America is also to be Green
For years now, scientific researchers and civil rights organizations like the NAACP have been documenting the disparate impact of climate change – and its underlying causes – upon Communities of Color....
View ArticleDefending the Soul of our Democracy Part II
We must redouble our multi-pronged efforts to investigate foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election and any subsequent actions undertaken by those in power to derail those investigations....
View ArticleLives in the Balance Part II
Between now and July 4, thousands upon thousands of American lives will hang in the balance as Senate Republicans conspire in secrecy to gut the Affordable Care Act. Yet, as of this writing, no...
View ArticleLives in the Balance Part III: The Moral Test for our Society
Civilized societies ultimately are judged upon how we treat our citizens when they are most vulnerable, and few in our society are more vulnerable than our neighbors in need of healthcare. It should...
View ArticleLives in the Balance
For nearly a decade, Democrats, as well as some Republicans and many Independents, have been defending the healthcare reforms contained in the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA” or “Obamacare”), while many...
View ArticleLives in the Balance
Most Americans recoiled in horror and disgust as the Republican Senate majority, following in lock-step with their House Republican colleagues, forced party-line votes on repeated proposals that, if...
View ArticleOur Defense of Democracy Continues
On Aug. 6, principled Americans of every background commemorated the 52nd anniversary of that historic day in 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. With a few...
View ArticleAmericans Want to Work – and Be Treated Fairly
Each year, as our nation celebrates Labor Day, I spend a few moments recalling my own family’s journey from the fields of South Carolina to Baltimore and our nation’s middle class. In these...
View ArticleLiving in the Eye of the Storm
In 2005, appalled by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, I was compelled to publicly criticize the Bush Administration’s delay in providing life-saving assistance to the people of New Orleans....
View ArticleThe National Opioid Epidemic Demands an Urgent Federal Response
Last week, President Trump suggested that he would finally declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency, a claim he has made before. Of course, this would be a good first step, and something the...
View ArticleWinning Our Fight for Middle Class Tax Reform
Along with my Democratic colleagues in the Congress, I support tax reform legislation that would truly help everyday Americans and the small businesses that employ them while protecting critical...
View ArticleThe National Opioid Epidemic: Working Together to Save Lives
Recently, the Reports and Recommendations issued by the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis have stressed the urgent need for effective, bipartisan and far-reaching...
View ArticleAmerica Votes for Our Future in 2018
On Jan. 15 we celebrated Dr. King’s Day as a national day of service. This was as it should be. Our love, dedication and service to others were at the heart of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s...
View ArticleFrom Protest to Empowerment: Americans of Color Making History in 2018
As troubling as the events of the last 14 months have been, the resilience of America’s democratic institutions – and our people – has been heartening to all of us who are dedicated to our nation’s...
View ArticleIn Defense of American Democracy
Although it remains to be proven which Americans, if any, actively, knowingly and illegally conspired with the Russians to influence our 2016 elections, the broad scope of the Russian attacks upon our...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Nation Have We Become When We Fail to Protect Our Children?
In the wake of yet another mass slaughter of innocent Americans, I am writing to implore my colleagues in both the Congress and our state legislatures to go to CNN’s website and listen carefully to the...
View ArticleDr. King’s Vision and Our Democracy Restored
By Elijah Cummings, Special to the AFRO On April 4, America will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest hours in our national history. We will pause to recall that heartbreaking moment in...
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