Senate Republicans have officially put the Senate on notice that they will expand their obstruction of virtually any Democratic bill until lawmakers approve tax cuts for all, including those for the wealthiest Americans. GOP senators delivered the news in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). The letter states “we write to inform you that we will not agree to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to any legislative item until the Senate has acted to...

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Fifty Five Years Ago: Rosa Parks in 1955. Martin Luther King, Jr.  in BG On December 1, 1955, a petite black woman in Montgomery, Alabama refused to give up her seat on a city bus. Her name was Rosa Parks and her courage changed the world. What did you do today? Courage. Sphere: Related Content

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