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This economy is pushing struggling families to the breaking point, and our bankruptcy laws make it harder for them to get back on their feet. That's not right. I've got a plan to overhaul our consumer bankruptcy rules.
Housing.
Health care.
Education.
Immigration.
Minimum wage.
Social Security.
Climate change.
All policy issues are disability policy issues. http://ewar.ren/Disability-Rights-Equality …
.@KatiePorterOC is a champion for consumers (and I’m proud to call her a former student!). Katie grew up in Iowa, and this weekend she returned for our Mason City town hall. Together, we’re going to keep fighting to root out corruption in Washington.
Climate change is the existential crisis we all face. It’s why I’m fighting my heart out for big, structural changes like a #GreenNewDeal and a #BlueNewDeal.
There are still huge problems with our bankruptcy laws today, in large part due to harmful provisions in the 2005 bankruptcy bill. It’s why I have a plan to overhaul consumer bankruptcy rules in this country and restore the middle class.
My response was to study contracts, finance, and—most of all—economic failure, to learn everything I could. And I started a ten-year fight against the banking industry’s efforts to change our bankruptcy laws so they could squeeze everything they could out of working families.
I don’t think my dad ever spoke the word “bankruptcy,” at least not when I was around. He and I were both afraid of falling off the financial cliff. His response was to not talk about money or what might happen if it ran out. He stayed away from sores that hurt. I poked at them.
I spent most of my career studying one simple question: Why do American families go broke? Whenever someone asked my daddy about my bankruptcy research, I noticed that he would look off and say something like “Oh, she’s special, that one,” and then move on to something else.
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No matter where you live, we need all hands on deck in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina: http://ewar.ren/Road-Warriors
Caucusing and voting are just around the corner, and we’re counting on supporters like you—no matter what part…
I’m grateful to @BlackWomxnFor for canvassing with @IAForWarren in Des Moines this weekend! Every door we knock brings us closer to big, structural change.
Congratulations to @CWAUnion workers who have fought more than 15 years for justice. When workers fight, workers win.
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When billionaires and giant corporations don't contribute their fair share, it means that paying for our roads, schools, and firefighters falls on the rest of us. I've got plans to root out the corruption in Washington so that they pay their fair share—same as the rest of us.
Laws criminalizing homelessness disproportionately harm people with disabilities. We need to invest our resources in ending homelessness and giving people the services they need, not arresting them. http://ewar.ren/Disability-Rights-Equality …
Private equity greed is driving up rents, pushing families from their homes, and breaking up communities. It's legalized looting—profiting off the backs of families. It's time to rein in private equity, and I've got a plan for that.
Together, @EdMarkey and I are going to fight to pass the #GreenNewDeal and create millions of good union jobs to build a green new economy.
Climate change is an existential threat, and we can’t let corruption in Washington hold up the changes we desperately need to make. It’s time to get rid of the filibuster.
346 people died. And yet, Dennis Muilenburg pressured regulators and put profits ahead of the safety of passengers, pilots, and flight attendants. He'll walk away with an additional $62.2 million. This is corruption, plain and simple.
