Congress’ failure to renew the Child Tax Credit showed that poverty is indeed a policy choice. But it’s the false narratives around people in poverty that enable those harmful choices to be made. My thoughts in @CalMatters today:

RT @bengrossbg: “On my way to exercise arbitrary control over the lives of poor people 😊”

RT @MichaelDTubbs: Honored to have the support from some of California’s best leaders @LaphonzaB @lateefahsimon @sliccardo as we fight for…

RT @EndPovertyCA: HOPE Accounts are a game-changer for CA’s foster youth and kids who lost a parent to COVID. ✨ Thousands of youths are el…

RT @Lakers: Yes, it really happened. Welcome to Los Angeles, Luka.

RT @Brendan_Duke: I do not think it's a good idea to use the savings from cutting nutrition assistance for low-income families to give a $6…

RT @araujohistorian: RIP ❤️ Professor Kiah Duggins was among those lost in the mid-air plane collision at Reagan National Airport. Professo…

RT @AOC: I represent LaGuardia Airport as well as workers for JFK. Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week. Air traffic cont…

RT @PeteButtigieg: Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Ai…

RT @EndPovertyCA: 🚨FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The proposed federal freeze on aid threatens millions of families in CA and beyond. We stand unit…

RT @danpfeiffer: During the first week of Trump 2.0, too many elected Dems have been silent. They seem to be waiting for the exact right me…

RT @scarylawyerguy: Just thinking back to when @neeratanden was denied the OMB job b/c a reporter waved a mean tweet in front of Sen. Murko…

RT @samstein: Trump WH suffers court setback even after rescinding OMB order. it appears @PressSec tweet saying the freeze had not been res…

RT @JenniferJJacobs: On the White House rescinding the memo, aides say it is not an end to the intended freeze of federal funding that clas…

RT @Jess_Bartholow: #CaLeg folks know @seiucalifornia & @CalNonprofits don’t always take the same positions on bills & issues. But when i…

RT @factpostnews: Sen. Hassan: "The President is unilaterally freezing all federal funds. This act is illegal. The president is required to…

Let’s call this what it is: they’re taking the country hostage

RT @kyledcheney: NEW: Nonprofits have filed an emergency suit to stop Trump's blanket freeze of federal aid programs, setting up a key lega…

If Congress had any desire to protect its own constitutional authority, impeachment articles would already be drafted. James Madison is rolling in his grave

RT @AOC: 41% of all births in the US are covered by Medicaid. Overnight, Republicans are destroying healthcare for millions of Americans -…

RT @EytanWallace: JUST IN: CA Attorney General @AGRobBonta @RobBonta, New York Attorney General @TishJames, and four other state attorneys…