“Over the past few years special interests have had a larger and larger say over who gets what in America, and the voices of average citizens are being shut out.” YearsAmericaPastVoiceInterestSpecialCitizensAverageOver The PastSpecial Interests Author:Marty Meehan
“Real lobbying reform must end the practice of corporate lobbyists writing our laws.” WritingRealEndsLawPracticeReformCorporateReformationLobbyistsLobbying Author:Marty Meehan
“Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesClearIraqTortureReportsCustodyAbu GhraibDetaineesJoint Custody Author:Marty Meehan
“The 55% of American households that make less than $40,000 will get a tax break of only $7 while the households that make more than $1 million will receive an average tax break of $32,000.” BreakMillionsTaxesAverageHouseholdTax Breaks Author:Marty Meehan
“The poorest residents of the gulf coast were most affected by the devastating hurricanes, and the poorest Americans have shouldered a disproportionate share of the burden in Iraq.” ShareIraqBurdenAffectedCoastHurricanesPoorestResidents Author:Marty Meehan
“The fact is I've been in Massachusetts for the last two weeks, and it seems over the last few days that the price is increasing by the hour at the pump, so there needs to be an aggressive investigation.” NeedsTwoFactsSeemsLastsHoursWeekAggressiveInvestigationTwo WeeksPumpsMassachusetts Author:Marty Meehan
“The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.” TodayWorstCongressComparisonExcessPale Author:Marty Meehan
“We need a tougher enforcement program and, most importantly, we need to fix the badly broken ethics system.” NeedsBrokenEthicsProgramEnforcement Author:Marty Meehan
“Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we used to occupy as an international leader.” StatesUsedGivenPresidentLeadershipUnitedLeaderMoralUnited StatesInternationalVicesPresident BushGiven UpVice PresidentHigh GroundMoral High Ground Author:Marty Meehan
“What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1.1 trillion.” YearsMadeLastsAmericaEnergyInterestingCompanyBreakMajorsBillsOilBillionsLast YearOil Companies Author:Marty Meehan