Congress, Do Your Job

For John, BLUF:  The US Congress needs to get back into the legislsting mode.  Not just feel good Bills, but substantive ones as well.  If Climate Change is an important issue, the US Congress needs to take a stand.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Congresswoman Trahan's 4th of July Greeting

From Congresswoman Lori Trahan, 4 July 2022 .

Here is the lede plus one:

I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying a happy and safe Fourth of July!

What has always made our nation great is our unending stride toward progress and a more perfect union – a better, fairer nation for our children.  That’s what our parents fought for on our behalf, and it’s what we’ve been working toward for our children.

I expect that Congresswoman Trahan is alluding to the Dobbs decision on Abortion.  However, the decision on West Virginia v EPA is even more important in the long run, in that it says that Congress needs to get back to its job of Legislating.

The Dobbs decision doesn't end abortion in the United States, but does provide freedom to individual State Legislatures to make more local decisions on the issue of abortion.  These United States are diverse and one size does not alays fit everyone.

The key decision, however, demands of Congress that it do its job and legislate?  It is time for the Congresscritters to knuckle down and find solutions that meet our needs and can be passed with some participation from the other party.

Regards  —  Cliff