Kenny Stancil

Some fear that recent decisions in Oklahoma and California could set a precedent that has far-reaching negative implications for the legal strategy used by environmental and public health advocates.

"Unless President Biden defuses the Permian climate bomb exploding in my backyard," said one opponent from El Paso, "we won't prevent catastrophic climate change."

The fact that heavily Trump counties had over three times more Covid-19 deaths in October than heavily Biden counties shows that "anti-science aggression on the right has had deadly consequences," said one epidemiologist.

"Poverty doesn't have to exist," said U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker. "The Kentucky New Deal is our vision to bring it to an end."

"It's terrible for worker safety and public health that three conservative activist judges have suspended Biden's... new rule requiring workers at companies with more than 100 workers to get vaccinated or tested."

"We can either intensify the crisis to the point of no return, or lay the foundations for a just world where everyone's needs are met."

"Passing the infrastructure bill without passing the Build Back Better Act first," said Rep. Ilhan Omar, "risks leaving behind child care, paid leave, healthcare, climate action, housing, education, and a roadmap to citizenship."

"If our six colleagues still want to wait for a CBO score," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, "we would agree to give them that time—after which point we can vote on both bills together."