It isn’t just historically inaccurate to create a public display claiming that World War II was a religious crusade. It’s also unconstitutional. The First Amendment to the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” H.R. 2070 is in violation of this part of the Bill of Rights.

When offered the chance to reduce spending with no threat to America’s national security, Republicans in the House of Representatives almost all voted no. 93.3 percent of House Republicans voted against the spending cut proposed by Jared Polis.

The House of Representatives rejected protections that might have saved the lives of the workers on the Deepwater Horizon and prevented the tremendous oil spill that resulted from its explosion.

Spilled oil isn’t just pollution, it’s a lost public asset. Petroleum is a public resource that belongs to the American people, and it’s lost to us whether it’s gathered or spilled.

The beginning of a new month marks a good time to look back at the old. And so, with an update of our LGBT Equality Caucus Report, let’s consider what members of one of the largest caucuses on Capitol Hill were up to in January of 2010. In the month of January, 3 new bills [...]

H.R. 1003 is too late to be effective in enhancing the effectiveness of National Influenza Vaccination Week, just as the H1N1 vaccine itself was late.

Jared Polis presents the concept that, when Americans are presented with a choice between continuing to fight a long war, or ending the war, it’s the responsibility of those who wish to continue the fighting to prove that the war can reasonably be expected to have a positive conclusion.

Stephen Bailey’s opposition to health care reform, and other government programs to help Americans, is based upon a profound misunderstanding of the Constitution of the United States of America.

On October 11, tens of thousands of Americans marched through the streets of Washington, DC demanding equal protection under law for gay and lesbian people and for same-sex couples. The National Equality March clearly succeeded in attracting media attention, as wire services and newspapers and television cameras recorded and reported on the event. But the [...]

These 92 cosponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act only make up 37 percent of the Democrats in the House of Representatives. Nearly two-thirds of House Democrats are withholding their support for this marriage equality legislation.