My hometown’s congressman, Fred Upton (R-MI) has become very indecisive on environmental issues lately. Actually, come to think of it, he’s also indecisive on human rights issues—back in December he voted against a Child Marriage Prevention bill he co-sponsored (?!?!?!?). More on his child marriage debacle here. Anyway, I’ve got a new column in the … Continue reading
Yesterday the Senate killed an amendment sponsored by Carl Levin (D-Mich.) that would have eliminated tax loopholes for big oil companies. (text of amendment in .pdf form here) After all, it’s not as if the federal government is swimming in red ink right now…or that big oil companies are reporting massive profits, right? Wait a … Continue reading
Two new pieces over the weekend (sorry this comes late—I was out of town at a conference)! In the Kalamazoo Gazette, on Fred Upton’s pro-child marriage vote [excerpt]: Since I was covering the issue for a column for The Washington Post, I called U.S. Rep. Fred Upton’s office the day the House of Representatives planned … Continue reading
