The staffers, several of whom work for reps on the subcommittee overseeing pharmaceuticals, met with executives from drug companies Merck and Genentech.
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Take Back Our Party: Restoring the Democratic Legacy
The introduction to a new book, arguing that Democrats must return to their roots as a party of the poor, workers, and the middle class
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How to Buy a Regulation in Six Short Months
A payday lending CEO appears to have reversed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on a critical rule.
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Conservative Democrat Gets $100k From Oil and Gas PACs in Bid to Fend Off Surging Progressive
Attorney Jessica Cisneros is taking on the fossil fuel–friendly Democratic Texas Representative Henry Cuellar in the 2020 primary.
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McKinsey’s Complicity in Immigration Cruelty
Today on TAP: The consulting firm suggests cutting food and medical care for immigrants in detention
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The Battle in Seattle
A look back at the origins of the 21st-century left
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Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week: Tax Prom!
The event gathers everyone in the tax policy world to mix and mingle.
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This 27-Year-Old Candidate for Congress Plans to Tackle Everyday Gun Violence
Robert Emmons Jr. is challenging 27-year incumbent Bobby Rush in the Democratic primary.
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Private Equity’s Final Profits From Foreclosure Carnage
Today on TAP: Blackstone wraps up its Wall Street rental scheme
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Grassroots Money Beats Amazon in Seattle
‘Democracy dollars’ and an influx of small donations powered progressive city council members to victory over corporate money.
