Mike Thompson: “The right to speak is different than the right to coerce and threaten.”

In the wake of losing their homes and livelihoods, it is wrong to tax survivors on settlement money that is meant to help them rebuild their lives. Survivors can't afford to wait around for retroactive relief.

These families should not have their assets, which are necessary to do their jobs and feed our Nation counted against them.

I have co-chaired the bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus for more than a decade.

The one that really worries me is the Congressional Review Act. It has the potential to completely undermine the franchise business model.