the core question here is that, for a system that every single one of us will draw on, ... why would we not want to make sure that it is a system that is there for everyone else

A War on Drugs where the enemy was far too often young black men rather than the drugs devastating our communities.

A war on drugs where the enemy was far too often young black men rather than the drugs devastating our communities.

A National Housing Act that institutionalized redlining and housing discrimination so effectively that it has resulted in a staggering racial wealth gap that still persists today.

A welfare reform bill that implemented work requirements on striving Americans and denied them access to critical anti-poverty programs that would have otherwise lifted them out of poverty.

If we are going to confront a multigenerational crisis like climate change, we must pay close attention to our prior failures.

A GI Bill that denied 1.2 million black veterans the same benefits that lifted up millions of white veterans who fought shoulder-to-shoulder on the same battlefields.

Climate change on its own does not discriminate--it targets us all.

A New Deal that excluded agricultural workers and domestic workers from its benefits and protections.

Congress has that authority. I would say, though, that one of the benefits of Congress actually authorizing a private auction would be that they can then use that money that would be raised to meet their objectives that Congress seeks.

In Arkansas, more than 18,000 Medicaid recipients lost coverage after CMS approved a work requirement in that State.