Climate change is the existential threat to our planet at this moment. And we are seeing it with our own eyes right now. My colleagues ask if we can afford to act as boldly and aggressively as the situation demands — I ask, how can we afford not to?

If you're a working class parent of 2 kids under the age of 6, in just two weeks' time, you're going to start getting monthly payments of $600 to help with the cost of raising your kids. That is no small thing — that is government that delivers for working people.

If the last few months has made one thing clear, it is that we need more progressive voices in the Senate. @Booker4KY will be the voice that the working people of Kentucky need.

Yes. Now is the time to think big, not small. We must address the climate crisis which is threatening the well-being of the entire planet. We must address the needs of working families. And when we do that we can create millions of good paying jobs. www.commondreams.org/news…

To those who say we cannot afford to act on climate, I ask you sincerely: what is the alternative?