'You want somebody who is going to be reflective of the needs of working families and understands that we are moving towards an oligarchy in this country.' berniesanders
Progressive lawmakers and advocates are intensifying calls for President Joe Biden to consider the interests of working people—not corporations—when he nominates a judge to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court as House Majority Whip James Clyburn ramps up his lobbying campaign on behalf of Judge J. Michelle Childs.
"Judge Childs's repeated opposition to leniency in sentencing and alleged abuse cases brought by prisoners is notable in its own right,"Sammon."That she made those decisions on such dubious grounds that they were routinely overturned by higher courts indicates a commitment to tough-on-crime rulings."
Journalist Emma Vigeland asked on Wednesday how Brown, an ardent backer of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which would strengthen protections for workers, would square that with his support for Childs.
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