Sierra Forward
Sierra Forward has a team of dedicated researchers working to bring change to the 4th Congressional District.
Holding the President Accountable (9/18/2018) - Tom McClintock knows that one of his jobs as a U.S. Congressman – arguably, his most important job – is oversight. The Constitution is built on checks and balances, and ...
This is What Happens when GOP Policies Prevail (9/16/2018) - The United States of America is one of the richest countries this world has ever known. Yet, every day millions of people across this country suffer because the GOP fights ...
Millions Struggle to Make Ends Meet, and GOP Policies Are to Blame (9/13/2018) - We hear a lot these days about the economy, with the President and GOP politicians declaring that the country is doing better now than ever before. And for them and ...
The People Harmed by McClintock’s Policies (9/11/2018) - Tom McClintock’s policies – his extremism and failure to work for reasonable policies that can be embraced by both sides of the debate – have real consequences. This article shares ...
McClintock’s Short and Selective Memory on Health Insurance (9/9/2018) - Tom McClintock consistently declares his opposition to the Affordable Care Act, insisting that an unrestrained health insurance market would better serve us. He’s just ignoring the many problems that led ...
Robbing the Poor to Give to the Rich, Again (9/7/2018) - This week, Trump unleashed his latest attack on the Nation’s workers, citing authority given to him by Congress to adjust pay due to “national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting ...
Tom McClintock’s Fire Policy Serves Corporate Interests, Not Ours (9/6/2018) - Tom McClintock’s stubborn refusal to consider any reasonable policy to address the forest fires that have become all too common in this District has caused tremendous harm. And there’s no ...
McClintock Silent as White House Blocks Bill that Would Protect Elections (9/2/2018) - In a vibrant democracy, the vote is critical and precious, and our elected representatives have a solemn duty to protect that vote and ensure that elections continue to be free ...
Republicans Choose Profits Over People, Again (8/30/2018) - This Administration’s unrelenting attacks on the rules and guidelines put in place to protect people from corporate greed – and the harm that some businesses may cause when they have ...
Tom McClintock’s Hypocrisy Is on Full Display This Week (8/28/2018) - Tom McClintock pretends that he follows our Constitution in all that he does. But this week, we were reminded that McClintock is a Republican first and an American second (or ...
The Danger of a Private Army (8/26/2018) - This week, Trump is renewing his push for his own private army. And we should all be afraid about the possibility that he will succeed. As a country, we invest ...
The Children in Our Care (8/23/2018) - Most of us can agree that when government assumes the responsibility for a child, it has an overriding commitment to care for that child and ensure the child’s safety and ...
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely (8/21/2018) - “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” We are beginning to see a president finding his power, and feeling even less restrained by the norms that have governed ...
Trump Administration Hopes to Force California to Accept More Fracking (8/18/2018) - GOP politicians talk a lot about states’ rights, but as we’ve seen time and again, they invoke states’ rights when it suits their purposes, and ignore them when it doesn’t. ...
Trump Administration Gives Corporate Wrongdoers Free Reign (8/16/2018) - Every industry has some wrongdoers, and one of our federal government’s most important jobs is enforcing laws against businesses that defraud consumers, or simply try to cut corners and shift ...
Wilbur Ross Might Be Trump’s Most Corrupt Appointment (8/14/2018) - We talked a lot about the corruption and grifting of Tom Price and Scott Pruitt while they were pretending to work for us, but Wilbur Ross might have been Trump’s ...
Trump’s Losing the Fight for His Wall, Too (8/9/2018) - As Trump increases his threats to shut down the government if he doesn’t get his wall, it becomes more clear that he knows he’s about to lose this fight. The ...
We Need a Representative Who Will Face Facts About the Cause of Fires (8/9/2018) - We need to elect representatives who care about facts and policy. Until we do, we will never be able to take on the challenging issues we face – like controlling ...
Trump Owes Russia a Huge Favor, Which Should Worry All of Us (8/7/2018) - The media and pundits like to toss around the question of whether Trump colluded – conspired – with Russia in its crimes. But as this article points out, those debates ...
Sanctuary Cities Are Safer (But Tom McClintock Will Never Admit It) (8/5/2018) - Sanctuary cities are safer. Undocumented immigrants aren’t afraid to report crime and engage with police and other government officials because they know that those officials won’t report them to ICE. ...
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Sacramento Bee
- Tehama shooting + Heroic teachers + GOP’s tax vote + Tom McClintock
- ‘Nobody is listening:’ Robert Reich’s new Netflix film focuses on political frustration
- A wishful anti-Trump wave in McClintock country: ‘If they can do it in Alabama, we can do it in CD4’
- This ‘safe’ Republican congressman is losing the race for campaign cash
- ‘Grab ’em by the midterms’: Sacramento Women’s March looks to November election
- Donald Trump impeachment effort gains steam with public. How it’s helping Tom Steyer