John Sarbanes

Friday, Brave New Films released this short, powerful clip of Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Vanita Gupta (of the Leadership Conference) and Sherrilyn Ifill (of the NAACP) at the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on H.R.1, the new bold and decisive groundbreaking reform package that includes voting rights, campaign finance and anti-corruption ethics reforms. They are seen here schooling one of the Republican witnesses/proud voter suppressors.

Wednesday Ryan pushed through Cathy McMorris Rodger's Hydropower Policy Modernization Act (H.R. 3043) with a 257-166 vote. Although 3 Republicans voted against the devastating bill-- Andy Harris (MD), Walter Jones (NC) and Tom Cole (OK)-- 26 Blue Dogs, New Dems and others from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party backed Ryan.