THERE WILL BE CHARTS

You’re looking at the Freshman MVP from the 2013 Online All-Star Competition! Over a three week period, we received the most Facebook likes, Twitter followers, and YouTube subscribers of any Freshman Democrat!

It would have been a blowout if they counted Tumblr.

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WE want to #BringThemHome. So do our Asian American Members of Congress Mike Honda, Judy Chu, and Mark Takano. Do you?

Read the full letter to the President from 33 Members of Congress here.

READS: “Following the June 26, 2013, U.S. Supreme Court opinion in U.S. V. Windsor, these requirements (Congressional financial disclosures) will also be enforced for filers who are legally married to a spouse of the same sex, for any filing obligation originating after June 26.”

Yes, the sheet is on pink paper.  This is done commonly with important memos so that they don’t get lost in the shuffle.

The Bank of England has just announced that they will put the image of Jane Austen, one of my favorite authors, on the ten pound note. 

Austen’s books were a mainstay of my classroom because her stories resonated with my students in a meaningful way.

One day soon I’d like to see the face of a woman on our nation’s paper currency.

NOTE: Someone correctly pointed out that women have been on non-commemorative coins in America (at least 3).  So this post was updated with the word “paper” in front of currency.

Photo by a great photographer in my district.

(Source: streetsofriverside)

Speaker Boehner thinks Congress shouldn’t be judged on the number of laws it passes, but the number of laws it repeals. 

That makes no sense. He should know better than anyone that the House cannot repeal a law on its own. I’m calling it ‪#‎BoehnerLogic‬. 

Photo Credit: AP

Proof that content matters online.

Here is the post that blew past our previous benchmarks on Facebook. 

Please like my page while you’re there.

Senate Floor Charts - One of the best Tumblrs around

(Source: floorcharts, via floorcharts)

It’s a chart; of course we were going to post it.

Spotted: Charts in the wild

Location: Immigration Town Hall in (Perris, CA - 5/12)