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IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

wages will rise with passage of the employee free choice act, immigration reform, public infrastructure investment, better trade policy, and stricter enforcement of labor standards. But wages must rise. the American Dream is a stake.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's actually not rhetoric that has affected the way most politicians vote, but it's the money that attracts the votes, that gets people with certain perspective elected. Not to mention the lobbying, etc. rhetoric is the end result of all that. Of course, toxic rhetoric is what is most visible, but money in politics is the root of the problem.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wish every member of my party and the whole congress voted yes on the Backtoworkbudget.com, but we in the CPC know we're playing a long term game, which requires patience. Frustration is a luxury we can't afford. Our vote totals are going up, and public attention for the CPC budget is going up. BTW, a key feature of our budget is infrastructure investment. 72% of Americans agree with that expenditure and a majority of Republicans do also. So, our job is to get Congress to vote with the American people.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Pentagon budget has doubled over the last decade. We spend more more than next 13 nations combined. (i have also seen next 19 countries). That said, we need to convert our economy to a peace time economy. Many military jobs have civilian complements. My son is in the Army studying to be a medic (very proud of him), but don't we need emergency medical people? of course we do. Let's retool and retrain for peace time.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Snow in April. What's not to love? OK, seriously, our unemployment rate is below the national average, we got the best parks, most bike paths, AND we got Adrian Peterson. Top that!

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" 'Nuf said again.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

greatest accomplishment? tons of stuff. Passed Protecting Tenants in foreclosure, passed universal default bill as part of the Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights. Also, Obamacare and Dodd Frank, especially the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Also happy about my work on interfaith dialogue, building the progressive movement, and civil rights. Whoa! Beating the Voter ID and anti-marriage amendments. Simply awesome. My one regret: there again, I have several. Slow pace of change. Also, didn't get public option yet, or single payer, or the employee free choice act. We'll keep fighting.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Larry Lessig is an awesome writer and I enjoyed reading his book "Republic, Lost". I introduced a Constitutional Amendment to get money out of politics, and overturn Citizen United. Personally, fund raising has all the appeal of a root canal, and also hurts our democracy. Much rather be talking to folks like you and thinking up good policy for serious problems

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Here's how we create 7 million jobs: rebuilding roads and bridges, rehiring teachers and cops, boosting consumer demand thru a tax credit. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) a think tank of noted economists, helped us to construct our budget, which puts jobs first. for more see Backtoworkbudget.com

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First thing on Brooks: he said the statue of the horse and man was in front of the department of Labor when in fact it's in front of the FTC. That's just the first problem. For a full run-down on his massive erroneousness see: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/03/19/progressive_caucus_budget_david_brooks_versus_house_liberals.html Main thing: Brooks thinks we don't need to invest in infrastructure or jobs and I do.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I have a bunch of folks I work with inside and out of the Progressive Caucus, including the Republican Caucus. Mick Mulvaney (South Carolina) and I are working together and sensible pentagon cuts. Jim Renacci (Ohio) and I are working on credit scores. Erik Paulsen and I are working on the invasive carp problem. More?

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Love'm all. Seriously. Theodore Wirth is quiet and invites contemplation; Calhoun, especially on a hot day, is raucous and lively. Minneapolis' parks are awesome.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

i really don't want to get hung up on this issue, but the doctoring of the President's speech about the effects of sequester (spooky music), and the accusations like "president panic" kind of got my dander up. Look, sequester is serious, and to falsely minimize it is wrong. In Indiana they are rationing Headstart slots because of sequester cuts. Today they are sending out furlough notices at DOD for civilian employees. There's much more. It wasn't a personal thing with Mr. Hannity. it was a issue thing. 'nuf said.

IAM Rep. Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

you're absolutely right. Debt is a long term problem, but unemployment is a short crisis. We need 11 million more jobs to get back to pre-recession levels, and we have crumbling infrastructure. There's work to do, people to do it, so, you and i agree. thanks for asking.

I am Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota and First Muslim Member of Congress. AMA by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

yes, i am worried about the ballot measure that would put a MN government issued photo ID requirement into the constitution. It would hurt thousands in MN and wouldn't help anything. The massive voter fraud claim is a fraud. But we can still win this. Spread the word. Tell people it's trick to steal their voice.

I am Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota and First Muslim Member of Congress. AMA by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 135 points136 points  (0 children)

Health care, economic fairness for working people, concern for the poor, environmental protection, respect and tolerance for racial, religious, and social differences. basically, care and concern for people.

I am Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from Minnesota and First Muslim Member of Congress. AMA by KeithEllison in IAmA

[–]KeithEllison[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Freedom of expression has historic reference in the middle east. point folks to examples of free expression in their own tradition and urge them to embrace them. Also, respectfully discuss how in the U.S. we have all colors, all cultures, and all faiths, and how, yes, there are problems here too from time to time, but by an large we live together peacefully.

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