Rep. Alan Grayson Introduces the ‘War Is Making You Poor Act’

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2010 The bill would cut the DoD's budget and use that money to make the first $35,000 each American earns tax-free. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Grayson’s Comments Spark Congressional Flame War

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 The partisan nonsense meter hit a high Thursday following a protracted bout of bickering in the House that heated up after Florida Rep. Alan Grayson made his views about his Republican colleagues eminently clear, but he's not sorry, and he's not apologizing -- at least not yet. This does not please said colleagues, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn't in a hurry to appease them either. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Congressman: Republicans Are ‘Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2009 Rep. Alan Grayson, the congressman who said the Republican health care plan is for Americans to die quicker, tells Wolf Blitzer and friends what's up: "Democrats have to have guts. And now we have to have the guts to take the majority that the American people have given us and do something with it."Rep. Alan Grayson drills down to rock bed: Democrats must have the guts to take their majority "and do something with it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )