Defend our Democratic Values

Thanks to the great people of FlightSafety International for the tour of the facility and the hands of demonstration of one of their flight simulators. The Delaware location employs about 200 full-time staff members and trains thousands of pilots annually on about a dozen flight simulators.

This afternoon I joined Sen. Carper to hear from a number of very concerned stakeholders about the ramifications of the #GrahamCassidy proposal. We heard from Sec. Dr. Kara Odom Walker, Sec. of Health and Social Services, Lolita Lopez of Westside Family Healthcare, Dave Humes of aTTaCK Addiction and Annie Slease from NAMI. All are fearful, and for good reason, of what could happen if this bill is rammed through congress without the proper hearings and vetting. From discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions to destabilizing the insurance marketplace, this bill is a nightmare from top to bottom. We need to get back to regular order, have full hearings (not just one), and really see what this bill could do to the American people.

Progressive values can't just be secular values. We have allies in the faith community on issues like environmental justice, criminal justice reform, and immigration reform, and need to find ways to come together where we have common ground.Here's a recent piece I wrote for The Atlantic about our common ground and the importance of bridging the space between secular and faith communities to achieve progressive goals.https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/progressive-secular-religious/536559/

It was good to see so many friends in Wilmington who came out last night to stand with Charlottesville. The forces of love and those committed to building up our community are stronger than the forces of hate and division.

Earlier today I joined Sen. Tom Tillis on ABC's "This Week" to discuss our legislation to ensure Special Counsel Robert Mueller has the ability to conduct a professional, thorough, and independent investigation.