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Betsy Maloney's avatar

I've been around a long time. This is terrifying!! Joe Biden & Dems MUST vocalize/scream the play by play destruction of democracy the GOP is determined to pursue for the sake of POWER and their wallets! For over 40 years! Do the current Dems even fully recognize what's taking place? This is the "vast right-wing conspiracy" that Hillary called out years ago! Verbalization & action is absolutely imperative - NOW!!

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Today President Biden told us he's going after the monopolies. Excellent.

A June 7th article in Alliance for Securing Democracy titled "Biden Puts Oligarchs On Notice" discusses what the President has started:

"But the most impressive aspect of this initiative is its ambitious substantive scope. The U.S. official underscored how it covers “the full span of everything that all of our departments and agencies can bring to this fight.” Specifically, the strategy will bolster the ability of the United States to root out dirty money, impose strong sanctions, confiscate stolen assets, close loopholes enabling strategic corruption, support civil society and independent media, enhance foreign assistance to countries trying to tackle corruption, build up multilateral institutions, help domestic and international authorities improve transparency and oversight, and otherwise modernize, coordinate, and resource U.S. efforts against corruption.

And while these efforts will include domestic reforms—which is why the national security council is ordered to coordinate with the economic and domestic policy councils, and why the memo points to specific legislative needs—Biden emphasized in his statement that “this is a mission for the entire world.” That same day, U.S. ambassadors delivered remarks at the United Nations notifying the world—allies saddle up, oligarchs be warned—that Biden has now established the fight against corruption as a core national security interest."

Article is by Josh Rudolph, and it has links for the President's initiative, memorandum, etc....

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