NGL, I can respect that. Probably on tax money let’s be honest, but kudos for wanting to be informed.
Honestly, I’d much rather tax money go to that than to hand outs for corporations
Ya, thinking about it now, I’m on board.
I’d GLADY use my tax dollars to educate my representatives about new technology.
Yeah but he got free classes while the rest of us suffered. Like to know how he vote on student loan debt.
https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/20814
That’s his record of votes and proposed legislation for the current Congress.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2034
That’s a bill he supported in committee.
He has also worked with Sanders and Warren to convince Biden to expand debt relief granted through the executive branch. As far as congressmen go, he’s a good one.
Glad to hear it. Reading article he seems to want to truly understand the billls he is voting for or against. Good to see but wish we could get fresh blood in there. Because Sanders and this guy won’t live forever. On another note fuck Warren she a 🐍.
I’m ootl what’d warren do
His salary is also from taxes so kinda either way.
If we’re going to PAY for congressmen, the least we could do is make it free for everyone else.
This is the kind of thing I’d like to see a lot more of.
Lobby groups in the US cant be trusted to offer sensible regulation of themselves and congress doesn’t know the industry so they cant be trusted for sensible regulations either.
Id be far more willing to trust the US Congress if they knew at least a little about the things they are trying to regulate
Yup. This is my guy, my VA rep. I remember getting either a mailer, or a newsletter, or whatever, update from his office talking about him starting this. Thought it was great and locked in my support. I agree we need to keep flowing in young blood into congress, but Don is still doing good work and doing his best to keep relevant.
Scanning… Scanning… ah, there it is: “Democrat”
Is it confirmation bias or is it just most often true that Democrats do the admirable stuff and Republicans do the abhorrent stuff?
Well yeah. The republicans who do the admirable stuff get ostracized by their colleagues and their base. Look at McCain (what they did to his legacy) or his daughter. Look at Mitt Romney. Old guard actual republicans with a shred of integrity are bullied for not chasing the outrage of the week.
Hell, even house speaker Mike Johnson, by all accounts a deep red Bible thumping Maga republican asshole, is facing resignation calls for just compromising on a bill that might avert a government shutdown. Literally doing his job.
It’s not confirmation bias. Republican congressman don’t have the room to understand what they’re voting on.
I thought it was going to be a cringe inducing fluff piece but the guy showed a decent grasp of the benefits and pitfalls of expanded AI use as well as why the EU’s approach is not the way we probably want to go. Pleasantly surprised.
why the EU’s approach is not the way we probably want to go.
Is that part in a different article? I’d like to read more on that, but this article didn’t seem to go into it that much
It was mentioned in the video interview. I don’t know of a single article with a good summary.
What’s wrong with how the EU is doing it? Seems pretty level headed to me.
Man, he went straight towards a Masters Degree. That’s not some BS publicity move. Have to give the guy a lot of respect.
A USA leader acting responsibly? This is unheard of. Good for this guy.
Reminds me of the judge on the SCO Linux case that took a programming class to better understand the arguments in the case.
His name is Don Beyer, since nobody’s mentioned it yet. Seems like an upstanding dude!
Well, anyone willing to admit they don’t know something, then take steps to rectify that lack of knowledge… Well they are ok in my book
This actually made me tear up a bit, knowing there is someone in congress willing to make the effort to properly educate himself on the stuff he’s writing and passing laws governing.
Awesome! Next, do gynecology so you can help regulate women’s bodies!
He’s pro choice and proposed federal legislation to guarantee the right to both medication and surgical abortion and to require insurance to cover it. He has sponsored bills to protect IVF and other reproductive treatment, to give everyone paid sick leave specifically including parents taking leave to care for sick children, to expand Medicare to cover all citizens.
I’m not sure how much more he can support the right to bodily autonomy.
I’m not sure how much more he can support the right to bodily autonomy.
He can get pregnant and then have an abortion to show his support.
