It’s been more than four months since President Obama put in a request for $1.9 billion to protect the nation against the rapid spread of the Zika virus. Since then Republicans have ignored the problem, dragged their feet, scorned calls from states, dodged responsibility, overlooked a growing number of children with horrible birth defects, tried to use Zika as an excuse to wreck the EPA, and purposely planted poison pills to make sure bills don't pass.
It’s all enough to get Elizabeth Warren slightly ticked off.
That’s just the start of an epic twitterbashing in which Warren lets loose with the frustration so many feel as the Republicans devote 100 percent of their thoughts to how they can turn this to political advantage, and zero percent to how it’s affecting real women, real children, and real families. “Party of life,” my ass.
Come on in for more.
This is just a sampler from a storm that’s 14 tweets strong and still blowing hard. The best thing you can do? Go follow. Go repeat, respond, and forward. And then get on the actual old phone and call your actual senators.