If you watch cable TV news, you'll hear all sorts of pundits going on and on and on about the $3.5 trillion budget bill implementing President Biden's Build Back Better agenda. They wonder if it's going to be $3.2 trillion or $1.5 trillion or $2.4 trillion.

Washington, DC might be the only place where the most-discussed thing is the price tag, rather than the value of what we're buying.

So, let's talk about that. When we talk to our friends and family, let's be sure we're helping folks understand why this plan is so important to all of us.

Today, I want to share with you what this plan would mean for health care for you and your loved ones:

What is happening right now in California matters to every American. Here's what you need to know:

Tuesday is election day. Voters are returning mail-in ballots right now to decide whether to recall Governor Gavin Newsom. If he is recalled, the leading candidate to replace him is a right-wing radio host and Trump ally.

We cannot let that happen.

There are things happening in Texas right now that will affect every American.

Last night, at midnight, the Texas abortion law went into effect when the Supreme Court failed to block it. This new law likely means that abortions are banned after just six weeks of pregnancy — long before many women would even know they're pregnant. And with the Supreme Court failing to act, it may be a signal that Roe v. Wade is at stake for the entire nation.

Also yesterday, the Texas legislature passed one of the most draconian laws in the country restricting access to voting. It includes bans on drive-through voting, 24-hour voting locations, and sending voters absentee ballot applications. It even prohibits elections officials from promoting absentee voting and vote-by-mail.