Michael Eisen in Twitter.com election tweets
On Homeland Security:
No need for more military, stop taking from what we do need
Details of Trump's budget are horrible. But its broad disdain for value of knowledge, creativity and human decency are equally terrifying.
It is founded on false premise that we need to slash spending on things that we need to fund things we do not (bigger military and a wall).
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Mar 17, 2017
On Budget & Economy:
We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts
Q: What can we do about budget cuts for science?Eisen: Scientists, don't just complain about NIH, NSF and other budget science cuts. The whole budget is a travesty and must be fought in unison.
Q: On a practical level, to do that, don't we need to point out the biggest problems with it?
Eisen: It's a strategy to pit groups against each other--it's the premise that we need budget cuts that's the problem.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Mar 16, 2017
On Budget & Economy:
We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts
Eisen: Scientists, don't just complain about @NIH, @NSF and other budget science cuts. The whole budget is a travesty and must be fought in unison.Twitter Question: I agree, tho on a practical level,
to do that, don't we need to point out the biggest probs w/ it? Yes, many besides sci cuts.
Eisen: It's a strategy to pit groups against each other--it's the premise that we need budget cuts that's the problem.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Mar 16, 2017
On Gun Control:
Why are politicians reluctant to regulate guns?
[After the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting in which 58 people were killed at a music festival from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel]:
If today's headlines were "58 People Killed By Bioengineered Virus" politicians would be falling all over themselves to regulate biotech.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Oct 2, 2017
On Gun Control:
Shine light on politician's reluctance to regulate guns
[In response to the Oct. 1 Las Vegas concert shooting that killed 58 people]:
If today's headlines were "58 People Killed By Bioengineered Virus" politicians would be falling all over themselves to regulate biotech.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Oct 2, 2017
On Health Care:
Gutting Obamacare leaves those in need without healthcare
Paul Ryan's Tweet: Meet Cindy: a single mom, making $30,000 per year, who hopes to one day get beyond living paycheck to paycheck. With a $700 increase in her tax refund each year under our tax bill, Cindy can start saving for her future.
Eisen's response: Until her daughter gets diabetes. Then the fact that you gutted Obamacare, leaving Cindy and her daughter without health insurance, forces her to sell her kidney to buy insulin.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Nov 19, 2017
On Health Care:
Gutting ObamaCare leaves people without health insurance
Paul Ryan's Tweet: Meet Cindy: a single mom, making $30,000 per year, who hopes to one day get beyond living paycheck to paycheck. With a $700 increase in her tax refund each year under our tax bill, Cindy can start saving for her future.
Eisen's response: Until her daughter gets diabetes. Then the fact that you gutted ObamaCare, leaving Cindy and her daughter without health insurance, forces her to sell her kidney to buy insulin.
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Nov 19, 2017
On Homeland Security:
No need for more military nor a border wall
Details of Trump's budget are horrible. But its broad disdain for value of knowledge, creativity and human decency are equally terrifying.
It is founded on false premise that we need to slash spending on things that we need to fund things we do not (bigger military and a wall).
Source: Twitter posting on 2018 California Senate race
Mar 17, 2017
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