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Political Roundup — April 2015

Medium is democratizing the op-ed page. We are a platform for people who have ideas of consequence to self-publish, interact meaningfully with an engaged, thoughtful audience, and have maximum impact. Below are the top political hits for April 2015.

Governor Jeb Bush joins Medium by showcasing his public education policies in Florida and taking a shot at Hillary Clinton:

More Choices Can Help Low-Income Students Achieve Success

Hillary Clinton’s Politically Motivated Flip Flop on TPP is Wrong

President Obama pays tribute to his fifth-grade teacher and asks Medium readers to share their own story:

My fifth-grade teacher

The Tea Party Express launches a Medium publication, “Solutions for America”:

Tea Party Solutions for America

Senator Marco Rubio contends that solving modern problems requires solutions rooted in modern thinking:

Conservative Reforms to Save the American Dream

Senator Rand Paul details his plan for Economic Freedom Zones:

Senator Rand Paul

Senator Mike Lee introduces the Enhancing Educational Opportunities for All Act, aimed at increasing accountability for public education:

Strengthen the Middle Class Should Start with Strengthening Opportunity

Rep. Tom Price seeks to lower healthcare costs by curbing defensive medicine:

Patient-Centered Health Care Works Best

Additional contributors include:

Steve Forbes - Rep. Ted Yoho - Rep. Pete Olson - Senator Mike Enzi
Senator Mike Rounds - Senator John Barrasso - Senator Rob Portman
Rep. Dave Brat - Rep. Rodney Davis - Rep. Louie Gohmert - Rep. Tom Graves
Rep. Brad Wenstrup - Rep. John Flemming - Rep. Markwayne Mullen
Rep. Tim Huelskamp - Rep. Jim Jordan

Progressives weigh in on education reform and debt free college.

Rep. Maxine Waters:

How For-Profit Colleges Are Ripping Off Taxpayers and Bankrupting Our Students

Governor Martin O’Malley:

Debt Free College

Rep. Judy Chu:

The New Segregation

Rep. Keith Ellison:

It’s Time to Make College Debt Free

Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, discusses how technology is a means to innovation in education, not the end goal:

What Can Technology Do for Tomorrow’s Children?

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduces the Campus Accountability & Safety Act, aimed at reducing sexual assault on colleges campuses:

A Bipartisan Approach To Making Colleges Safer and More Accountable

Speaker Boehner visits Ground Zero and remembers those who sacrificed:

My Visit to Ground Zero

Senator Chuck Schumer assuers that patent reform legislation will pass Congress this year:

Chuck Schumer

Karl Rove and Mike Allen begin publishing on Medium:

Karl Rove

Mike Allen

Members of Congress commemorate Earth Day.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz:

It’s Earth Day

Senator Tammy Baldwin:

Earth Day, Today

Rep. Eric Swallwell launches the Future Forum to engage Millennials:

How Does Student Debt Impact You?

Reps Kevin Yoder and Jared Polis introduce bi-partisan legislation to increase email privacy:

The Government Can Raid Your Emails Without Due Process. We’re Trying to Change That.

The US Department of Labor honors the first African American Labor Union:

Timely Lessons for Today’s American Worker

Rep. Beto O’Rourke contends that the VA should get out of the business of building hospitals:

Where Are Your Tax Dollars Going When It Comes to the VA?

Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen details her trip to the Middle East and her family’s military heritage:

Dispatches from the Middle East

American unions come out swinging:

What Ellen Pao and Sheryl Sandberg Overlooked… and Gawker Writers Get Right

So You Want To Be President?

Despite PR, Koch Policies Crush the Middle Class