Twenty-two years ago yesterday, I watched Congress abdicate its responsibility and let a President take us to war in Iraq on a lie.

More than 4,400 American troops died in that war, and over 32,000 came home physically and emotionally wounded. We spent the better part of two trillion dollars on a conflict that destabilized an entire region and made us less safe. Today, we're still living with that wreckage, and the families who lost someone never stopped living with it for a single day.

I think about all of that right now, because I'm watching the same machinery start to move again.

These warehouses are not facilities built with any concern for human dignity.

Apparently, the horrific ICE raids, existing detention centers, and extralegal deportations are not enough for Trump.

He and his administration have continued to up the ante on the inhumane treatment of Americans. We're talking about tens of billions (yes, billions with a b) of dollars being spent to purchase warehouses across this country and turn them into what can only be called concentration camps.

Congress is working toward a new Farm Bill — and despite the name, this isn't just about farms.

For millions of families across this country, the Farm Bill determines whether there is enough food on the table.

That's because the single largest part of the Farm Bill is nutrition assistance — programs like SNAP that help seniors, veterans, children, and working families afford groceries when times are tough. In the richest country on Earth, that should not be controversial.