Medicare For All gets first hearing in the House
May 2, 2019
For the first time in more than a decade, the House of Representatives held a hearing on legislation to enact a single-payer model of health care in the United States. Joan McCarter at Daily Kos reports, First Medicare for All hearing in the House confirms ‘Health care is a right for all’: [The hearing was … Read more
Trump administration asks court to strike down all of Obamacare
May 2, 2019
The Trump administration filed a motion in opposition to the entire Affordable Care Act aka “Obamacare” on Wednesday, arguing in a federal appeals court that the signature Obama-era legislation was unconstitutional and should be struck down. Trump Administration Files Formal Request to Strike Down All of Obamacare: Such a decision could end health insurance for … Read more
Democrats need to hold Republicans to account for Trump, Barr, and the Oligarchical Reactionary Policies they represent.
May 2, 2019
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Tell the state Senator McSally do you agree with Attorney General Barr in his assertion that the President asking former White House Counsel Don McGahn to change his story about the removal (firing for those who do not get that removal means the same thing) was “not a crime.” Tell the residents of Congressional District … Read more
Chairman Jerrold Nadler: a ‘clear and present danger to our constitutional order’
May 2, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement today at a hearing where Attorney General William Barr failed to show refusing to testify (prepared remarks have been corrected as delivered): “Attorney General Barr has informed us that he will not appear today. Although we worked to accommodate his concerns, he objects … Read more
A warning to the GOP: Trump ‘has eaten your soul’
May 2, 2019
Please allow me to introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste I’ve been around for a long, long year Stole many a man’s soul and faith… Sympathy for The Devil, by the Rolling Stones Former FBI Director James Comey explains the devolution of the Republican Party into a crypto-fascist personality cult of Donald … Read more
With ‘Wayfair’ Bill Stalled, Will #AZ Republicans Stop New Revenue Streams? (Video)
May 1, 2019
The Arizona budget is still being negotiated behind closed doors. The Republicans have passed several tax cut bills, but not all of them have been heard in Committee of the Whole (COW, where the real debates happen). We also have not heard the “Wayfair Bill” in COW because it is stalled in House Rules (with … Read more
Ready a jail cell to enforce the lawful subpoenas of Congress (updated)
May 1, 2019
Attorney General William Barr is refusing to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, according to multiple reports. It’s the latest escalation of tensions between the White House and congressional Democrats. William Barr has refused to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) has … Read more
Farley Brings Remarkable Innovations to Transit, Education & Healthcare to Tucson
May 1, 2019
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Tucson mayoral candidate Steve Farley called for novel approaches to public transit, climate change, the economy, education, healthcare, and gentrification, speaking at a recent meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. “Let’s keep Tucson weird and prosperous,” he says. “I’m an artist. I use both sides of my brain. I know we can get this done. … Read more
