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10/23 News Roundup – Bernie Brings His Message To Hundreds In Rollinsford, Sanders To Rally In Somerville & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on October 23, 2017 by LieparDestinOctober 23, 2017

Happy Monday friends!

Plenty of news to sort through today so I’ll just start with Sanders in Rollinsford and go from there:

Sanders brings message on health care, education, taxes to hundreds in Rollinsford

Bernie Sanders was the keynote speaker for the Strafford County Democrats’ fall event, and he drew a large crowd, including many state Democrats.

The Martel Roberge American Legion Post was set up with 500 chairs, but Rollinsford Selectman Mike Rollo estimated 600 people were present.

Sanders talked about health care, education, workers’ wages and the politics of Washington.

“We can sit here and make fun of Donald Trump and that would be easy to do,” said Sanders. “What we need to be doing is focusing, and uniting so we can bring this country back to where it should be, to where all Americans have rights and not just the top tier. We need to not allow this administration to divide us on any level, not on race, religion, country of origin, color of skin or sexual orientation.”

Sanders said he came with good news and bad news out of Washington.

“The good news is that even though the Republican Senate has a 52-to-48 majority, in the last five months, they have tried and failed five times to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That would have made 20 million people lose health insurance.”

Sanders said health insurance is a right for every American. He said the answer is to expand Medicare to everyone and bring in a single-payer health system. He said other countries do it and spend 50 percent less per capita than we do now.

“The bad news is that the Republicans just passed a budget, the ugliest and most destructive budget ever passed in the history of the United States,” said Sanders. “It is a framework and not a done deal and we need to work to defeat it because it is a moral obscenity.”

If/when video becomes available, I’ll have it up!

In the meantime, the rest of the days news will be in the comments, including:

*Sanders To Seek Senate Re-Election As An In Dependent
*2018 Candidates Hit The Streets
*US prepping nuclear bombers for 24-hour ready alert status
*Jimmy Carter says he is willing to go to North Korea on peace mission
*California fires took thousands of homes. Now rent in hardest-hit areas is soaring
*Half a Million March in Massive Uprising Against Spanish Plan to Overtake Catalonia
*Pipeline Updates, Waters Protector News & More

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Brent Welder, Cathy Myers, Dan Canon, Liz Watson, News, Open Thread, Our Revolution, Paul Perry, Tim Canova | Tagged Bernie Sanders, New Hampshire, PA, Paul Perry, Rollinsford, Somerville

Paul Perry’s Campaign For Congress (PA-07)

The Progressive Wing Posted on September 26, 2017 by LieparDestinSeptember 26, 2017

Pennsylvanians deserve a representative who serves the people, not the establishment parties in Washington D.C. I’m running for Congress so that we, as a community, can come up with powerful solutions to the long-standing problems that we face — together.

Cruel policies are expensive policies, I know this first hand. My family has had their share of hardships. My biological parents struggled with addiction and brushes with the law — in fact my mother was pregnant with me while in prison. As an adopted child in a loving family with two dads, we faced our fair share of prejudice and financial hardship as well.

My ties to the 7th district run deep — both of my fathers served their country in uniform (Army and Air Force) and worked hard as small business owners in Montgomery County. Their pride in their service and work ethic was passed down to me at a young age. Early in my career I followed in their footsteps and served this community the best way I knew how — as a teacher.

My experience teaching in classrooms in Philadelphia has given me a unique perspective. Those years I would look at my students and think “How can I help each one of these kids succeed as individuals and address the issues they’re bringing into the classroom?” I’ve worked to support young parents of the children I’ve served struggling to keep up with childcare costs. I’ve personally experienced how student loan debt limits and defines your life as I work to pay back my own college debt to this very day.

As an educator I’ve seen the real impact that stagnant wages, spiking costs of living, and underfunded public programs can have on families. I had to look my students in the eye every single day as their families struggled with so much. As a community leader I understand that it’s not just the poorest among us who suffer when programs we rely on are stripped away or underfunded — all of us do.

When families and young professionals are scraping to get by, all of us suffer. That’s money being taken out of our homes, our shops, and our local economy to stagnate in an offshore bank account. My friends, my family, and my neighbors feel in their bones that this system isn’t fair. It’s our duty to use efficient and effective government to give Pennsylvanians a better shot at a promising future than they’re being given today.

I have experienced the impact of pharmaceutical companies shaking down vulnerable seniors firsthand when one of my fathers was diagnosed with brain cancer and couldn’t afford life-saving prescriptions. I felt helpless as my own father was forced to live off of drug samples provided by his physician because our insurance wouldn’t cover the cost. Millions of our citizens face these impossible choices, forced to beg for financial assistance or go without treatment and risk their lives. The answer is simple: government should guarantee healthcare for every citizen as a right. Period. I will fight for Medicare for All from my first day in office.

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