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Liz Watson’s Campaign For Congress (IN-09)

The Progressive Wing Posted on August 28, 2017 by LieparDestinAugust 28, 2017

Liz Watson is running for Congress because she wants to bring good jobs, affordable health care, and high-quality public education to Indiana’s working families. Liz has fought for Hoosiers in the nation’s capitol, and she has seen the dysfunction in Washington up close. Liz believes it’s unacceptable that working people are being left behind by politicians who would rather stand up for special interests than for Hoosiers.

Liz has led and won important fights throughout her legal career to help hardworking people get high-quality, good-paying jobs. As a working mom, Liz understands that today’s families need affordable health care, high-quality child care, predictable schedules, paid sick days and family leave, and fair pay. She has written policies to raise the minimum wage, protect working people from being cheated out of their pay, and to create pathways to the middle class.

From Liz Watson’s Official Website:

Health care is very personal for me. My dad was very sick last year, and he was fortunate to have access to life-saving treatment, paid for by Medicare. We sat by his bedside in Indianapolis for nearly a month while he was in a coma. But we didn’t have to worry about our family going bankrupt to pay for his care, because Medicare was there for him. And I didn’t have to worry about losing my job, because I was able to take paid family and medical leave.

My family’s story is not unusual. Every family faces unexpected health care expenses, and there is no way of predicting them. The whole point of insurance is that it covers the unexpected. That is what it’s there for.

Instead of making coverage more affordable, Republicans in Congress want to take us back to the days when your health plan didn’t have to cover essential services, you could not get coverage if you had a pre-existing condition, and you could lose your insurance if your care became too expensive. They will make care more expensive for our seniors, and take away their long-term care.

I believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. But health care has become unaffordable for too many Americans. Family budgets are being strained by prescription drug costs. Premiums and co-pays are far too high for millions of Americans. Instead of fixing these problems, Trumpcare would leave millions of Americans paying more for less coverage.

The solutions to these problems are there, if we are willing to join together and fight the special interests who make our health care system the most expensive in the world.

In the richest nation on earth, we should be able to achieve universal coverage and make care affordable for every single American. We can do this by fighting for Medicare for All. In the shorter term, we should insist on adding a public option, as Senator Sanders has proposed. But we can’t stop at universal coverage. We have to bring down costs. We can do that by eliminating the ban on Medicare negotiating prices directly with drug companies, and moving from a fee-for-service system to one that pays providers for keeping their patients well.

Click here for More On Liz’s Plan For Affordable Health Care.

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Posted in Liz Watson | Tagged candidates, IN-09, Indiana, Liz Watson

8/21 News Roundup – Boyd Melson’s Campaign For Congress (NY-11), Sanders To Speak In Indianapolis & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on August 21, 2017 by LieparDestinAugust 21, 2017

In this open thread/news roundup:

*Boyd Melson’s Campaign For Congress (NY-11),
*Bernie Kicks Off A Multi-State Tour
*How art and spirituality are defining the ‘water protectors’
*DNC Fundraising is in the dumps

& Plenty More

Any issues can be reported to the tpwhelpdesk@gmail.com

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Posted in Ads, Bernie Sanders, Boyd Melson, Candidates 2018, News, Open Thread | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Boyd Melson, candidates, candidates 2018, Indianapolis, jobs, NY-11, opiodes

Congressional Candidate Peter Jacob – A Public Servant, Not A Politician

The Progressive Wing Posted on July 18, 2016 by LieparDestinJuly 18, 2016

Peter Jacob For Congress The Official Site

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Posted in Action Alert!, Activism, Candidates, Democrats, DownBallotCandidates, News, Progressive Media, Video | Tagged Benjamin Dixon, candidates, New Jersey, Peter Jacob, video

Lucy Flores Hopes For A Bernie-Boost

The Progressive Wing Posted on June 14, 2016 by LieparDestinJune 14, 2016

Lucy Flores Looks For A Bernie-Boost The reach of Bernie Sanders’s political influence will be tested Tuesday in a Nevada congressional race. Lucy Flores was among the presidential candidate’s first endorsements earlier this year, and his blessing and subsequent fundraising plea helped the former state legislator raise over $600,000 for her competitive Democratic primary. Now she’s facing off against two rivals who both have support from swaths of the Democratic establishment. And she’s hoping the progressive energy she’s worked to create can boost her in the close race for the right to challenge freshman Rep. Crescent Hardy, one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Candidates, DownBallotCandidates | Tagged Bernie Sanders, candidates, Down-Ballot, Nevada

TPW Is Proud To Support Angela Marx For Congress (WA-03)

The Progressive Wing Posted on June 4, 2016 by LieparDestinJune 12, 2016

The Main purpose of The Progressive Wing is to support candidates and issues. I can think of no better candidate to start supporting than (our own, Dkos’s own, C99%’s own, etc..) Angela Marx. A glance at her Official Campaign Site’s ‘About Me’ section pretty much says it all. Life-long resident of Clark County, WA in the heart of the 3rd Congressional District of WA State. Raised two daughters, helping to raise two granddaughters while my oldest child earns a Civil Engineering degree from PSU. In 2011 I had a heart attack. It woke me up in ways I can’t even … Continue reading →

Posted in Candidates, DownBallotCandidates, grassroots | Tagged Angela Marx, candidates, WA-03, Washinton

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