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Maxine Waters, Bobby Scott, Elijah Cummings, Barbara Lee and Jim Clyburn support Medicare for All.

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“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Chicago, March 25, 1966 — Medical Committee for Human Rights) Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-3) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-7) were all among the original co-sponsors of HR-676 when Conyers first introduced the bill in February 2003. Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) joined them in December 2005. Rep. Jim Clyburn (SC-6) signed up as a co-sponsor in April 2008. All five are members of the Congressional Black Caucus. The CBC provides core support for HR-676, 38 out of 47 … Continue reading →

The cost of Tim Kaine just keeps rising. – Terry Mcauliffe, who accidentally let us know how HRC and Bill really will act on the TPP, has promised the Clintons to elect a Democrat in next year’s VA Senate Race that for the Tim Kaine seat that will likely not happen

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The cost of Tim Kaine just keeps rising. Terry Mcauliffe, who accidentally let us know how HRC and Bill really will act on the TPP, has promised the Clintons to elect a Democrat in next year’s VA Senate Race for the Tim Kaine seat This is the same Terry Mcauliffe that spent a VA $60+M record on his election that he barely won. McAuliffe defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Libertarian Robert Sarvis, in the general election, collecting just 47.8% of the vote; Cuccinelli garnered 45.2% and Sarvis received 6.5% He became governor on January 11, 2014. Since he cannot run again under VA law, … Continue reading →

Sun AM – 7-24-2016 – Tim Kaine updates – what a horrible mistake – complete lunacy – does HRC staff have no memory of the buyers remorse voters had with Obama – Kaines nomination is one that only an extremely reckless person would ever consider or make

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The Tim Kaine nomination is profoundly wrong. Wrong with an 50+% chance of being a profoundly horrible mistake for everyone in this county. A mistake that will hit the 98% of Americans who are not already Millionaires and Billionaires especially hard. The three powerful reasons why no Democratic party US Senator – especially a harder to replace southern Senator – should be proactively taken from their Senate seat in the next 2 years are: 1) US Democratic Party Senators ability to get anything done through Democratic Party Control of the US Senate – Why would anyone trade a nearly certain 10+ more years for … Continue reading →