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Fighting Back: – Rep. Cheri Bustos: “Just like Trump University, the Republicans’ bill is a scam designed to rip off folks like you.”

March 11, 2017 JanF 17

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets … Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Co-Chair of the House Democratic […]

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Fighting Back: Rep. Linda Sanchez – “The fight we are in right now is not a fight over politics. It is a fight for the future of our country.”

March 4, 2017 JanF 14

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets Last week’s Democratic Party address – Rep. Linda Sánchez Over […]

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DREAMer Astrid Silva: “The plans and vision of Trump and the Republicans go completely against our values as Democrats, as Americans, and as human beings”

March 1, 2017 JanF 8

Via the Washington Post, DREAMer Astrid Silva responds to the Republican’s president and his plans for an American dystopia … “This [speech] serves as evidence and notice that the plans and vision of Trump and […]

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Fighting Back: “Protect Our Care” – Democrats Call For ACA National Day of Action

February 18, 2017 JanF 20

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets – House Democrats’ Press Conference Ahead of ACA National Day […]

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Fighting Back: Nancy Pelosi – “We are united by our values”

February 11, 2017 JanF 12

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets – House Democratic Caucus 2017 Issues Conference Last week, House […]

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Fighting Back: Nancy Pelosi – “We don’t agonize. We organize.”

February 4, 2017 JanF 21

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets – Nancy Pelosi’s Townhall on CNN House Democratic Leader Nancy […]

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Fighting Back: Nancy Pelosi – “The Republican Administration has mistaken cruelty for strength and prejudice for strategy.””

January 28, 2017 JanF 20

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the Democratic Leader of the People’s House – Pelosi Statement on Trump’s Executive […]

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