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Fighting Back: The First 100 Days – #ForThePeople

April 13, 2019 JanF 3

    This past week House Democrats were at an issues conference in Leesburg VA where they were celebrating 100 days of progress For The People. (Members of the House Democratic Caucus, including House Speaker […]

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Fighting Back: “We’re at our best as a nation when we look out for each other”

April 6, 2019 JanF 5

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Colin Allred of Texas highlighting the passage of H. Res. 271, a resolution condemning the Trump Administration’s assault on people with pre-existing conditions and […]

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Fighting Back: “Climate change is an urgent problem and Democrats are united in our commitment to address it.”

March 30, 2019 JanF 4

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota who spoke about the climate crisis and the Democratic caucus committee established to address it. (As many Republicans in Congress […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats in Congress will continue fighting so that the American people have quality, affordable health care.”

March 23, 2019 JanF 4

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood of Illinois highlighting Democrats’ efforts to protect people with pre-existing conditions, lower heath care costs and push back against cruel Republican plans […]

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Fighting Back: “Republicans really are coming after your Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.”

March 16, 2019 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii and discussed the heinous budget introduced by the Republicans’ president. (Sen. Schatz Tackles Trump Budget Cuts In Weekly Address) It’s […]

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Fighting Back: “We need to return the power back to the American people”

March 9, 2019 JanF 13

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Andy Kim from New Jersey speaking about H.R.1 – the For The People Act – an historic reform package to restore the promise of […]

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Fighting Back: “The question we’ll be asked – what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?”

March 2, 2019 JanF 2

    This past week, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, made a strong closing statement following a hearing into the blatant criminality of Donald J. Trump – as a businessman, […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats are taking action to make sure our communities and our nation are safer.”

February 23, 2019 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congresswoman Lucy McBath from Georgia and explains the work she and House Democrats are doing to pass commonsense gun safety legislation. (Congresswoman Lucy McBath of […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats will defend Congress’ constitutional authorities.”

February 16, 2019 JanF 2

      Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer issued this press release regarding the Republican Party’s president declaring a national emergency: “The President’s unlawful declaration over a crisis that does not […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats will always stand up for the truth.”

February 9, 2019 JanF 5

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Barbara Lee of California speaking about Black History Month and the work being done on the For The People agenda. (Congresswoman Barbara Lee of […]

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