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Fighting Back: “Democrats will continue to protect your access to affordable health care.”

June 27, 2020 JanF 2

    Last week House Democrats unveiled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, #ForThePeople legislation to build on the Affordable Care Act to lower health costs. It will be brought to a vote […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats believe that access to affordable health care is a basic human right”

June 16, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey. (Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the Weekly […]

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Fighting Back: “Health care is a right, not something reserved for just those who can afford it.”

June 10, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia. (Senator Tim Kaine (VA) delivered the weekly Democratic address and talked about health care.) You deserve the peace of mind […]

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Fighting Back: “Republicans are trying to sabotage your health care.”

April 28, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire. (“Republicans in Congress have tried repeatedly to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They failed, but they’ve found other ways […]

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Fighting Back: “Graham-Cassidy would cause untold suffering in every community in America”

September 23, 2017 JanF 1

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY). In it he calls the Republican Senate’s bill “monstrous. Cruel. Even deadly”. […]

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It Takes A Village – VNV Tuesday: Back to Work 9/5/17

September 5, 2017 DoReMI 6

Even though the calendar tells us that summer doesn’t end for another 17 days, for most of us, Labor Day is a key line of demarcation. It’s getting dark earlier; the evenings (in most places) […]

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Fighting Back: “Raise your voices, engage with your congressmembers, and spread the word about this bill”

May 6, 2017 JanF 9

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 … Democratic Weekly Address — Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Congressman […]

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The Affordable Care Act is STILL under attack

March 23, 2017 JanF 13

Today, as the Affordable Care Act turns 7 years old, Republicans in Congress will be voting to repeal it. Not because the law does not make great strides in delivering on its promise of providing […]

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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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The Affordable Care Act is still under attack

March 23, 2016 JanF 6

Today, as the Affordable Care Act turns 6 years old, one of its provisions is being challenged in the Supreme Court of the United States. The contraceptive mandate guaranteed that women would have access to […]

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At the beginning of February, when much of the north appears frozen and lifeless, there are stirrings below the surface and in the sky. The light is returning; today there is nearly an hour more [...]

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The winter solstice “occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is [...]
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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The latitudes +L [...]
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Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]

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