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Fighting Back: “As Dr. King said, ‘the time is always right to do what is right.’ Republicans, end this shutdown.”

January 19, 2019 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Amy Klobuchar asking (in Minnesota Nice!) for the Republicans to come back to the bargaining table and stop holding the hard-working people of America […]

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Fighting Back: “Quit holding the paychecks of 800,000 government workers hostage!”

January 12, 2019 JanF 4

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman Scott Peters of San Diego discussing the real crises caused by Trump’s demand for an “impossible wall”. (Rep. Scott Peters discusses Democrats’ support for […]

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Speaker Pelosi: “Working together, we will redeem the promise of the American Dream.”

January 4, 2019 JanF 8

On Thursday, January 3, 2019, Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Article I checks and balances, restored – #ForThePeople. (Speaker Pelosi: “The Floor of this House must be […]

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Fighting Back: “The Democratic Majority will make restoring our democracy a top priority “

December 29, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman-elect Joe Neguse (D-CO). He discusses HR 1, a bold reform package to restore the promise of our democracy – a government of, by and […]

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Fighting Back: Giant orange toddler in the White House shuts down the government.

December 22, 2018 JanF 7

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the “leader” of the Senate Democrats. Something something “this shall not stand!”, says man with no power and questionable […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats understand that we have an obligation to keep our government funded.”

December 15, 2018 JanF 5

      The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA40) and emphasized Democrats’ commitment preventing a #TrumpShutdown. (Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard of California emphasized Democrats’ commitment to work For The People […]

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Fighting Back: “Americans expect their elected leaders to set aside partisan division and do what’s right for their country.”

December 8, 2018 JanF 5

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon: “Congress must commit to taking up the bipartisan legislation that would defend the Mueller investigation against partisan attacks.” (Senator Ron […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats will deliver on policies that will make life better for all of us”

December 1, 2018 JanF 7

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congresswoman-elect Katie Hill from California. (In this week’s address, Congresswoman-elect Katie Hill discussed House Democrats’ plans for H.R. 1 of the 116th Congress, a bold […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats won’t stand by and let shortsighted Republican policies destroy our planet and our future.”

November 24, 2018 JanF 6

    Yesterday, in the Fridumpiest of Friday news dumps, the government released the FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT a document required by law to be prepared by agencies of the federal government. For Democrats, it […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats ran on delivering a Congress that works For The People. And we won.”

November 17, 2018 JanF 11

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman Gerry Connolly from Virginia, a member of the House Oversight Committee. Rep. Connolly: “the new House majority was elected to get things done for […]

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