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Fighting Back: “Democrats are committed to protecting Americans access to health care.”

September 8, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas. (Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In […]

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Fighting Back: “Republicans are trying to take away your health care”

August 4, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz. (Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI): “Republicans are trying to take away your health care”) The Trump administration is fighting in federal court […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats believe that everyone should be able to retire with dignity”

July 28, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Florida. (Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Florida delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Murphy highlights the importance of Medicare […]

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VNV Tuesday – 147 Days Until Midterms; Time to Set Our Hope On Fire (A Call to Action) 6/12/18

June 12, 2018 DoReMI 1

Today’s inspiration came from this song by Vienna Teng about a nascent activist, as well as Rebecca Solnit’s book Hope in the Darkness: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities. So what is this “hope” of which I […]

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

May 12, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. (Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) “Democrats believe that health care is a basic human right, and […]

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The Other Closet: Living With the Stigma of Mental Illness

February 27, 2018 Sricki 4

From the Motley Moose Archives … (Photobucket images are no longer available and have been downsized) I have touched on the topic of stigma against the mentally ill before, so I’m taking bits and pieces […]

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Fighting Back: “The Republican president chose to raise people’s health premiums for no reason other than spite and cruelty”

October 14, 2017 JanF 3

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held a press conference on the latest health care sabotage from the Republicans. (Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats are going to continue fighting for you and your family, and the values that define us as Americans”

May 20, 2017 JanF 5

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 … Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Co-Chair of the […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – The Progress We’ve Made Because of the Affordable Care Act

November 5, 2016 JanF 3

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address This week, President Obama discussed Open Enrollment […]

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President Obama Speaks on Health Care in America

June 9, 2015 JanF 8

The President spoke about health care in America on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. (Transcript: Remarks by the President at the Catholic Hospital Association Conference) From President Obama: On a day in early September of 2009, […]

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