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Update on Graham-Cassidy: Looming Threat to Healthcare
Mitch McConnell says he won’t go through the embarrassment of another floor vote unless he can count 50 votes. Good news is that Rand Paul has declared he won’t vote for this one. If McCain, Murkowski, and Collins hold firm — or if we only lose one — we’ll be ok. But Collins has shown […]
Continue readingDefend the ACA: Oppose Graham-Cassidy
WHAT’S HAPPENING: The Republicans are taking another run at “repeal and replace.” They have until Sept. 30 to slide through a bill with just 50 votes (plus Mike Pence). Their defeats earlier this summer don’t seem to be discouraging them. There is now a move in the Senate to pass a new bill sponsored by Senators Graham, […]
Continue readingAction Alert: Another Run at Repeal and Replace
Republicans are taking another run at “repeal and replace.” It must be stopped just like their attacks this summer on the ACA were stopped. The “Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson” bill would radically change our health care system and cause millions to lose their health care coverage. The bill will hurt low and middle-income Americans. The Republican bill will not only […]
Continue readingDACA: An Issue That Shouldn’t Be!
DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, should not ever have been an issue. There is no justice, no fairness, in deporting persons who were brought here by their parents when they were children. There is no strategic interest of the United States in deporting these 800,000 or so. There is no reason whatsoever to […]
Continue readingRename the Jefferson Davis Highway, Arizona Segment
UPDATE 9/21/17: The board meeting is now set for next Monday at 10:00 a.m. If you have not emailed per this Action Alert, please do so today or Friday: . Your message can be short: “Please remove the name “Jefferson Davis Highway.” Give reasons if you have time. Here is the official notice with the […]
Continue readingArpaio Pardon an Insult to Our Constitution
Statement from the Coconino County Democratic Party: We condemn Trump’s pardon of Arpaio. It is an unprecedented abuse of executive power that signals Trump’s support of white supremacy and will encourage unlawful behavior by the minority of deplorable elements in law enforcement and our society. It furthermore demonstrates that Trump has contempt for the rule of […]
Continue readingCoconino Voices: What I saw in Phoenix at the anti-Trump demonstration | Local | azdailysun.com
I went to the anti-Trump demonstration Tuesday disguised as a 65-year-old bald, white man with short grey hair. In other words, I was dressed as I was. Read More: Coconino Voices: What I saw in Phoenix at the anti-Trump demonstration | Local | azdailysun.com
Continue readingProtest Trump in Phoenix
Our top priority is the safety of those attending the protests against Trump’s appearance in Phoenix. Let’s exercise our First Amendment Rights peacefully. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton asked the President not to hold a campaign rally in Phoenix during this time. But Trump does not know how to lead or be a unifier and so […]
Continue readingMonsoon Picnic Report
About 80 Democrats turned up for the first Monsoon Picnic in memory that wasn’t rained on! After conducting our quarterly business meeting, Party Chair Nathan Jones introduced January Contreras, who is running for Attorney General of the State of Arizona. We also heard from Superior Court Judicial Candidate Ted Reed and Paul Deasy, who is […]
Continue readingGOP no longer for family values | Letters | azdailysun.com
It seems like only yesterday the Republican Party sanctimoniously branded itself as the “Family Values” party, presumably in contrast to Democrats’ and Independents’ contempt for the family. They told us Read more: GOP no longer for family values | Letters | azdailysun.com
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