by MCDC | Jan 16, 2015 | Action Alerts, Issues, News
By Erika Eichelberger Ever since Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) helped get the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau off the ground in 2010, Republicans have been trying to shut it down. GOPers drafted legislation to weaken the fledgling agency, which was designed to...
by MCDC | Jan 15, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, History, News, Social Security
And yet, on the very first day that the new larger House Republican majority got to work, it made a move that could mean some 11 million people who receive Social Security disability benefits will see their lifeline benefits cut by 20% in 2016—or even cuts to Social...
by MCDC | Jan 14, 2015 | Action Alerts, Citizens United
Time is running out for disclosure. We only have one more day to submit comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as it considers proposing new rules to expose the dark money spenders flooding our airwaves with anonymous political ads in the wake of...
by MCDC | Jan 13, 2015 | Action Alerts, Events, Issues, Madison County, Virginia
Good Afternoon, On January 24th at 4:00 PM there will be a statewide march for justice in Richmond, VA. The peaceful protest will begin at the Bell Tower located next the Capitol building, and will proceed to Lumpkin’s Jail. Action items will be presented, along...
by MCDC | Jan 13, 2015 | Action Alerts, Immigration Reform, Issues, Racism, Virginia
We are hours away from the General Assembly returning to Richmond – and launching their latest attack on Virginia’s DREAMers. But we can stop them. This year we have an opportunity to take back the Virginia Senate by electing leaders who believe in equality and...
by MCDC | Jan 12, 2015 | Action Alerts, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, News
There’s not just one but TWO bills–one in the House and one in the Senate–that are trying to make Planned Parenthood health centers a distant memory. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and over 80 GOP House members are leading the effort to attack Planned...
