by MCDC | Mar 26, 2023 | Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, Issues, News, Virginia
Congressional Republicans have yet to release a budget, but the plans that have been offered and reported so far are a five-alarm fire for American families – especially when it comes to their health care costs. Not only has virtually every Republican budget or fiscal...
by MCDC | Sep 26, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Action Alerts, Opinion, Virginia, Voter Rights
This fall, Virginians will vote on a constitutional amendment that could enshrine political gerrymandering in our state constitution. If you prefer a Virginia where voters choose their politicians with a truly independent and non-partisan redistricting commission, we...
by MCDC | Aug 12, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Issues, News
The proposed platform was considered by the 2020 Platform Committee at its meeting on July 27, 2020, and is recommended for approval by the delegates. PREAMBLE (link to full document below) America is an idea—one that has endured and evolved through war and depression...
by MCDC | Mar 26, 2017 | Civil Rights, Racism
When Labor Fought for Civil Rights The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order—memorialized in the classic anthology of that title edited by Gary Gerstle and Steve Fraser in 1989—might be history, but it never gets old. Eighty-plus years after FDR was inaugurated, the New...
by MCDC | Mar 10, 2017 | 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, News
In the 27 hours the House Energy and Commerce Committee spent debating Republicans’ Obamacare revision plan, a handful of moments stand out. This is one of them. So, as a middle-aged childless man you resent having to pay for maternity care or kids’ dental care....
by MCDC | Mar 4, 2017 | 2018 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Events, Issues, News, Virginia
On Sunday, Feb. 26, more than 1,200 people attended the People’s Town Hall at the MLK Performing Arts Center. Our moderators, Saad and Kibiriti, did an incredible job. Dozens of you shared powerful stories and important questions, and we raised more than $3,000 for...
