by MCDC | Jul 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Ethics, Events, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, News, Racism, Social Security, Voter Rights
In 2016, Democrats meet in Philadelphia with the same basic belief that animated the Continental Congress when they gathered here 240 years ago: Out of many, we are one. Under President Obama’s leadership, and thanks to the hard work and determination of the American...
by MCDC | Jun 14, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Economy, Education, Madison County, News, Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE (June 14, 2016) — The United States Court of Appeals today ruled that high-speed internet service can be defined as a utility. This decision signals a shift in understanding that internet is no longer a luxury but must be accessible to all...
by MCDC | Jun 7, 2016 | Economy, Employment, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, Poverty
Today, a staggering one in three Americans—more than 105 million people—live in poverty or are teetering on the economic brink with incomes of less than twice the poverty line. New analysis by the Center for American Progress finds that if not for the dramatic rise in...
by MCDC | May 20, 2016 | Economy, Employment, News, Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 20, 2016 Office of the Governor Contact: Brian Coy Email: Brian.Coy@governor.virginia.gov Virginia Employment Commission Contact: Ann Lang Phone: (804) 786-3177...
by MCDC | Apr 10, 2016 | Economy, Issues, News, Video
Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Leonard Chanin at Banking Hearing on Consumer Finance...
by MCDC | Mar 22, 2015 | Citizens United, Economy, Income Inequality, Issues
Subsidies considered excessive, unwarranted, wasteful, unfair, inefficient, or bought by lobbying are often called corporate welfare.[1] The label of corporate welfare is often used to decry projects advertised as benefiting the general welfare that spend a...
