by MCDC | Dec 20, 2014 | Issues, News, Video
In this week’s address, the President reflected on the significant progress made by this country in 2014, and in the nearly six years since he took office. “More jobs. More insured. A growing economy. Shrinking deficits. Bustling industry. Booming energy. Pick...
by MCDC | Dec 18, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Climate Change, Opinion
This week, following months of slobbering coverage from mainstream and nominally liberal journalists, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) announced that he will “actively explore the possibility of running for president of the United States.” If anyone suggests that...
by MCDC | Dec 18, 2014 | Economy, Employment, Energy, Issues, News
Excerpts from an article by Steve Benen Remember the 2012 presidential campaign? It was just two years ago that Mitt Romney boasted that if he were elected president, he’d “get the unemployment rate down to 6 percent, perhaps a little lower” by the end of his first...
by MCDC | Dec 14, 2014 | Economy, Employment, Income Inequality, Issues
A couple of years ago, the city of Chicago started a summer jobs program for teenagers attending high schools in some of the city’s high-crime, low-income neighborhoods. The program was meant, of course, to connect students to work. But officials also hoped that...
by MCDC | Dec 10, 2014 | Action Alerts, GOP Shutdown
Kaine, Tim – (D – VA) 388 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 (202) 224-4024 Contact: http://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact Warner, Mark R. – (D – VA) 475 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 (202) 224-2023 Contact:...
by MCDC | Dec 9, 2014 | Civil Rights, Issues, Racism
“If you’re black and driving in Beverly Hills with one headlight, you better be on a motorcycle.” Red Foxx
