by MCDC | Feb 14, 2014 | Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, Video
By Salvatore Aversa Representative Phil Roe, a Republican from Tennessee, speaking on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at the Heritage Foundation’s Conservative Policy Summit, took the opportunity to oppose ObamaCare, while also announcing a little too much information...
by MCDC | Feb 13, 2014 | Civil Rights, Virginia
By Ashley Alman A federal judge ruled Virginia’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional late Thursday. From the ruling: U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen wrote that the constitutional right to equality should apply to all, including same-sex couples...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Civil Rights, Immigration Reform, News, Racism
aattp.org via Crooks and Liars A former Republican congresswoman in Florida has left the GOP and joined the Democrats, citing her former party’s increasing attacks on women and other minorities. Ana Rivas Logan said: “The GOP of today is not the party I joined. It’s...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Virginia
It is time for Virginia to be on the right side of history and the right side of the law. That’s why after thorough legal analysis, I recently announced that I have concluded Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the Due Process and Equal Protection...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Action Alerts, Health Care, Virginia
Dear Friend, What a difference a year can make! Just last year, without allowing any debate, a Republican controlled committee struck down my legislation to repeal the invasive ultrasound mandate. Today, I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote in support of...
by MCDC | Feb 10, 2014 | Action Alerts, Coal, Environment
On February 3, a Duke Energy coal ash pond ruptured—spilling more than 80,000 tons of coal ash into North Carolina’s Dan River. Enough toxic sludge to fill 73 Olympic-sized pools. But this was no accident. In the past year, three Clean Water Act lawsuits were filed...
