by MCDC | Jan 11, 2014 | Economy, Social Security
The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt By Marty Wolfson Shortly after the ceiling on federal debt was raised on October 17, 2013, the conservative Heritage Foundation notified its readers that the outstanding debt of the United States had...
by MCDC | Jan 10, 2014 | Health Care, Issues, Virginia
Explains how system failed his son, Gus By Anne Adams HOT SPRINGS — The loss is crushing. A 24-year-old with everything to gain thanks to his multiple talents, Gus Deeds was cherished by his friends and family; he touched everyone around him. “He could have written...
by MCDC | Jan 10, 2014 | Action Alerts, Issues
by Joshua Holland The post-NAFTA era has been marked by growing inequality, declining job security and new leverage for corporations to attack government regulations enacted in the public interest. But it wasn’t supposed to be that way. Back in 1986, when the leaders...
by MCDC | Jan 10, 2014 | Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Jobs & the Economy: The legislature needs to spend more time focused on improving our economy and less time on ideological pursuits and divisive social issues. We need to encourage job growth and promote small businesses. I believe the smartest...
by MCDC | Jan 8, 2014 | Health Care, Minimum Wage, Sequester, Video
‘If Another Country Was Doing This To Our Kids, We’d Be At War.’ 50 Million Americans—1 in 4 children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from. A Place at the Table tells the powerful stories of three such Americans, who maintain their dignity even as they...
by MCDC | Jan 8, 2014 | Economy, Employment, Minimum Wage
By Susie Madrak House Republican leaders sent a memo this week to the entire GOP conference with talking points designed to help rank-and-file Republicans show compassion for the unemployed and explain the Republican position on unemployment benefits. In the memo,...
