by MCDC | Jun 5, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Climate Change, Environment, News
Last month, the U.S. Senate considered eight bills that would modify the Endangered Species Act, most of which aim to saddle resource-strapped federal wildlife agencies with burdensome new hurdles and requirements. Many also include rules that would force agencies to...
by MCDC | Jun 3, 2015 | 2016 General Election, News
Former Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee (D), a one-time Republican U.S. senator who notably broke with the GOP on the 2002 Iraq war authorization, is expected to announce today that he will seek the 2016 Democratic presidential...
by MCDC | Jun 2, 2015 | 2015 General Election, 2016 General Election, Citizens United, Issues, News
Virginia legislative members of ALEC include David Albo, R, Virginia House of Delegates[28] Kathy Byron, R, Virginia House of Delegates[36] Benjamin Cline, R, Virginia House of Delegates[28] Mark Cole, R, Virginia House of Delegates[36] John A. Cosgrove, Jr., R,...
by MCDC | May 13, 2015 | 2016 General Election, News
Recently, Senator Ted Cruz from Texas asked the Pentagon to clarify its intentions with military exercises in Central Texas called “Jade Helm 15.” The Pentagon’s response follows: Dear Senator Cruz: Thank you for your inquiry into whether the Jade...
by MCDC | May 2, 2015 | 2015 General Election, 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, Action Alerts, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, Opinion, Virginia
From a 4/26/15 lecture in Sperryville, Virginia, by Vernon Gras, Professor emeritus, English and Cultural Studies, Geroge Mason...