by MCDC | Jul 31, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, History, News
Historical sketch … The power to issue executive orders comes from both Congress and the Constitution. Every president has used executive orders; Washington issued the first 3 orders within months after being sworn into office. Presidents have used executive orders to...
by MCDC | Jul 26, 2014 | Events, Issues, Video, Virginia
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican Ed Gillespie met Saturday for their first debate, hosted by the Virginia Bar Association. The 90-minute session, moderated by PBS NewsHour co-anchor Judy Woodruff, was broadcast live online from the Virginia Bar Association’s...
by MCDC | Jul 20, 2014 | News, Surveys, Virginia
By Joshua Holland As a coherent and consistent political narrative, “the war on women” is relatively new. But the underlying tension between conservative religious beliefs and women’s access to reproductive health care — including legal abortion without overly...
by MCDC | Jul 19, 2014 | Health Care, Issues, Minimum Wage, Virginia
By By Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post A gravel parking lot deep in the green hills of Virginia coal country was packed to capacity by 4 a.m. Friday. More than 1,500 people with canes, wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, bleeding gums, black lungs and other ills had come to...
by MCDC | Jul 11, 2014 | Issues, Minimum Wage, Opinion, Video, Virginia
Letter to the Editor Recently, Republican Senate nominee Ed Gillespie was a guest on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. In his appearance, Gillespie said that he doesn’t believe in a “federally mandated increase in the minimum wage”. For someone who is running to represent our...
by MCDC | Jul 11, 2014 | Immigration Reform, Issues, News
It’s been painfully obvious for months now that the reason offered by House Republicans for why they couldn’t move forward on immigration reform was a crock of nonsense. When asked about the possibility of reforming the immigration system, Speaker John Boehner and the...
