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Statewide #VAMarch4Justice – ALL LIVES MATTER
Good Afternoon, On January 24th at 4:00 PM there will be a statewide march for justice in Richmond, VA. The peaceful protest will begin at the Bell Tower located next the Capitol building, and will proceed to Lumpkin's Jail. Action items will be presented, along with...
DREAMers Are Under Attack AGAIN
We are hours away from the General Assembly returning to Richmond – and launching their latest attack on Virginia's DREAMers. But we can stop them. This year we have an opportunity to take back the Virginia Senate by electing leaders who believe in equality and...
Chris Christie’s Jersey nightmare: Why his state hasn’t touched the economic recovery
Why do half of his state's residents want to leave? Strip away his antics, and there's a devastating economic story By Robert Hennelly Late last year a Monmouth University/ Asbury Park Press poll found that half of the New Jersey residents surveyed wanted to leave the...
Remember! Celebrate! Act!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Celebrating His Life & Legacy Presented by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Guest Speaker Dr. Hortense Hinton Jackson Music by Min. Nelson C Page Jr. & Jesse Hines Jr. Contacts: Rev. Frank D Lewis Sr - 540.661.2071 Sis....
Gitmo for Governors
Tell Congress: Stop the attack on women’s health!
There's not just one but TWO bills--one in the House and one in the Senate--that are trying to make Planned Parenthood health centers a distant memory. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and over 80 GOP House members are leading the effort to attack Planned Parenthood's...
Republicans Expose Obama’s College Plan as Plot to Make People Smarter
https://www.facebook.com/MadisonDemocrats/posts/776415079100912 WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—President Obama’s plan to offer Americans two years of college for free has come under fire from congressional Republicans, who are calling it a blatant plot to make...
Virginia bill would legalize discrimination against gay people
Nearly a year ago, Kansas legislators quietly attempted to legalize anti-gay segregation, abandoning the effort only after a national wave of outrage arose. Now a Republican delegate in Virginia is attempting to replicate Kansas’ effort—with a bill so extreme, so...
First Day Of The New Congress
By Rep. Lloyd Doggett To those who have wondered what would be the top priority of this new Congress, now we know—deception, what some could even rightly call “tax fraud.” Today, on a largely partisan vote of 234 to 172, the House approved over my objection a new...
Don’t fall for the Republican’s upcoming generational-divide tactics
By Robert Reich The Republican congress that takes over this week will try to drive a generational wedge through the electorate. They’re cooking up arguments that the nation can’t afford to provide our children adequate health care and education if we’re going to meet...
