The Senate Thursday cleared the way for the debate on the first piece of major gun control legislation to be considered in that chamber in two decades. With families of victims of the Newtown massacre watching silently from the chamber, the Senate thwarted a threatened filibuster with a vote of 68 to 31 and will … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Barack Obama
From our inbox – A Plan to Avert the Sequester
White House Blog Post: A Balanced Plan to Avert the Sequester and Reduce the Deficit Posted by White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri on February 21, 2013 In eight days, harmful automatic cuts are slated to take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and … Continue reading »
Ed Markey v Steven Lynch – whats the difference between these two MASS Dems
The Primary Election:Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Congressman Ed Markey will face off against Congressman Stephen Lynch. Markey and Lynch differ on many issues, a few of the major differences are as follows Women’s Health: Markey supports a woman’s right to choose and has a 100% rating from NARAL and NOW; Lynch was one of the few … Continue reading »
Take action on Gun Control now – read the plan and call congress!
Hello – Today President Obama announced a plan to help protect our kids and communities from gun violence. You’re going to hear a lot about it, but I wanted to make sure you got a chance to get the facts, straight from me. After hearing from Americans from across the political spectrum, we decided to … Continue reading »
Employment Situation in December, Fiscal Cliff recap, debt ceiling and deficits: the President’s plan.
Thanks to the hard work and grit of the American people the economy has added private sector jobs for 34 straight months, for a total of 5.8 million jobs during that period. After the worst recession since the Great Depression we’re making progress and need to build on that moving forward. Today’s employment report shows … Continue reading »
From our Inbox: White House Women’s Update: Happy Thanksgiving
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 Greetings All- We hope this message finds you well. Please find some updates below. We wish you and yours a happy holiday weekend. President Obama Urges Congress to Act on Middle Class Tax Cuts In his weekly address to the nation on November 17th, President Obama again emphasized his top priority — … Continue reading »
Happy Thanksgiving – and please share this online, but not at the dinner table……..
Right now, President Obama is working with leaders of both parties in Washington to reduce the deficit in a balanced way so we can lay the foundation for long-term middle-class job growth and prevent your taxes from going up. Your voice and action helped re-elect President Obama, and hundreds of thousands of you have already … Continue reading »
from our inbox: White House Women’s Update: Continuing to Grow the American Economy
Friday, November 16, 2012 White House Women’s Update: Continuing to Grow the American Economy Greetings All- We hope this message finds … Continue reading »
Our President is Fighting for the Middle Class
· President Obama won re-election based on the vision and plans he presented to the American people. · The American people were given a choice between the same top-down policies that failed us in the past and ones that grow the middle class. The middle class won. And the President will continue to fight … Continue reading »
VOTE- This is the only Poll that counts! 25 reasons from 25 people who are voting Obama
1. “The Affordable Care Act is saving my daughter’s life.” Stacey, Arizona 2. “Obama is for the vets. He helped us wind down in Iraq, he’s improved mental health policy with VA benefits.” Joel, Minnesota 3. “Obama stuck his neck out for us, the auto industry. He wasn’t going to let it just die, and … Continue reading »
THE FINAL PUSH: Two Days Out, the President Is Traveling Across the Country Every Day Until Election Day and Making His Closing Argument for Moving America Forward
In the last 72 hours of the election, President Obama and top campaign principals are sweeping the nation. They’re talking directly to voters about his concrete, detailed plan to move America forward and strengthen the middle class and rallying supporters for the final push. · The President, the First Lady, the Vice President, Dr. Biden, … Continue reading »
Three Days Out, Romney Is Desperate as President Obama Is Leading Early Vote in the Key Battleground States that Will Help Decide This Election
With three days to Election Day, President Obama has the math and Romney has the myth. We’ve been building our historic ground game for years and it’s going to win this election. Romney is down everywhere he needs to be up and all he has left is desperation and dishonesty. · We have an early-vote … Continue reading »
JOBS: Businesses Created More Jobs in October than In Any Month Since February; Romney’s Plan Would Cost Jobs
Under President Obama’s leadership, businesses have added 5.4 million new jobs over the past 32 straight months of private-sector job growth. We’ve come too far to let Romney bring back the same bad ideas that crashed our economy. The economy is growing stronger as we’re coming back from the worst economic crisis since the Great … Continue reading »
The President’s closing argument : FIGHTING FOR A STRONG MIDDLE CLASS
In President Obama’s final campaign, he’s fighting for the same things he’s always believed in and fought for: that this country cannot succeed without a growing, thriving middle class. The President is fighting to reclaim the middle-class security that had been undercut by the failed policies of the previous decade – the same policies Mitt Romney … Continue reading »
Governance by a Party With a Leadership That Has Been Taken Over by Sociopaths:The Fourth and Final Column Analyzing What Mitt Romney Would Do As President
OCTOBER 25, 2012 NEIL H. BUCHANAN Kovalchuk Oleksandr/Shutterstock.com In a recent column, The New York Times’s Nicholas Kristof described the plight of a middle-aged friend of his who was dying of cancer. The friend had quit his job some time ago, as part of a mid-life crisis. In a cruel twist of fate, the friend soon thereafter … Continue reading »
