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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST WISHES FOR 2013!

THANK YOU  to everyone who worked tirelessly to re-elect President Obama.   With your continued support we can help the President accomplish the goals set forth during the campaign.  Based on the actions of the Congress since the election it will not be easy – but we will carry on – we have no choice….. For … Continue reading »

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Boston Globe Op Ed by Colette Phillips – one of our members – on the Obama Second Term and Elizabeth Warren

America’s diversity lesson By Colette A.M. Phillips |      NOVEMBER 12, 2012 If there was ever a case to be made that “diversity” pays and pays big, it was made convincingly last Tuesday’s election. It was a significantly diverse electorate that gave President Obama a second term and Massachusetts its first female senator in Elizabeth … Continue reading »

Events / politics

Obama criticizes Romney’s ‘outsourcing’ jobs – Boston.com

BOSTON—President Barack Obama, campaigning in Mitt Romney’s backyard, criticized his Republican rival anew Monday for what his re-election campaign says is a record of shipping American jobs overseas. Raise Your Voice Click to write to the presidential candidates. “Gov. Romney’s commitment to outsourcing is not just part of his record, it’s part of his overall … Continue reading »

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President Obama Calls on Congress to Act on “To Do List” to Create Jobs

President Obama calls on Congress to move forward with a concrete plan that creates jobs and helps restore middle class security. At this make-or-break moment for the middle class Congress needs to take action on these common sense initiatives.  We need to create an economy built to last that creates secure American jobs and makes … Continue reading »

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news from HHS: the pill is covered (no not just viagra)

press release from HHS regarding insurance coverage of contraceptives Good news for American women – For decades, insurance companies refused to cover the services women needed, restricting which kinds of birth control they can afford, refusing to cover contraception altogether and charging women unfair premiums because of their gender.   This has all changed because … Continue reading »

From our INBOX / policy / politics

Mitt Gets It Backwards on Firing Health Insurers

Dear Friends, While I have been intending to provide non-Massachusetts residents some details of the most widely applauded and highly effective health care program in country, I could not resist forwarding the email below even before I fully gather the highlights of my state’s landmark legislation. (Full disclosure: the email below comes from John McDonough … Continue reading »