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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D. WI) re-election campaign:
One of the most significant achievements of the Affordable Care Act is its requirement that employers’ health care plans cover contraception.
But...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 07:07 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today in support of Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez’s (D. CA-34) special election tomorrow:
Last week the California State Senate passed SB 562, which would create a universal, single-payer health care system in California....
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 06:57 PM PDT
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Most states in the USA, and many countries across the world, have passed legislation that allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Some of this legislation is dependent on various claims, many of which appear to be based on weak or nonexistent...
by SkepticalRaptor
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 02:10 PM PDT
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This one might go a little long. I’m going to talk about myself a lot but there’s no other way to do this. I’m writing to demonstrate why I support the idea of single payer health care, and why I will vote for in here in California if and when it comes...
by Animeraider
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 01:54 PM PDT
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As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spins away on his health care hamster wheel with visions of tax reform dancing through his head, other Republican lawmakers are a tad frustrated the GOP-controlled Congress isn't getting much of anything done....
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 01:25 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:
"Ohio schools could lose millions under Obamacare repeal-replace bill"
-- Cleveland.com, 5/5/2017
Here's one casualty of the GOP's ACA repeal you...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 12:48 PM PDT
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It’s starting to look more and more like the healthcare repeal and replace is going to be the modern political version of the LaBrea tar pits for the GOPasaurs of the Senate, and more power to them. But just because they’re stuck fast, and sinking...
by Murfster35
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 01:58 PM PDT
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We all remember what dealing with health insurers was like just a few short years ago: denials for preexisting conditions, wild fluctuations in premiums, huge out-of-pocket costs and tiny lifetime limits were the standard. Then came the Affordable Care...
by Dan Drew
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 11:07 AM PDT
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It's Metaphor Monday on The After Show. This is the day when we call things what they are. No Similes allowed. Not today.
American Airlines called the cops to arrest a double amputee for drunkenness after he asked for a glass of water; a white...
by justiceputnam
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 07:51 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s (D. MO) re-election campaign:
The fight to strengthen healthcare is a personal one for me.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and I have been grateful every single day...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 01:27 PM PDT
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So many of you have responded to my recent diaries*, with kind and healing words, with generous donations, with true empathy and understanding; it has all been desperately needed and it has truly mattered.
In honoring Vira’s wish to personally...
by vsmilbank
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 11:42 AM PDT
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We researched where each candidate stands on issues ranging from Healthcare, Gun Safety, Education, Transportation and more. All information on candidates who are not Hannah Risheq was obtained through campaign literature and candidate websites.
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by Hannah Risheq
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 06:54 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee:
Many House Republicans have been in hiding during the congressional recess this week because they do NOT want their voters holding them accountable for kicking 23 million...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 02:10 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s (D. MO) re-election campaign:
The GOP wants to tear down Obamacare. I want to fix it and shore up the parts of it facing challenges.
In some parts of the country, it’s still tough...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 12:36 PM PDT
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Yesterday, I wrote about how the big pharmaceutical opioid producers were finally being sued around the country for their part in creating the opioid addiction epidemic that is tearing communities apart across the nation.
Today, we return to another...
by m2c4
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 04:55 PM PDT
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SB 562 is the California single payer healthcare bill, which passed the State Senate this week. Chances of passing the Assembly look good. The bill provides many goodies; what is the price tag? Remember that the Devil quotes scripture, as Shakespeare...
by maracucho
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 10:21 AM PDT
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Hi I’m Joshua Brown, I’m 13 years old. My corrupt Congressman is Republican Doug LaMalfa in (CA-01). His rude assistant, Brenda Lee Haynes was very rude to me on Facebook.
I was talking with my Democratic friend, Kendra Sills about how we both...
by joshuabrownforpresident2040
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 01:49 PM PDT
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Big news out of California on single payer healthcare. Long ways to go, but it’s passed a chamber in the legislature, at least.
I personally don’t think that, conceptually and realistically, single payer is the best way forward for the US....
by GoGoGoEverton
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 12:08 PM PDT
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Well Donald Trump did it yesterday, he publicly condemned science, the business community and logic. Who was pleased, Vladimir Putin and Syria. I spent yesterday morning on the road and spoke to Trump supporters in anticipation of his Paris Climate...
by ReasonaBill
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 10:57 AM PDT
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Famed socialist English film director Ken Loach is using his talents to help Jeremy Corbin’s campaign against the right-wing Tory government led by Theresa May. Corbyn and his Labour Party have been gaining ground quickly as many people have begun to...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 09:57 AM PDT
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