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ADA's Week of Action to hold the (other) NRA Accountable starts today! Sign-up now to join us!!![]()
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Sign-up today for ADA's Minimum Wage Week of Action which starts on March 20th. By clicking on the link below you will be able to sign-up for an action that best suits you, whether it be as an individual or in a group. When you sign-up an ADA organizer will personally follow-up with you to make sure you have the resources you need to take action.![]()
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Former ADA President, the late Rep. Patsy T. Mink (D-HI) is going to be feature on the US quarter!
‘A trailblazer’: Late Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Mink to be featured on US quarter
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The late Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Mink will be honored in a very special way. Great message from our friends at AFSCME and for you Bart Acocella, we'll notify the Academy they missed a nomination.
Throughout the 2022 election cycle, we warned about and organized against what we called the whacko caucus. In some instances, we were successful. In others, we were not and now those chickens have come home to roost.![]()
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It is very tempting to watch with glee the chaos which confronted the GOP as it tried to elect a House Speaker. But, the train wreck we were watching is extremely dangerous. A handful of extremists held the nation hostage to the ego of someone who, clearly, is willing to do anything to save his own ego: someone who, when elected, gave the former President full credit for his pathetic victory. The fate of the nation be damned.![]()
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This is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog. When a mere handful (approximately 5%) of extremists with a combined ADA lifetime voting record of 10 percent is allowed to dictate the fate of our country, we need to be on high alert. The immediate implications, to name a few, were already more than concerning:![]()
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❌The Congress could not be sworn in.![]()
❌Members and their staffs could not be paid.![]()
❌At a time of international peril, Members could not be briefed on critical issues because they didn’t have security clearances (although, we must say, if Santos (R-NY) never got one, we wouldn’t be disappointed).![]()
❌The business of the nation could not be conducted; and more.![]()
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Even more concerning is that, once a Congress does really convene, we have the real danger that everything else we care about will be thwarted by this band of radicals who clearly don’t care what damage they do. The concessions they got from Speaker McCarthy consign us to at least two years of nightmare legislative scenarios which could well paralyze our country. Like mad dogs, once they taste blood, they will continue their attacks.![]()
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That’s the bad news. The good news is that Americans for Democratic Action has already turned our attention to the 2024 elections and the even more difficult challenges we may face. ADA and the ADA Education Fund already are hiring organizers to place in key areas. They will engage in direct voter contact and education. Because we were so successful in the past, we know we can make a difference. We promise you we will put our faith in American voters, our optimism and our organizing skills to work as we build to a more liberal nation. In 2022, we won an astounding 65.5 percent of the races we targeted. With your devoted support, we know we will do even better. We, simply, will not let a band of zealots continue to hold the reins of power. So – reach into your pockets and contribute as much as you possibly can today. adaction.org/donate/one-time-contribution-to-ada/
Congratulations to ADA’s Frances Perkins Public Service Awardee, Representative Marcy Kaptur of Ohio!![]()
Longest serving woman in the US House of Representatives and still going strong---![]()
relentless champion of working people, the environment, fiscal responsibility and fair trade, veterans and a sensible foreign policy.![]()
Thank you, Rep. Kaptur, for your smart leadership, your tenacity, your caring, your passion.
23.5 percent of workers in the restaurant industry lived without health coverage in 2017, nearly triple the national rate.![]()
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All workers, including restaurant workers, should have access to comprehensive and affordable healthcare.![]()
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The U.S. is one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, but fails to guarantee workers paid time off to recover from illness, care for family members, or engage in life outside of work to rest properly. ![]()
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We're fighting to change that by passing the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights:
Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights
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We are demanding dignity, justice, and equity in our workplaces so that we, along with our families, communities and country, can thrive. With the 2022 mid-term elections now behind us, we promise we won’t keep bombarding you with these Spotlights – for now. But, we did want to take a moment to send you our heartfelt thanks for all your support.![]()
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We also want to mark the holiday season with what we hope will be a real gift – a report on our victories – and a New Year’s resolution to do even better in the coming two years leading up to the 2024 elections.![]()
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Click here to make a year-end donation to ADA. adaction.org/donate/one-time-contribution-to-ada/ ![]()
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Although our Spotlights highlighted U.S. House and Senate races, ADA was active at all levels during this past election season. We worked on national, state legislative and statewide elections and, despite the naysayers, we were remarkably successful. Of the 71 races we targeted, we won a noteworthy 65.5 percent. Of course, we are greedy and wanted more but we are proud of what we were able to achieve with your support. We did it by voter education and outreach, with thousands upon thousands of voter contacts through every means at our disposal and by making certain that everybody knew just what was at stake.![]()
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Now, we are turning our attention to the 2024 elections and the even more difficult challenges we may face there. Our resolution to you is that we will redouble our efforts and make sure that we a building toward a liberal future for our country. Already, ADA and the ADA Education Fund are beginning the hiring process to put organizers on the ground in key areas. They will engage in direct voter contact and education. We will put our optimism and organizing skills to work no matter what those who engage in doom and gloom might say. And, with your devoted support, we know we will do even better.![]()
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Thank you so very much. Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year.
We have been highlighting the Georgia Senate run-off both because it is so very crucial and because the differences between incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and the Republican nominee Herschel Walker couldn't be more stark. We know you know, but thought it important to remind you, just how awful Walker really is. We hope you will be pleased to know that ADA is not pausing for one minute in our effort to reach Georgia voters. By the time the polls close on December 6, we will have made at least 150,000 voter contacts with this message. ![]()
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Then, we will turn immediately to the 2024 elections and the need to enhance liberal majorities in both the House and Senate. Your support has been critical to our efforts during the 2022 election season and we are truly grateful. We will need your support for 2024 to build on this year's successes.![]()
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As a reminder of what’s at stake: Walker is a dyed in the wool conservative who touts “family values” and is staunchly anti-choice, unless it’s his own family or paramours. He vows to fight for fewer government regulations of businesses. He is opposed to common sense gun control legislation and supports the former President’s southern border wall. He wraps himself totally in bizarre utterances which prove him not only to be unfit to be a Senator but also a real threat to our democracy.![]()
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Herschel Walker (R-GA)![]()
📣“I live in Texas, I went down to the border off and on sometimes.” The Red & Black![]()
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📣"A wall do work...when you got a wall around your house people don't -- yeah but they can get in. But, you know what, if they get in, it would be hard to get out because I got a dog that -- well, my dog really won't bite." Yahoo News![]()
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📣"Since we don't control the air, our good air decided to float over to China's bad air. So when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move. So it moves over to our good air space. Then -- now we got we to clean that back up." GPB![]()
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📣“I’m not a pilot. I’m a football player, I’m a politician, I’m a lover ... I’m that warrior for God that [Obama] should have been when he was born but he’s not.” Yahoo News![]()
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📣"Cain killed Abel and that's a problem that we have. What we need to do is look into how we can stop those things. You know, you talked about doing a disinformation -- what about getting a department that can look at young men that's looking at women that's looking at their social media. What about doing that? Looking into things like that and we can stop that that way. But yet they want to just continue to talk about taking away your constitutional rights. And I think there's more things we need to look into. This has been happening for years and the way we stop it is putting money into the mental health field, by putting money into other departments rather than departments that want to take away your rights." CNN![]()
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📣“At one time, science said man came from apes, did it not?...If that is true, why are there still apes? Think about it.” The Hill![]()
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📣“Do you know right now, I have something that [you can bring] into a building, that will clean you of Covid, as you walk through this, this dry mist?” he told Glenn Beck in the summer of 2020. “As you walk through the door, it will kill any Covid on your body.” Black Enterprise![]()
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📣"I'm this country boy. I'm not that smart. And he's that preacher. He's a smart man, wears these nice suits …So he's going to show up and embarrass me at the debate October the 14th, and I'm just waiting. I'll show up and I'm going to do my best.” Vanity Fair![]()
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📣“Well, right now, people have coverage for health care. It’s according to what type of coverage do you want. Because if you have an able-bodied job, you’re going to have health care. But everyone else – have health care is the type of health care you’re going to get. And I think that is the problem.” CNN![]()
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📣“I believe in reducing insulin, but at the same time, you have to eat right. Unless you have eating right, insulin is doing you no good. So you have to get food prices down and you got to get gas prices down so they can go and get insulin.” Forbes![]()
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