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Americans for Democratic Action

17 hours ago

Americans for Democratic Action
With an eye on 2024, we are resuming our election spotlights. We will begin with monthly updates and then, as we get closer to November 2024, we will begin posting more often. We hope you find them informative and use the information to increase your activism in the critical months ahead.The past few months have made it crystal clear just how vital it is that we liberals regain control of the House and expand our Senate majority. We are under no illusions about how difficult meeting this goal will be but, with your active support and engagement, we know it is possible.Click here to make a donation to ADA today! adaction.org/donate/one-time-contribution-to-ada/Like John Boehner (R-OH) before him, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is discovering that, when one makes bargains with extremists, there is a price to be paid. They are not interested in governing but only interested in making their points. From the 15 ballots it took to make him Speaker to the debacle over the debt ceiling debate, this generation’s current handful of diehards have become the tail that wags the dog. And, we’re all paying the price.Front and center in the MAGA whacko caucus is the gun-toting 36 year old grandma representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, Lauren Boebert (R). When we wrote about her during the 2022 election cycle, we noted that “Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District is decidedly conservative but most of the voters there are unaffiliated leaving ample room for organizing and education.” At the time, many pooh-poohed our analysis but Adam Frisch (D) proved us correct when he came within 554 votes of defeating her. He caught her by surprise then. She is likely to be far more prepared for the rematch in 2024. But, her extreme views could well mean trouble for her this time around.Frisch served on the Aspen City Council and chaired the Pitkin country financial review committee. He characterizes himself as a moderate, pragmatic Democrat. He says he will focus on issues of real concern to citizens of the 3rd CD as opposed to Boebert’s “Angertainment.” He is pro-choice and promises to work on job training programs necessary to build the economy in the district. Boebert, with a lifetime ADA voting record of 5%, justifies her extreme policies saying, “I support the people of Pueblo not the people of Paris.” We assume Parisians are grateful. She is rabidly pro-gun and anti-choice. She has declared that she will defend her right to carry a gun where ever she wants including in the Capitol despite the fact that that is against the law in both the Capitol and Washington, DC. In addition, she is alleged to have directed January 6th insurrectionists to then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. In hearings and statements on the floor, she continually displays her lack of understanding about the facts underpinning issues of concern to all Americans. She is currently divorcing her husband citing irreconcilable differences. We have irreconcilable differences with her and want a divorce as well. We are reaching out to ADA members in her district to help them begin to mount active oppositions to her. We have hope that, this time, we will prevail and the entire country will benefit.Follow the ADA Votes 2024 - Election Spotlight page to stay updated on ADA's electoral activity. act.myngp.com/Forms/5960233731359768576 ... See MoreSee Less

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Americans for Democratic Action

2 weeks ago

Americans for Democratic Action
Julie Su represents the best of America. The daughter of Chinese immigrants who opened a pizza franchise restaurant, built a laundromat business, & raised a daughter who became a leading worker’s advocate and civil rights leader, Julie knows what it means to support working families. #ConfirmJulieSuNow ... See MoreSee Less

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Americans for Democratic Action

3 weeks ago

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Massive Republican tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations have accounted for 57% of the increase in the debt-to-GDP ratio since 2001. If Speaker McCarthy were serious about the deficit, he wouldn’t have refused to close a SINGLE corporate tax loophole. ... See MoreSee Less

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Americans for Democratic Action

4 weeks ago

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The House GOP’s debt default bill is all about picking winners and losers.The winners: the ultra-rich who can keep getting away with dodging taxes.The losers: every working American and veteran who needs healthcare and nutrition assistance.That’s just unacceptable. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

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Americans for Democratic Action

1 month ago

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CANCELLED: Sorry but we have had to cancel this event for now. We'll share information on a reschedule when available.Join us May 3rd at 6 p.m. as we view and discuss a new documentary about ADA's own Patsy T. Mink. The Zoom event will feature the filmmaker and Mink''s daughter Wendy Mink as they discuss the passage of the landmark Title IX legislation which has meant so very much to women in sports and elsewhere and how it almost didn't happen. It's sure to be a wonderful evening. The event is free but you must register to attend. act.myngp.com/Forms/4086736286373642240?midqs=gyusQTyafYB6ve5Rc96weQ ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

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Americans for Democratic Action

2 months ago

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President Biden’s proposed budget raises $5 trillion to lower the deficit and make investments in working families by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. ... See MoreSee Less

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Americans for Democratic Action

2 months ago

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There is plenty of money to support investments in working families—like paid leave and child care—if we make the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. Not only can we more than afford the programs for working people we already have, we can afford to EXPAND them. ... See MoreSee Less

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Americans for Democratic Action

2 months ago

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Those tax cuts for the rich and corporations have been the primary driver of federal budget deficits. The Bush tax cuts and the Trump tax cuts have cost us $10 trillion in revenue over the last two decades. They are responsible for 57% of the increase in the debt as a share of the economy since 2001. ... See MoreSee Less

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Americans for Democratic Action

2 months ago

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This Tax Day, Congress should reverse decades of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations and start making them pay their fair share. Congress should use that revenue to better fund—not cut—services that benefit working families such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education, childcare, housing, nutrition programs and more. ... See MoreSee Less

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