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Many happy couples, one unhappy Steve King

March 3, 2010 by Bleeding Heartland

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desmoinesdem
Congratulations to the same-sex couples who received marriage licenses in Washington, DC today, the first day same-sex marriage became legal in the capital. The city council had approved same-sex marriage rights last fall, but "because Washington is a federal district, the law had to undergo a congressional review period that expired Tuesday." The weddings will begin on March 9 because of a mandatory waiting period.

One person who wasn't celebrating today was Representative Steve King. He complained yesterday that Republican leaders in Congress didn't push "hard enough" to overturn the D.C. city council's decision on marriage equality.

Republican lawmakers, led by Rep.

Reframing Climate Bill: Jobs, Cleaner Air, National Security

Submitted by The Political E... on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 10:51
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jer45y@gmail.com (James Rowen)
Thomas Friedman takes note of a new bi-partisan effort to create jobs, clean the air and reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil.

And to avoid some of the ideological and potentially paralyzing opposition from the far right over climate change that has blocked legislation in the Senate and might saddle future generations with dirtier air, higher unemployment and endless manipulation by hostile foreign oil producers.

Congressional Quarterly summarized it this way:

Senate passes jobs bill; Grassley votes no

February 24, 2010 by Bleeding Heartland

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desmoinesdem
The U.S. Senate passed a scaled-back jobs bill today by a 70-28 vote (roll call here). 57 of the 59 Senate Democrats voted for the bill; Ben Nelson of Nebraska voted no and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey was absent. 13 Republicans voted for the bill. Five of them helped Democrats break a Republican filibuster on Monday: Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, and the retiring Kit Bond of Missouri and George Voinovich of Ohio. Two Republicans who were absent for Monday's cloture vote also voted yes today: Orrin Hatch of Utah and Richard Burr of North Carolina.

Dem Women of Sandoval County Offer Free Insider Perspective on Health Care Reform

February 23, 2010 by Democracy for N...

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From Democratic Women of Sandoval County:
Stop talking about healthcare reform (until you’ve heard this presentation)! Get the inside scoop and get powerful. Everyone is welcome to hear national political consultant Faith McKenna, who specializes in effective messaging: Thursday, February 25, 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Raymond G. Sanchez Community Center (main meeting room), 9800 Fourth St NW, Albuquerque, 87114. RSVP requested but not required to Jenna Bryant at Jenna [at] FMJ-Communications [dot] com. Check out the details of this presentation below the fold.

Discouraged about healthcare reform (especially in the wake of the Massachusetts election)? Outraged that real change just doesn't seem possible now? Having trouble figuring out which provisions to support in the current bills, and more importantly, how to talk about healthcare reform issues?

There’s a reason healthcare reform is so difficult – most of the arguments used to support it actually help the insurance companies by making people less likely to support meaningful changes to our healthcare system.

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