Really, Mr. Speaker?
Last week the GOP had the gall to release this outrageous video "celebrating" Hispanic Heritage Month.
The video features Speaker John Boehner and a string of Republicans paying hollow lip services to the contributions of Hispanics to this country. Meanwhile, those same Republican "leaders" are holding the economy hostage over Obamacare — when 15 million Hispanics in this country are uninsured — gutting SNAP benefits for millions of low-income families, and continuing to derail comprehensive immigration reform.
Watch our video responding to the GOP. (Click here to see the video in Spanish.)
Read moreMayor Gimenez Cuts County Health Care Planning, Undermines ACA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Contact: Rachel Johnson, 305.771.2167
Email: [email protected]
Mayor Gimenez plans to eliminate Miami-Dade County's Health Care Planning Department on October 1st, the same day a major change to the health care system takes effect nationwide: brand-new online health exchanges open and enrollment begins.
The planning department is in charge of providing strategic solutions to help residents find insurance and planning for changes in health care. Currently 800,000 residents of Miami-Dade, or a third of our population, lack any health insurance.
By slashing the department from the budget, Mayor Gimenez follows the lead of Governor Rick Scott and tea party Republicans to sabotage the Affordable Care Act and prevent low-income Americans from accessing life-saving, affordable health coverage.
DPVA Chair, Miami-Dade Democratic Chair Conference Call on Cuccinelli and Rubio’s Dangerous Agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Monday, September 16, 2013
Contact: Brian Coy, 804.644.1966
Email: [email protected]
DPVA Chair and Miami-Dade Democratic Chair Conference Call on Cuccinelli and Rubio’s Dangerous Agenda
On Monday, September 16th at 9:00 am ET, Democratic Party of Virginia Chair Delegate Charniele Herring and Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chair Annette Taddeo-Goldstein will hold a media conference call to discuss how dangerous Ken Cuccinelli and Marco Rubio’s anti-women’s health agenda is for Virginia.
Read moreLibraries Win Hard Victory at County Budget Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Contact: Rachel Johnson, 305.771.2167
Email: [email protected]
Libraries Win Hard Victory at County Budget Meeting
Thanks to weeks of hard work by public library advocates and allies, Miami-Dade county commissioners voted last night — at the end of an eight-hour-long meeting during which they heard from hundreds of community members — on a compromise that will use budgetary reserves to fully fund our library system this year.
Read moreWe did it: We saved our libraries!
This week, library advocates took on County Hall — and won.
After a long, hard fight for public libraries, the county commissioners finally heard us: 251 jobs, 22 libraries, two bookmobiles, and the core of the Miami-Dade public library system were saved in a late-night vote at the county budget meeting.
Hundreds of people took to the podium — during a meeting that lasted more than 8 hours — to speak powerfully and eloquently about the need to invest in our public libraries. Students, teachers, seniors, librarians, library staff, advocates, local mayors, and our own chair Annette Taddeo-Goldstein and executive director Juan Cuba all stressed the vital role of libraries in the life of the community.
Read more2014 is here! Get trained
Join one of our upcoming trainings on voter registration or our voter database (the VAN). Find dates and times and RSVP below.
Read moreAsk the Florida House to Meet on Stand Your Ground
Senator Dwight Bullard needs our help asking these Florida Representatives to call a hearing on the Stand Your Ground law during the first committee week (the week of September 23) or immediately after.
Starting Tuesday, September 10th, please call these two representatives:
Representative Matt Gaetz (850) 833-9328
Representative Dennis Baxley (352) 732-1313
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