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Stand with Wendy Davis
Join Left Action and EMILY's List and Show Your Support for Wendy Davis On Thursday, state Senator Wendy Davis made her big announcement: She's officially running for governor of Texas. And EMILY's List is proud to endorse Wendy – she's exactly the kind of woman we need in elected office. Wendy perseveres, she won't back down from a fight, and she will continue to put herself on the line to protect us against the GOP and their never-ending War on Women. She stood up to Gov. Rick Perry...
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Tell House Republicans: "Go Defund Yourself"
(update: We're having an impact! The Washington Post reports that Boehner now "will not be paid for the duration of the shutdown." Unclear whether that simply means a delay in payment, so keep up the pressure until we get confirmation, and until ALL the Republicans responsible for this agree to forgo their pay!) After more than 40 votes to repeal Obamacare, John Boehner and his House Republican caucus have taken their crazed obsession to a new level: They actually...
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Tell Boehner: Don't Cut off Food Aid to Hungry American Kids
Through no fault of their own, nearly 1 in 5 American children live in households that struggle to put food on the table.1 For many of these kids, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the sole safety net that keeps them from going to bed hungry. SNAP is the Federal government’s single most successful program for directly combating childhood hunger, with children accounting for nearly half of all SNAP recipients. But the House of Representatives has voted to slash SNAP, and...
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Tell Texas: Creationism doesn't belong in a science textbook
Religious Right leaders in Texas have been waging war against science and history for the past few decades. A primary target and battleground has been the state's public schools, and in particular the statewide approval process for textbooks. And unless we take action now, they may well succeed in removing science from science textbooks: Students in Texas will soon be reading biology textbooks that teach creationism if some of the state's textbook review panelists have their way....
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Tell the Republicans: Stop Shamelessly Exploiting Benghazi
All Americans can agree that the attacks in Benghazi were horrific. And all Americans can agree that it is completely appropriate for there to be a thorough impartial investigation into what went wrong. But Republican leaders have moved way beyond what is appropriate and reasonable, and are now shamelessly and obsessively exploiting the tragedy in an effort to whip up support among the crackpots and conspiracy theorists that constitute the Republican base. Endless...
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Tell Congress: It's time to repeal DOMA
Tell the Congress: It's time to repeal (the rest of) DOMA. On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court spoke loud and clear: Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. But the rest of DOMA is still on the books. It's time to repeal DOMA once and for all. It's clear that the walls excluding LGBT Americans from equality under the law are coming tumbling down. The Supreme Court justices, other judges and state legislatures who have come down on the side of equality are doing...
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Tell House Republicans: Stop Holding Medicare Hostage
Sign your name and tell House Republicans to stop holding Medicare hostage while refusing to end tax breaks for millionaires. If Congress doesn't act by September 30th, the government will be forced to shut down, wreaking havoc on our economy and working families. And now, House Republicans are demanding brutal cuts as outlined in Paul Ryan's budget. We can't let that happen. Sign your name and tell House Republicans to cut millionaire tax breaks instead of Medicare for our seniors. ...
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Tell President Obama you support his steps against gun violence
Add your name right now, stand with President Obama, and tell him you support his actions to fight gun violence. In spite of tragedy upon tragedy, Congress has refused to take even the most minimal action to curb gun violence. So President Obama has announced new steps via executive orders: The White House announced Thursday two gun control executive actions: One to close a loophole that exists related to background checks and another to bar the reimportation of U.S. military...
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Tell Alaska: Don't Send Sarah Palin to the Senate
Sarah Palin is strongly considering a run for the US Senate, and at least one poll has her at the top of the Republican contenders. Which is why it's time for an "intervention" with the good people of Alaska. Please join us in sending them a message, begging them to NOT make this mistake: Dear Alaska: We love you dearly. Really, we do. But we are begging you -- don't make the mistake of sending Sarah Palin to the US Senate. You've got so much going for you. ...
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Tell Mitch McConnell: Stop the GOP Gridlock
In an incredible abuse of power, Mitch McConnell staged 428 filibusters since he became Minority Leader in 2007. It's the highest rate of obstruction in history – but a badge of honor for McConnell, who once declared himself the "proud guardian of gridlock." Now, after nearly three decades in Washington, McConnell is the embodiment of political dysfunction. He used partisan gridlock to kill job growth, stop aid to small businesses, hurt women's ability to gain equal pay for...
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