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Texas Raids Planned Parenthood Clinics In Unconstitutional Plot To Intimidate Doctors

These raids are just Gov. Abbott’s latest attempt to take healthcare away from countless Texans, all to advance a twisted political agenda.

October 22, 2015
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate: Let's Drug Test Seniors On Medicare

The Republican campaign to paint recipients of public support as drug abusers and “moochers” has gone entirely off the rails. Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin has just proposed drug testing Medicare and Medicaid recipients – demanding that we drug test senior citizens before we pay back the benefits that they have paid for in taxes…

October 8, 2015
Republicans' 1% Budget Exposed as New Democratic Plan Taxes the Rich and Protects the Poor

On Monday, House Democrats unveiled their $3.7 trillion budget for the upcoming year. The budget stands in stark contrast to the Republican budget released last week, which showers millionaires and large corporations with tax cuts and giveaways, while gutting the nation’s social safety net. The budget, proposed by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, includes President Obama’s…

March 24, 2015