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THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY ACT
“All legislative actions on revenue and budget must be determined by a majority vote”
Also known as the CA Majority Rule Campaign, it changes two words in the California Constitution: “Two-thirds” becomes “a majority” in two places. That’s all it takes to make California sane and solvent again.
A Letter to the President
In President Obama’s State of the Union speech he asked if anyone had a better solution to healthcare reform. The officers of the Progressive Caucus along with members of the Healthcare Committee and the Healthcare Strategy Group decided to take him up on his offer and on 02/22/2010 sent the following letter to the President.
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
February 22, 2010
Dear Mr. President:
In your state of the union speech you asked if anyone had a better solution to healthcare reform. The House and Senate bills are convoluted, complex and costly and will fail because they do not address the two most important consumer considerations—costs and benefits. There are concerns that the insurance industry and conglomerates will evade controls on pre-existing conditions and make the policies too costly. [Complete letter here]
FIRST IN THE NATION!
The California Democratic Party Adopts Progressive Caucus Resolution "End the U.S. Occupation & Air War in Afghanistan" More
Caucus Chair Karen Bernal on BBC News!
Our Caucus Chair, Karen Bernal was interviewed by BBC News on the
eve of the Massachusetts Election! Listen to the interview here
WE MADE IT ON FAUX NEWS!
Progressive Caucus Executive Board Responds to
Congresswoman Woolsey's Support of Jane Harman
Faux News "genius" Glenn Beck takes notice and the Caucus receives hate mail from his genius listeners. Read the media coverage, watch Beck's video and download a full copy of the letter here [pdf]
AFL-CIO Convention Endorses Single-Payer!
Unanimous Vote for Medicare-for-All Reform
September 15, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
PITTSBURGH - In a historic vote that adds the nation's leading voice of American workers to a broad national campaign, the AFL-CIO voted unanimously at its national convention here today to endorse the enactment of single-payer, universal healthcare for all Americans. [more]
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