Yakima County Democratic Party News
February 06, 2010
NAACP Releases Federal Report Card
On Wednesday, February 3 the NAACP released its annual Congressional Legislative Report Card, an evaluation of the voting records of Congressional members on NAACP agenda issues. The NAACP has graded the U.S. Congress on the “bread and butter” civil rights agenda since 1914. The report card provides a non-partisan assessment of the first session of the 111th Congress, and is designed to provide NAACP members with insight into the general voting patterns of congressional representatives and state delegations. Washington Representatives, Inslee, Dicks, Larsen and McDermott received A grades for ratings above 90%. Baird and Smith received B's for a rating of 88%. Reichert at 52%, McMorris Rodgers at 18% and Hastings at 16% were all graded F. Both of our Senators, Murray and Cantwell received an A. The full report can be found at...[more]
Washington State Democratic Party News
Gov. Gregoire's statement on education funding lawsuit decision
Gov. Chris Gregoire today issued the following statement regarding the King County Superior Court's decision on the statewide school funding case, McCleary v. State of Washington: ...[more]
Gregoire leading governors security council
Gov. Chris Gregoire is one of 10 governors appointed by the president to a homeland security council focused on the National Guard. ...[more]
Stimulus funds going for green jobs in state
Washington state will receive another piece of the $787 billion federal stimulus spending package, this time a $6 million grant to train workers in energy-efficient construction jobs. ...[more]
Cantwell to banks: Loan, don't gamble
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is emerging as the U.S. Senate's most outspoken advocate of legislation to inoculate the country against the kind of near financial collapse seen in the fall of 2008. ...[more]
Wash., Oregon to get $590M for high-speed rail
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said the projects will increase the number of Amtrak passenger trains between the Northwest's two biggest cities, as well as reduce rail congestion and improve on-time reliability. ...[more]
National Democratic Party News
DNC CHAIRMAN TIM KAINE CALLS OUT REPUBLICANS FOR SHAKING DOWN WALL STREET IN EXCHANGE FOR POLITICAL FAVORS
Washington, D.C. - Following news reports this morning that Republicans are seeking to raise money from Wall Street and the banking lobby using the pitch that they will stymie financial regulatory reform and protect banks from the type of oversight tha ...[more]
DNC CHAIRMAN TIM KAINE PRAISES THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW $30 BILLION SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND
I am proud to join President Obama in calling on Congress to approve a new Small Business Lending Fund aimed at further easing the burdens faced by small businesses and increasing their access to credit. Today's announcement is the latest in a series ...[more]
DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Calls President Obama's State of the Union Address "A Home Run for the Middle Class"
“Tonight America was looking to President Obama to lay out a vision to restore the middle class, get the economy back on track, create jobs and to change the hyper-partisan way Washington works and in every respect, he hit the ball out of the park. Th ...[more]
DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Says Growth Report Shows Economy is On Road to Recovery, Praises President, Congressional Democrats for Adopting Policies that Have Begun to Turn Economy Around
Washington, DC –Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement on today’s news that the economy grew at a rate of 5.7 percent in the last quarter - the highest rate of GDP growth since 2003 and the second consecutive qu ...[more]
DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Calls President Obama's State of the Union Address "A Home Run for the Middle Class"
“Tonight America was looking to President Obama to lay out a vision to restore the middle class, get the economy back on track, create jobs and to change the hyper-partisan way Washington works and in every respect, he hit the ball out of the ...[more]
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