Yakima County Democratic Party News
March 04, 2010
Thank you Senators Murray and Cantwell
Today Senator Maria Cantwell became the 35th Senator to sign the letter in support of the Public Option through reconcilialtion. Senator Patty Murray signed the letter earlier. We are proud of their willingness to listen to their constituents and appreciate their taking a public stand on the Public Option.
March 03, 2010
Registration for Camp Wellstone Now Open
Camp Wellstone has announced campaign training for Seattle from April 30 - May 2. You can register for one of the several tracks by going to their website: http://wellstone.org/training-calendar/camp-wellstone-seattle-0
Camp Wellstone is divided into three tracks:
- Activist track: For people interested in citizen lobbying, issue advocacy, and community organizing, this track provides skills in how to win on issues.
- Campaign track: This track focuses on how to be an effective staff or volunteer member of a winning progressive campaign.
- Candidate track: This is for people who have made the decision to run for office.
Washington State Democratic Party News
Gov. Gregoire's statement on EPA finding
Gov. Chris Gregoire today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding ...[more]
Salazar, Gregoire celebrate stimulus package
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Gov. Chris Gregoire blew the horn of the Obama administration economic stimulus package in Seattle Wednesday, but they acknowledged that other instruments must be in play for the U.S. economy to fully recover. ...[more]
Cantwell seeks aid for small banks
Community banks need the same kind of help from the federal government that Wall Street received, and they need it now, Sen. Maria Cantwell said Tuesday. ...[more]
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]
National Democratic Party News
Chairman Kaine: "Final March for Reform" Begins Today
“Today, the President outlined the way forward on health insurance reform and called on Congress to act with dispatch to pass historic and long overdue reforms to our country’s health insurance system,” said Kaine. “Almost a year has pas ...[more]
KAINE CONGRATULATES THE SENATE ON PASSING A BIPARTISAN BILL TO CREATE JOBS
“Today’s Senate vote marks another critical step on the path to economic stability. This time last year, the economy was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs each month and the country was in an economic spiral. One year later, the CBO reports that ...[more]
DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Praises New CBO Report Confirming The Recovery Act Created Up To 2.1 Million Jobs In The Final Quarter Of 2009
“The report issued today from the nonpartisan CBO could not be clearer in its conclusions. In the fourth quarter of 2009 alone, the President’s Recovery Act was directly responsible for creating up to 2.1 million jobs, holding the unemployment rate t ...[more]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine Statement on Election of Roslyn M. Brock as the new Chairwoman of the N.A.A.C.P.
I am honored to congratulate Roslyn M. Brock on her election as the new Chair of the Board of Directors for the N.A.A.C.P. With her election Chairwoman Brock becomes only the fourth woman to serve in that position and the youngest Chair of this histo ...[more]
DNC CHAIRMAN TIM KAINE PRAISES PRESIDENT'S HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM PROPOSAL
“The health reform package offered by the President today responds to the needs of the American people by protecting those who have health insurance, providing a path to affordable insurance for those who don’t have it or are faced with losing it, and ...[more]
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