Washington 2017: The U.S. Political RP IC-Volume II (OPEN)

[Meelducan]

Washington D.C

Donald Johnson was in a rush today, he had a lot to do! The congressional lifestyle was very spontaneous, something that Donald got a real thrill out of. He was going to meet with some New York representative, he was a Democrat so that made everything better.

Donald do the quick paced walk down the halls of one of the House Office buildings. He pushed passed a staffer carrying Coffee, causing her to spill it on the ground. Silly lady. He approached the mans office and pushed open the door ignoring the secretary - if the representative had one.

“Hello, it is me Donald Johnson, the best Doctor in California. I come to meet you!” Donald spoke confidently as he went and gave his colleague a wet, sloppy kiss on both cheeks.

[Amuaplye]

Washington D.C

Donald Johnson was in a rush today, he had a lot to do! The congressional lifestyle was very spontaneous, something that Donald got a real thrill out of. He was going to meet with some New York representative, he was a Democrat so that made everything better.

Donald do the quick paced walk down the halls of one of the House Office buildings. He pushed passed a staffer carrying Coffee, causing her to spill it on the ground. Silly lady. He approached the mans office and pushed open the door ignoring the secretary - if the representative had one.

“Hello, it is me Donald Johnson, the best Doctor in California. I come to meet you!” Donald spoke confidently as he went and gave his colleague a wet, sloppy kiss on both cheeks.

He was too uncomfortable to push him away. "I have a wife. Don't do that again."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Scotty Marlowe @BeamMeUpScotty While I disagree with the President in many areas, I must give credit where credit is due. He has finally made the issue of clean energy bipartisan, with a focus on nuclear energy I can support. (Though we should not forget about solar, hydro, or wind!) Making our country energy independent with an infrastructure that can lead us into the future is a must.

Scotty Marlowe @BeamMeUpScotty Clean energy is our future if we wish to have a sustainable world and combat global climate change. I hope that the rest of the Republican Party who have been slow to support the conservation of our Earth will finally get a move on to pass the necessary pieces of legislation. This is not a liberal or conservative issue. This is an American one.

[Meelducan]

Washington D.C

"Sorry friend!" Donald said doing the moonwalk backwards. "I have some very important things to discuss with you, like the STD Act and the upcoming New York special election. So let's begin!"

Donald reached into his pocket and unfolded the best bill ever written, the STD Act. He knew Pytor would love this bill and if he didn't Donald would make him love it.

Official Name:Saving The Dogs Act

The STD Act

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Overview: Every year, especially around summer time, many dogs get roasted alive when their owners leave them in their cars with the windows being fully up and the AC off. I am sure many of my colleagues have seen the videos of poor dogs being left in boiling cars with no water and no fresh air. This makes me really sad. This bill would help curb the problem of dog genocide which is currently happening in our nation!

Section 1: Noting that leaving any dog in a hot car is a death sentence, hereby makes it unlawful for any person to leave a dog in a car that exceeds the temperature of 85°F.

Section 2: This heinous crime shall be known as 'Dog Abuse'.
(2.A1) 'Dog Abuse' shall be classed as a misdemeanor and carry a minimum fine of $500.
(2.A2) If the perpetrator of this crime is found to be abusing more than one dog they shall be fined $750 per dog.

Section 3: Dog Abuse may also be applied to dogs who have been:
(3.A1) Starved,
(3.A2) Punched,
(3.A3) Kicked,
(3.A4) Strangled,
(3.A5) Mutilated
(3.A6) Purposely dehydrated
(3.A7) Choke slammed

Section 4: Empowers Law Enforcement, at their discretion, to use whatever means necessary to free unsupervised Dogs from cars that exceed the temperature of 85°F.

Section 5: At Law Enforcement discretion, they may confiscate the abused animal.

This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to save dogs, to improve the United States Law and is backed by Donald Johnson on April 1st, 2017.

Do Not Remove: 1337

"What do you think friends, a great bill, right?"

[Amuaplye]

Washington D.C

"Sorry friend!" Donald said doing the moonwalk backwards. "I have some very important things to discuss with you, like the STD Act and the upcoming New York special election. So let's begin!"

Donald reached into his pocket and unfolded the best bill ever written, the STD Act. He knew Pytor would love this bill and if he didn't Donald would make him love it.

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Official Name:Saving The Dogs Act

The STD Act

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Overview: Every year, especially around summer time, many dogs get roasted alive when their owners leave them in their cars with the windows being fully up and the AC off. I am sure many of my colleagues have seen the videos of poor dogs being left in boiling cars with no water and no fresh air. This makes me really sad. This bill would help curb the problem of dog genocide which is currently happening in our nation!

Section 1: Noting that leaving any dog in a hot car is a death sentence, hereby makes it unlawful for any person to leave a dog in a car that exceeds the temperature of 85°F.

Section 2: This heinous crime shall be known as 'Dog Abuse'.
(2.A1) 'Dog Abuse' shall be classed as a misdemeanor and carry a minimum fine of $500.
(2.A2) If the perpetrator of this crime is found to be abusing more than one dog they shall be fined $750 per dog.

Section 3: Dog Abuse may also be applied to dogs who have been:
(3.A1) Starved,
(3.A2) Punched,
(3.A3) Kicked,
(3.A4) Strangled,
(3.A5) Mutilated
(3.A6) Purposely dehydrated
(3.A7) Choke slammed

Section 4: Empowers Law Enforcement, at their discretion, to use whatever means necessary to free unsupervised Dogs from cars that exceed the temperature of 85°F.

Section 5: At Law Enforcement discretion, they may confiscate the abused animal.

This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to save dogs, to improve the United States Law and is backed by Donald Johnson on April 1st, 2017.

Do Not Remove: 1337

"What do you think friends, a great bill, right?"

"Don't we already have legislation on this?"

[Tumblrena]

Seattle, Washington

Mayor's Office

2010

Monday

3 July

2017

Walton is finding herself in a very frustrating position. She has based most of her strategy for the next parts of the party's development around her interview arrangement with WNN and going from what she shows and reveals there. There have been severe problems with the network and making the interview come out when it is supposed to and now with all the time overdue everything needs to be rearranged and putting it back together is harder when the original layout was very strict. It is a lesson in maintaining flexibility but she wishes she did not have to learn it. However it is too late for regrets since the President delivering a joint address means that she needs to step up and deliver a response for the Progressives. The President's language has been helpful by referencing the three parties and with a response there is some extra reinforcing of the understanding that the system is now a three party one. She knows that it will not last while the Democrats try to be a liberal party and that one of them will have to overpower the other but for now three must be how it is. Beating the Democrats to the punch today is another step towards making sure the one who comes out on top will be the Progressives.

Arranging the networks to carry her response is much easier than the disaster situation with WNN. She is delivering it in the comfortable environment of her office in Seattle and has chosen to have the background for the camera be overlooking the city as she appreciates the imagery. She is composed in a simple white dress and seated and begins to speak.

"Good evening everyone. My name is Ellen Walton and I am sure many of you have heard of me. Many of you voted for me in this last election and I was honored to have your support as we broke down barriers that many thought were impossible and I give you my sincere thanks for that. We started something that night that I believe we can continue to bring this country forward. I was disappointed to see tonight that the President seems to have his path set in the opposite direction.

If you do not know me, I am most of all a proud Progressive, and the Mayor of Seattle. You can see that beautiful city right behind me, shining in the night. Most of those lights I am proud to say are running on electricity from energy sources that are clean and renewable as we choose not to turn to coal and smog but to shine through a clearer night.

The goal of a clean environment is something that has always been close to my heart and close to the hearts of Americans across the nation. We love our country, from rolling hills to sweeping plains from sea to shining sea and preserving it for our children is one of the most important issues we have facing us today.

I am sad to say that a man who I believed that whatever his other flaws were would stand up for environment chose tonight to announce that he was turning his back on conservation. With an energy crisis coming quickly in our future the President has decided that the allure of a lobby with deep pockets is worth making that coming crisis even more severe and leaving a country for our children worse rather than better than the one we have enjoyed.

The twisting of statistics standing before Congress trying to frame nuclear power as the solution to our problems fall apart when we scrutinize them. The goal of the President is to convince us not to believe what we already know is true. Nuclear power is incredibly dangerous and the idea of restructuring our energy to rely on that source sells out the future health and welfare of all who live in this country we love.

Three Mile Island, Fukushima, Chernobyl, we know all these names not as thriving communities but as irradiated wastelands. Thousands dead and tens of thousands losing their homes is the price that was paid in this dangerous experiment. It is a price that is too high.

The truth is that nuclear power is fundamentally unsafe even without these disasters which we see time and again and others which are only narrowly averted. Calling nuclear energy clean is self delusion. It is a source of power that creates waste that coal could only dream of making. Radioactive waste that is poured out by these plants remains unsafe not for thousands but millions of years. On our human scale the waste created will never be safe again. We bury the waste in our environment risking poisoning our groundwater and plant and animal life and slowly but surely cutting away at the natural lands where we once could explore as more and more of our country is set up as disposal zones for the radical concept of a nation relying on radioactivity to provide our power.

Nuclear power is dangerous and destructive and in the end it is not renewable. It is as limited as any fossil fuel. The uranium we mine for it has limits. We can and will run out just as surely as we will run out of coal and oil. Using uranium buys us a few more years of energy before the crash while causing so much more harm for our environment and risking so many more lives from disaster.

There are alternatives from solar, to wind, to hydroelectric to geothermal energy and more. But the dangerous part of this proposal is that the President is deciding to do it all himself. He is not submitting this as a request to Congress. This is a unilateral executive action. The President's last unilateral actions were unveiled measures to strike at sexual minorities in this country. Now he has decided to go it on his own again.

The President can do this because of what he calls a "bipartisan budget". It was Winston's last budget that created an infrastructure slush fund for the executive without any accountability for how it is used. Calling this budget bipartisan is true because it is a perfect example of the two party duopoly that has two parties that are opposed to each other actually take advantage and feed off of one another for the benefit of them over the country or the people. That budget bill was a construction of the establishment that has already done harm to this country. In a recession when times are hardest it made harsh cuts to every social and health program when they need resources now more than ever. Taking that money away from the ones who need it to make an "executive fund" created to be exploited by Winston if had escaped impeachment or the President who came after was a crushing blow. The Senators and Representatives in the lame duck session after many had already been voted out cut a deal by Leaders Carter and Allison that will prolong the recession and make the hardest hit even worse off, but lets them secure their duopoly and take pork funding back to their districts.

That budget was another example of the duopoly that has "cooperated" to their own gain but it was not their first and the President was kind enough to show us their latest. For the final "cooperations" of the Winston Administration we were given Danders' RLSA supported by Democrats and Republicans in Congress that we have seen the painful effect from. There were some high expectations for the program but the power brokers who created it understood what would happen. Benefits have been cut or twisted out of recognition all across the country from healthcare to retirement and once again the people suffer because of the machinations in Washington.

The President has called for a balanced budget and I believe that is a concept that all of us can get behind. As a goal to balance spending and revenue we would in a rational world work steadily to make the changes needed while understanding that when times are tough like they are today that it is better to use a temporary deficit than to make a deep recession even deeper with intense austerity. The amendment from the President and the Democrats is incredibly valuable. Instead of balancing the budget over years it demands that in the middle of a recession that we cut welfare, benefits and economic security spending by massive amounts and forces additional cuts on top of "balancing" that defy sense. It is the height of fiscal irresponsibility and it shows that the goal has more to do with stripping away the social safety net than fighting debt.

The action taken for a balanced budget was radical and destructive but it at least showed a common goal. I cannot say the same about the Minuteman Act. A bill that was created to make the most dangerous weapons even easier for killers to acquire and that brazenly handed money to gun manufacturers shows that the priority of the Republicans and Democrats who created and voted for it is to the donations of big gun dealers instead of the lives of the citizens of our country. It is not surprising that it was Donald Johnson who co sponsored the bill as a Democrat who has been a regressive force since he came into office. His behavior towards women would be unacceptable for any public official even without his creation of destructive and corrupt legislation but even the so called liberal Democrats will not condemn him. They know he represents them more than they will admit.

Where has this spirit of cooperation been for the bills that matter? Senator Enchanted introduced a bill to raise a minimum wage that is at its lowest level compared to income in history and it was tabled in the Senate even in a recession. The Proud Future Act from Senator Kingston banned the horrible practice of conversion therapy and made the changes that have been delayed for too long to bring equality for our LGBTQ+ friends in this country and the Senate took it apart. After the Dillon shooting a bill that simply limited magazine sizes so one person with a gun cannot kill so many was sent to the table as well. Our act to repeal the first of these most recent collusion between Republican and Democratic members of Congress and President Winston that is the WAC Act that has crippled womens healthcare across the country has been constantly blocked from a vote. These are not just ideas for the future but bills already written and ready to be enacted, but stopped by the duopoly in Congress.

This has been a speech filled with more doom and gloom than I would like. As difficult as our circumstances are I still have optimism about our future and our ability to work together towards actual progressive goals. The Dudley bill was a limited act that missed opportunities to create a truly green future but it still showed actual tripartisan cooperation towards a common goal. I hoped that we would see more of that from this administration but even if we do not, I promise that we will fight with the strength that we have in Congress and from state to state to make the kinds of positive changes necessary for our future. We have the motivation and the will and the support of tens of millions of Americans ready for an actual change away from being beaten red and blue by administration after administration. It is a long fight to the next election and a long fight until we choose our next President but even when we are fighting against a system that is rigged against us we will not surrender. There is too much at stake for us to give up now.

I still have a dream of a country where cooperation means doing the actual hard work to help the most vulnerable in our society instead of being a buzzword for a President and Congress that promote their own agenda above all. We can reach that dream step by step with your support. Call your members of Congress and tell them to support the Fairness in Wages Act, the Proud Future Act, the High Capacity Magazine Ban Act and the WAC Repeal Act. Get out and make your voice heard demanding that Congress and the administration listen to you before they listen to their special interests and donors. Vote in your special elections from Virginia to Massachusetts and get out and volunteer to start spreading the word for when the midterms arrive. We are ready to fight, but to get the votes in Congress we need your votes in the elections to come.

But more than anything in tough times like today take that extra moment for your neighbors and your friends. Help a man who has lost his home get a meal. Help a single mother who is struggling by watching her child for an afternoon. Be a friend to someone who does not have one. Change in this country cannot only happen from the top down but from the ground up. For a progressive transformation change must spread from this country into Congress, because Congress won't do it on their own. We are a generation of change. We are ready to shake things up and transform the system, and with all of us pulling together we are just getting started."

[The Orion Islands]

Wilson Twitter @KeepWyomingGreat
“The Republicans are the party that defended the Second Amendment, the party that voted to stand up to China, the party that defeated ISIS, and the party that stood up for the unborn.”
“The Progressives are the party of generational welfare, unconstitutional gun restrictions, the abortion at any point party, the destruction of Wyoming’s economy party, the party that will tell China and Russia do whatever you want, and the party of letting ISIS walk free and economic destruction of America.”

[Aureumterra]

Wilson Twitter @KeepWyomingGreat
“The Republicans are the party that defended the Second Amendment, the party that voted to stand up to China, the party that defeated ISIS, and the party that stood up for the unborn.”
“The Progressives are the party of generational welfare, unconstitutional gun restrictions, the abortion at any point party, the destruction of Wyoming’s economy party, the party that will tell China and Russia do whatever you want, and the party of letting ISIS walk free and economic destruction of America.”

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[Meelducan]

Washington D.C

"No, silly goose, we have no legislation on Dog abuse! We need to save our dogs, don't you think? We also need to defeat evil corporations such as Walmart! I heard some inside information that Walmart horribly mutilates the poor dog!"

[Amuaplye]

Washington D.C

"No, silly goose, we have no legislation on Dog abuse! We need to save our dogs, don't you think? We also need to defeat evil corporations such as Walmart! I heard some inside information that Walmart horribly mutilates the poor dog!"

Pyotr looked confused. "Animal abuse is already a crime, albeit not a federal one, although it is illegal in all 50 states. This is just redundant. And besides, what does Walmart do with this?"

[Meelducan]

Washington D.C

"Walmart is behind everything, we must destroy them." Donald took the copy of the STD Act of Pytor and placed it back into his pocket. Donald didn't like him! How dare he disrespect Donald like that. He would pay! However, Donald had more important things to do like help Rod win a Senate campaign. He pulled out a picture and passed it to him.

"As you know, there is a special election happening in New York. A great Democrat, Rod Johnson, is running. I need you to do a good thing and endorse him!" Donald also do the hushed tone. "If you endorse him, you will receive many great things! I can get you onto many committees, great ones too, not the boring ones." Donald say with a wink.

[Amuaplye]

Washington D.C

"Walmart is behind everything, we must destroy them." Donald took the copy of the STD Act of Pytor and placed it back into his pocket. Donald didn't like him! How dare he disrespect Donald like that. He would pay! However, Donald had more important things to do like help Rod win a Senate campaign. He pulled out a picture and passed it to him.

"As you know, there is a special election happening in New York. A great Democrat, Rod Johnson, is running. I need you to do a good thing and endorse him!" Donald also do the hushed tone. "If you endorse him, you will receive many great things! I can get you onto many committees, great ones too, not the boring ones." Donald say with a wink.

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He shook his head. "I don't take bribes."

[Dentali]

Glen Anderson Campaign Event #57
McConnellsburg, Fulton County



Despite the insistence of his team that his campaigning had given him a considerable lead in name recognition, Anderson liked concrete numbers and refused to assume he had the advantage. He commissioned a statewide poll regarding name recognition of himself, the Lt Governor, Ramalan and a few other potential candidates. He considered commissioning favorable/unfavorable polls on the governor but reasoned he had not been in office long enough for the number to mean anything significant.

Fulton was in South Central Pennsylvania, which made it a convenient drive from DC compared to most of his events. It was an overwhelmingly Republican district, even against Winston in ‘08 it had gone 73.6% red. A county this conservative would be a good measure of how strong Ramalan might be as a rival for the nomination.

One thing he did have as an advantage was the main economic diver of the the county, JLG Industries. They were similar to Anderson Industrial, and manufactured construction and maintenance lifting equipment. AI didn’t do lifting equipment so they were not direct rivals, but Glen had grow up around the industrial equipment business, he knew the owners and more importantly the business itself from the top down.

He started his visit of the country by visiting JLG, speaking with the workers on the floor, the managers and the owners. During every conversation he was able to demonstrate intimate knowledge of the industry’s unique challenges and asked thoughtful questions regarding the operation of the the business and the factory. As the day went on he was also able to directly relate his policies and positions and how they would positively impact JLG.

After visiting JLG Anderson held a rally in McConnellsburg.

"Thank you all for being here today, and for caring enough about our great state to be involved in this effort to Get Pennsylvania Working for the better. This is an incredible turnout and its truly humbling.”

“Let me begin by introducing myself, I am Congressman Glen Anderson I was born in Lebanon and I have devoted my life to public service. Since I first start representing the 17th district in 2012 I have constantly asked myself, ‘how do I best serve my state?’ Searching for an answer to that question I have traveled to every corner of the state, from my alma mater Penn State, to the streets of Philadelphia, the rusted factories of Erie, to the farms of Lancaster I have consistently traveled and spoke to countless residents of our state, people from all walks of life about their concerns and hopes.”

“The common theme I've been hearing is frustration. People everywhere see a real disconnect between Harrisburg and the rest of Pennsylvania. We feel that not only are our elected leaders not solving the serious problems that face us, but that they are actually causing the problems, and making things worse.”

“The average Pennsylvanian sees a governor and a legislature willing to impose record tax increases on the rest of us that we don't need, don't want, and simply cannot afford.”

“We are perfectly situated to become the strongest state in the union, a economic powerhouse. 1/3rd of our nation’s population is within a 24 hour drive, we have a strong work ethic, our universities are leading advanced research that will change the way we live, and yet every day I see our state hemorrhaging jobs, businesses, and taxpayers at an alarming rate, with no discernible response, or action from Harrisburg other than imposing more taxes and stressing our economy to the breaking point.”

“Regardless of party the people of our state constantly tell me we are heading in the wrong direction, and through all my discussions, my travels across the state and country it has become abundantly clear that our state cannot change direction without changing governors, that is why I am running for governor, to get Pennsylvania working again, I refuse to accept the status quo, the politics as usual.”

“Let me tell you what i stand for... I’m proud to say that in during my tenure in congress, i’ve fought to expand healthcare to our first responders, I have championed education, supporting Education Savings Accounts and merit pay for teachers. Just this year I introduced bills in Congress designed to strengthen our pediatric workforce, to protect and encourage innovation for small businesses, to reform onerous regulations stifling the growth of our communities, and to start a grant program to rehabilitate our crumbling schools. I proudly introduced the “21st Century Agriculture Act of 2017” which will revolutionize how we farm and improving quality of life across the state. I’m Pro-Life, Pro-Free Speech, Pro-Second Amendment, Pro-Student, Pro-Small Business and Firmly against the bloated government and fiscal irresponsibility of Harrisburg.”

“As it stands today Harrisburg has 150,000 pages worth of regulations that impact business and every single citizen, we have a heroin and opioid crisis, we have a skilled labor crisis, we have an economy has stay flat for years under the current administration. And for every problem facing our state, the current administration seems to only find one solution… raise taxes.”

“Harrisburg looks out for itself not the state, from day one as governor I will push to cut property taxes, cut wasteful spending and work to create a more efficient government in Harrisburg that works for the people of our state. I pledge that as your governor I will begin a policy of zero based budgeting, we will track every dollar being spent and we will treat with respect every single one. Despite claims to the contrary I can tell you that Harrisburg does not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem, and today I am calling on the state legislature to begin working on a taxpayer bill of rights.”

“We're standing up for the thousands of Pennsylvanians who are losing their pensions because of politics and incompetence. We're standing up for the Pennsylvanian’s who have lost their jobs and we're standing up for their families who are struggling to make ends meet. We're standing up for those thousands of small business owners who have closed their doors, and the thousands of others who are struggling just to keep them open.”

“I know the anxiety you all are feeling, I have a young daughter myself. She wants to grow up to be a dentist, and I want to not only make sure she can go to college and pursue her dream but that their will be good jobs and economic security when she graduates. Jobs will come from a healthy modernized economy not one built behind barriers to growth or handouts to a privileged few through corporate welfare. In congress I have made my first priority the economic security for families, that is something I will continue as governor, building a 21st century economy where people can work hard not just to get by but to thrive and give their children a better life then they had.”

“You feel like they live in the forgotten land, that no one understands what a blue-collar, working-class family has to go through in Pennsylvania today. You’re good, hard-working people, and ready for a change."

“A few weeks ago I was speaking with some of my fellow congress members from Florida. They told me of Dorothy Famiano and her kids Danielle and Nicholas. Nicholas was born with a condition called spina bifida and is confined to a wheelchair, Danielle has autism and cerebral palsy, and they were both in the foster care program. Dorothy looked at these kids and where others may have seen challenge raising children with special needs instead only saw love and adopted the pair. Today Danielle and Nicholas are thriving teenagers with lives more promising than anyone could have expected.”

“Dorothy deserves all the praise and credit in the world for her actions, but she had hardships raising these kids. The public school system didn’t work for them, there was no place to put them, placed in classrooms overfilled with students that had severe behavioral issues it was not a environment where they could learn or thrive. It wasn’t until Dorothy learned about the Gardiner Scholarship that things turned around. The scholarship was specifically for children with special needs, applying through the Step Up for Students program the Scholarship gave her the ability to homeschool her children, letting her teach her children at their own pace and meeting their needs, from there her kids blossomed and made great progress.”

“Dorothy said ‘They have gifts that aren’t necessarily discovered in a classroom setting. I saw that potential in them from the first time I met them. The success my children are enjoying is due to the fact the Gardiner Scholarship is geared towards each child’s strength. It’s the personalized learning experience that has made it so successful. A lot of people don’t understand this.’”

“Thousands of students in our state face the same challenges that Dorothy’s kids faced. Programs similar to the Gardiner Scholarship program could prove a turning point in the education and development for our children. We need Education Savings Accounts, programs where parents can provide children with the education that best suits them, tuition, special needs services, curriculum and more can be funded based on the individual needs of the kids. This is educational innovation, this is bringing closer to bringing education into the 21st century, people demand choice in every area of life, education should not be the exception.”

“Six States have already enacted ESA’s and families are extremely satisfied with the results, over a 90% satisfaction rate. Empowering parents is a necessity to improving education, and ESAs promise to improve the lives of student by letting parents choose what’s best for their child.”

“Pennsylvania was once the leader in education choice, in 2011 the tax credit cap for EITC scholarships here was $60 million, it served 38,000 students the most in the country, Florida served 29,000 students. Audits of the program have found it saves billions for taxpayers and provides better education for the students through school choice and empowering parents. Now Florida serves 107,000 students while Pennsylvania doesn’t serve half that many, and is forced to turn down thousands every year. The EITC should not be arbitrarily capped but should be based on demand. As governor I will pursue legislation to increase tax credits automatically if 90% of available credits were claimed in the previous year. I will not allow partisan political skirmishes disrupt valuable programs as we have seen too often in the past.”

“School Choice and Education Savings Accounts put choice back in the hands of parents, they provide an escape route from failing and violent schools, they save money and lead to smaller class sizes, they give lower income families the same options as upper income families, and they force schools to improve to attract students. Perhaps most importantly it rejects the notion of a “One-Size-Fits-All” education, it creates diverse schools that respond to the needs of the children instead of forcing children to respond to the needs of a rigid curriculum.”

“ For towns like this I wrote the Student Fiscal Literacy Act, supports schools that try and teach their students practical financial literacy, how to balance a checkbook, save for the future and make smart financial choices that let them pursue the American dream. Its for towns like this that I wrote legislation like the 21st Century Agriculture Act, which amends the tax code to reflect the modern realities of farming, lowering the cost of doing business and making things easier, a goal I will continue as your governor. ”

“For towns like this I authored the Save Local and Small Business Act, which rewrote regulations a rules governing businesses on main street, making it easier to do business, lowering taxes and increasing investment in the small businesses that need and deserve it the most. It reforms the worst parts of Dodd-Frank, that have so badly impacted small banks and businesses and made it easier for entrepreneurs to get loans.”

“For towns like this I wrote the Invent and Manufacture in America Act, which promotes and protects manufacturers in America, not just helping keep our job right here in Pennsylvania, but beginning the process of bringing them back home.”

“For kids like ours I wrote the Educational Facility Rehabilitation Act, a bill that will help ensure that kids don’t need to attend crumbling schools, schools without heat in the winter or air conditioning in the Summer, because schools should have to worry about teaching children, not whether the facilities are safe. For kids like ours I authored the Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act, which encourages doctors to enter into the field of children's health, a field that desperately needs more doctors.”

“As your governor my agenda will all works towards the prosperity of Pennsylvanians, not select corporations or special interests. I will push for policies that promote charter schools and quality education, doubling down on policies like your county has where residents may apply to attend cyber charter schools with no additional costs to parents. And when we send our children to college I will pursue a policy of openness and much needed transparency regarding tuition and what your children will get out of college.”

“On day one as governor I will declare a statewide disaster and state of emergency regarding the opioid crisis, this will enable us to take immediate measures to enhance response, increase access to treatment and save lives. It will be the first of its kind for a public health emergency in the state.

“Step one will be to create an Opioid Command Center located at PEMA. The Command will meet weekly and be responsible for coordinating all elements of our response to the crisis. Next we will expand access to the prescription drug monitoring program to ensure prescribers are in compliance with opioid regulations.”

“We must make Overdoses and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome as reportable conditions, so that prescribers know if a patient has a history with abuse, keeping prescribers informed and making sure data is available is vital to curbing future addiction. We must also give the DDAP further emergency purchase authorization, allowing us to purchase more lifesavings drugs. Other aspects of this include amending regulations so that EMTs can dispense naloxone, waiving regulations that keep pharmacists from interacting with other organizations that deal with at risk individuals. Make rescheduling of fentanyl derivatives permanent as long as the crisis continues.”

“We have a shortage of doctors certified for the Narcotic Treatment Program, we need to allow nurses and physician assistants to expedite initial intakes which will greatly speed up the certification process and provide more qualified doctors to fight the crisis. For the duration of the crisis we will waive ALL licensing requirements and fees for high-performing drug and alcohol treatment facilities.”

“We also need to start exploring any and every option to combat this crisis, a plan that addresses the crisis from the top down, start to finish. This is just the first step in addressing this crisis, I just hope the current governor finally realizes the severity of the crisis. Even now I am speaking with members of the Pennsylvania legislature to secure funding exclusively to fight this crisis and the greater crisis with addiction as a whole. Moving forward we need to ask ourselves 3 major questions What treatment programs are proven to be effective?‘How can we fast track the most effective programs? How can we educate people about the dangers of opioids?’”

“The same moral commitment that calls us to act on the Opioid Crisis calls us to move to protect the most vulnerable among us, the lives of the unborn. In the words of Ronald Reagan ‘I’ve noticed that everybody that is for abortion… has already been born’. I’ve heard some claim you can’t determine where a life begins, that its a matter of debate, well here is where I stand… if we don’t know when the unborn becomes a human life then we MUST opt in favor that it is a human life until someone proves it isnt. And as a life they are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

“As it stands our state levys one of the highest taxes on natural gas in the nation, and the democrats in harrisburg have tried to raise it higher every year. That hurt every one of those jobs pipelines like Mariner East has created, the permit delays, the fee increases on gas wells, raising a tax on gas sold to homes… the energy sector is one of our states most promising sectors, we shouldnt shackle it to the greed of bureaucrats in Harrisburg. As your governor I will fight every proposed tax increase, and do everything I can to relieve your regulatory and tax burden.”

“Not only that I am going to support research on how to make fossil fuels, natural gas, every form of energy, cleaner and more efficient, so you can do more business and bring home a bigger paycheck to your families. The future of energy is not more corporate welfare, its cutting the oppressive regulatory and tax burden so companies can pay more, hire more and expand to their full economic potential. We have a 21st century industry operating under a 1970s regulatory regime, changing this alone would make a huge difference in the industry.”

“Our current state government is too focused on doling out taxpayer cash and promulgating regulation than on fostering an environment for good-paying jobs and economic growth.”

“We don’t do enough… not nearly enough to support our farmers. I’m not talking about subsidizing farmers more i’m talking about farming smarter. The truth is the average farmer receives little to no actual support with the vast majority going to corporate farmers and massive land holders. Our farmers facing burdensome regulations, negative stereotypes, children fleeing the family business. As governor I will reform how we approach farming, I’ll make sure aid goes to the people who actually need it not corporate mega-farms. We will foster an environment of community, accountability and stewardship, we are seeing our small rural communities falling apart, their vibrant spirit becoming ghost towns in the same way our proud industrial towns turn to rust.

Our government federal, state and local saddle our farmers with excess paperwork, regulations and an increasingly burdensome bureaucracy. Big corporate farms set high barriers that small farms cont overcome, thats not a free market. As Governor I will cut back on the red tape that hurts so many, you will not need an army of lawyers to contend with a mountain of paperwork and regulation. We will deregulate locally produced foods, and work to exempt local sales from government licensure, permitting, certification, inspection, packaging, and labeling requirements, and applies to farmers’ markets as well as on-site stores at farms.

“As it stands the democratic leadership in Harrisburg is a relic, large scale standardization, control, spending and bureaucracy, things do not reflect a highly diverse society, a highly diverse population and a highly diverse state, instead we have an lumbering ‘one size fits all’ government that doesnt fit with the 21st century. With all our advantages jobs are growing at less than 1% a year, Pennsylvania unemployment increases while the rest of the country decreases. Business and entrepreneurship has been stifled by over taxation and regulation, an unbroken 45 year streak of tax increases. We need new solutions, new innovation not more of the same.”

“The policies of Harrisburg have resulted in companies like GE sending jobs to Texas, our wealth and factories overseas leaving thousands of Pennsylvanians out of work. The negligence of those in Harrisburg have seen the jobs of skilled craftsman and tradespeople moved thousands of miles away, it has devastated our middle class, it has devastated our nation. Staying on this path and continuing these policies of relentless taxation, and allowing our communities to deteriorate will keep our factories closed, our inner cities poor, and special interests in control.”

“Jobs will come from a healthy modernized economy not one built behind barriers to growth or handouts to a privileged few through corporate welfare. In congress I have made my first priority the economic security for families, that is something I will continue as governor, building a 21st century economy where people can work hard not just to get by but to thrive and give their children a better life then they had.”

“Under the absent leadership of the democrats an average family of four in our state now owes nearly $20,000 to pay off the state pension fund alone. Many of our school districts, our urban areas spend over $300,000 per high school graduates, half aren’t proficient in basic algebra, they can’t read at a high school level. And for all the accolades the democrats have received for increasing education funding, less than 30% has actually gone to teaching.”

“10 years ago democrats denied the existence of a pension crisis, 2 years ago Vilseck vetoed vital pension reforms, but because of the advocacy and had work of Pennsylvania citizens like you I have some good news... our Senate Majority Leader has introduced SB 1, and it is going to be a major turn around for our state. It moves us away from the unsustainable pension system to a system that provides choice for workers and stability for taxpayers. I have spoken with the leader at length about SB 1 and I am proud to fully endorse this legislation and I encourage all of you to contact your representatives and voice your support!”

“SB 1 is just one step in the right direction, we need to lower taxes of all forms, property, sales, income and whatever else overburden Pennsylvanians. Our budget deficit grows not because of a lack of revenue but because these high taxes, overregulation and a state government that continues to fund failing programs. As your governor I will institute an automatic sunset provision for under-performing programs and require the implementation of cost-reducing changes recommended by the IFO or Performance based Budget Board. We are going to introduce transparency measures and pass the taxpayer protection act to control spending and protect the hard earned money of families across the state.”

“We are going to become the most business friendly state in the nation, not through reckless corporate welfare that the current administration engages in but by actually creating a environment of growth, an environment where the American Dream can thrive. Our state has countless advantages, we have some of the largest, cheapest deposits of natural gas and coal in the world, we can utilize that to bring back the manufacturing jobs of years past we can become the global leader in manufacturing and energy exports once again. I refuse to accept Pennsylvania’s place at the bottom of the country for job growth and economic output, its time for that to end.”

“As your governor I will put an end to a lack of transparency in Harrisburg, the shadow budget, the lack of accountability. I am going to start a policy of job growth, education and fiscal responsibility. I will make blue collar communities like this one, ones that have been left behind by Winston and Harrisburg, my top priority unlike the democrats who have taken communities like yours for granted. How many years have democratic leaders made promises that never came to fruition? You all deserve economic strength and stability, accept nothing less.”

“Despite this lack of transparency, the state lawmakers are some of the best paid in the nation, the governor makes over $190,000 a year, the highest in the nation. I pledge to you today that as governor I will not take a dime of that salary until the salary is lowered! The lowest salary of a governor in the nation is $70,000, Maine, I call on the legislature to make it at least that low. All elected officials working for the state will have a pay freeze while I am governor until the budget is balanced.”

“I will do everything in my power to create an environment more friendly to business encouraging the growth of industries new and old. I am going to fight for the expansion of healthcare and higher education here, i’m going to fight for tax cuts for small businesses and across the board. As your governor I will be an advocate in Washington for the renegotiation of trade deals that are now outdated and costing jobs.”

“The policies of Harrisburg have resulted in plants like GE to send jobs and plants to Texas, our wealth and factories overseas leaving thousands of Pennsylvanians out of work. The negligence of those in Harrisburg have seen the jobs of skilled craftsman and tradespeople moved thousands of miles away, it has devastated our middle class, it has devastated our nation. Staying on this path and continuing these policies of relentless taxation, and allowing our communities to deteriorate will keep our factories closed, our inner cities poor, and special interests in control.”

“Ladies and gentlemen let’s have the economic resurgence of our state begin today. Lets send a message to Harrisburg a message that enough is enough and we need an economy that is growing not stagnant, it’s time to stop over-taxing, over-regulating, and crippling ourselves. It’s time to get Pennsylvania working again, I hope you join me, God bless America and God Bless the Great State of Pennsylvania, Thank You!.”

[Dentali]

Jason Samara Campaign Event #36
Chicopee, Hampden County



Samara was a bit frustrated, De Nieto had been pressuring him to play in the Congressional baseball game. Not that he had played the game to any extent, but apparently being black and from Puerto Rico automatically made him a good baseball player. Honestly by comparison to most of the party he was in better shape, just by virtue of being younger. The dem team would get destroyed and likely the Johnson’s would do something crazy to embarrass the party and anyone on it.

He could take that time and work on a bill, study policy, spend time with his family or do a campaign event, a dozen things that would be more productive than the President’s little pet project that would do fuck all for the country. Lazy bastard.

Chicopee was…. Eh Samara honestly didn’t care about the town at this point. He smiled and nodded, met with people, listened and asked thoughtful questions, made sure he was visible in the community, took selfies with kids but he was phoning this one in a bit, it was his 36th event for christ’s sake and Breckenridge hadn’t even resigned.

After drinking a large amount of coffee Samara gave his stump speech to a crowd of supporters.

“Good Morning! What a crowd, it’s really an honor to be here thank you all for coming and for the warm welcome.”

“I’m Congressman Jason Samara, I am a man raised in Boston, Massachusetts. I grew up walking the Freedom trail, I grew up watching the South End of Boston go from dangerous and remote in the 80s flourish, I grew up jogging along the Charles river and rooting for the Red Sox. But I was born to two loving parents in Puerto Rico, my father was an immigrant and a psychiatrist, my mother was a social worker who devoted her life to helping people get back on their feet. When I was 2 my father passed away in an car accident and my mother took me to Boston to live with her mother. Times were hard, money was short, we relied on family, community and at times the government to get by. I am a product of public school, I grew up hearing stories of my family that fought for civil rights, of my uncles that marched next to Doctor King, who stood on the bridge at Selma, who marched on Washington and I took that to heart.”

“I dedicated my life and schooling to community outreach and service, I married my high school sweetheart and we have beautiful daughters. I was elected to Congress in 2010 becoming the first African American to represent the state, I have fought for welfare reform, consumer protections, providing affordable college and healthcare, LBGTQ rights, a woman’s right to choose and housing reform. I proudly stand by the work I have done for this state. As a Congressman I proudly voted against the RLSA, WAC and BBA. My parents and my grandmother are no longer with us today, but I know they look down on our work with pride.”

“My last name is Samara, a name that comes from half a world away. In America though your name should be no barrier to success, no matter your name or circumstances of birth, the color of your skin, no matter who you love or how you choose to worship... America should be a place where none of that matters. I stand here now proud of my heritage, knowing that I am just a part of the greater American story. I have a vision for America where there are no barriers to success - no matter what color you are, no matter where you're from, no matter how much money you have.”

“Thats where I come from, now let me tell you what I stand for. I stand for no PACs just people, I have pledged to no longer accept donations from corporate PACs, this is just the first step in Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform that is necessary for our growing Democracy. I stand for the scientific consensus that Climate Change is real, and that we must take steps to build a clean energy economy to make fuel and energy cheaper, better for the environment and free of our dependency on foreign countries.”

“I stand for those who serve are nation in uniform, and making sure that when they return to civilian life we are there to support them in the challenges they face. I stand for Expanding medical care and support services for our service members is a moral duty.”

“I stand for Universal Healthcare, Health Care is a Human Right, a moral responsibility. I will fight to make sure that insurance companies no longer turn people away for pre-existing conditions or discriminate against women. I will work hand in hand with our governor to craft and support a healthcare plan that covers all of Massachusetts so it can continue to be the national leader in coverage and innovation.”

“I stand for Equal Pay for Equal Work. An economy that works for everyone, a $15 minimum wage, affordable childcare, parental leave. No one who works full time should live in poverty and its time big business and the 1% paid its fair share.”

“I stand for LGBTQ equality, I go to Boston’s Pride Parade every year, I marched in DC and spoke on LGBTQ rights and progress. I will stand against any attempt to take away our progress, LGTBQ rights are human rights and we need an equality act to ban discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in employment, housing and other areas.”

“I stand for A God Given Right to Safety, the Minutemen Act showed that Congress cares more about handouts to Gun Manufacturers than safety for our people, and across the country children are paying the price. Gun Violence plagues our communities every day and as your Senator I will fight back against the epidemic, thoughts and prayers are not enough we need action to take dangerous weapons off our streets and out of the hands of dangerous individuals.”

“For most folks, one income isn't enough to raise a family and send your kids to college. Sometimes, two incomes aren't enough. It's harder to save. It's harder to retire. You're doing your part, you're meeting your responsibilities, but it always seems like you're treading water or falling behind.”

“I’m tired of waiting, waiting a decade for a pay raise while CEO pay is soaring, i’m tired of waiting for Republican Senators to act while more Americans fall into poverty, i’m tired of waiting for them to realize that their are kids with the knowledge and the drive to go to college and change the world but can’t because its not affordable. I’m tired of waiting and that’s why I am seeking the Democratic nomination for Senator of the great state of Massachusetts.”

“I am pro-immigrant, but I recognize not everyone trying to come into this nation has the best intentions, not everyone should be allowed into our nation. But a zero tolerance policy does not reflect our morality, turning away families looking for a better life, those fleeing poverty, violence and starvation… turning them away is not American.”

“America has always and should always be a haven for the oppressed, the vulnerable and the downtrodden. We cannot shirk that responsibility now. Our immigration policy must stop the criminalization of entire communities, the tearing apart of families, and the exploitation of new Americans. My immigration policy is grounded in putting the sanctity of families first, and will enforce civil, human and labor rights, continuing our tradition of embracing diversity letting it push our nation to new heights.”

“Those who enter the country illegally who do not have a criminal record should be given temporary amnesty and a simple path to citizenship. If an immigrant pays taxes they should receive the same benefits as citizens. We must dismantle our inhumane deportation programs and detention centers that tear families apart, replacing them with a system targeted on criminal activity besides crossing the border and make sure DHS agencies have oversight. We need a swift and fair legislative roadmap to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants. We must respect local communities, ensuring their positive interactions with law enforcement instead of forcing them to live in hiding out of fear. We must modernize the visa system, especially regarding family visas which has a massive backlog. We must reverse the criminalization of immigrants, no person is illegal and in most cases the act of an illegal border crossing is one of desperation not malice, we must recognize that.”

“We need to save our democracy, we need to systematically reform our nation, our politics. I pledged to take to corporate PAC money because I believe PACs come before people. Washington works great for the rich, for those with connections… companies and the ultra wealthy can spend billions to influence Congress and federal agencies… we need lobbying reform and we need it today.”

“Lobbying as we know it must end, everyone who lobbies MUST register, we must take Washington lobbyists out of the shadow, ban foreign governments from hiring lobbyists and shut down the ability of lobbyists to move freely in and out of government jobs. When running for federal office candidates should be required to put their tax returns online, while in office we need to keep Senators and Congressman from trading stocks and when they retire we need to ban them from becoming lobbyists.”

“We don’t just need to limit the power of corporations in politics we need to empower the people in our Republic. Politicians are supposed to compete for votes, not try and disqualify voters who don’t support them. Many laws and rules make it more difficult to vote, and practices like partisan gerrymandering keep your vote from counting as much as it should. We must eliminate rules that make voting more difficult, laws and rules that suppress votes especially in minority communities.”

“Democracy shouldn’t be for sale, so that is why we must fight the Citizens United decision, so that you do not need to suck up to rich donors and the washington elite in order to run for office. No more billionaire Super PACs.”

“Years ago I was proud to protest against the Iraq War, at a time when it wasn’t popular to do so. I believe that time has vindicated those who stood against it then, and going forward it is a lesson we must hold close. A strong military is important, it should be a deterrent so that we won’t have to use it, we must be vigilant against terrorists like ISIS and Hamas, but we cannot be the world’s policeman, we need to bring our troops home and strengthen our support for them as they transition into civilian life.”

“When we pursue foreign policy in the future, we should not solve problems with military might and intimidation first… we need to cut our bloated defense budget, take a stand against the military industrial complex that has a grip on our military policy. We need to reinvest our money and resources into diplomacy, standing by our global allies to advance our shared interests and advance the cause of global justice.”

“That fight for justice must continue at home too, our justice system promises equality under the law and America has one of the best justice systems in the world but we need to acknowledge its faults. We live in a nation where for the exact same crime minority americans are more likely than white americans to be arrested, charged and convicted. We live in a nation where teen with and small amount of pot and no intent to distribute can get thrown in jail.”

“We must keep a constant vigil on our justice system, to find what policies disproportionately affect our minority communities and end them. We must embrace community policing and the demilitarization of police, comprehensive reform to our sentencing laws and the complete decriminalization and legalization marijuana.”

“We must however crack down on those who profit off the destruction of our planet. Climate change ravages our planet, our people. It threatens to displace millions, droughts, floods, extreme storms and a changing environment that will wreak havoc on civilization. We need to double down our commitment to alternative and renewable energies, to end our dependence on fossil fuels, to make renewable clean energy affordable and practical.”

“We, the people of Massachusetts, the birthplace of the American Revolution, Birthplace to presidents and patriots, heroes of war and peace, a place of science and philosophy, a state that has ALWAYS pushed America forward. And we know the way forward don’t we? We know how to make our economy stronger and fairer, how to make our communities safer and education more affordable, how to make our retirement security and our healthcare the gold standard.”

“We know that we should not abandon our public education to benefit private and religious schools, but we must strengthen our public education. We know that inclusion and diversity make us stronger, that we must encourage new Americans to come here to build better lives. We know that we must protect members of the LGBTQ+ community, we know that ALL are created equal and must be protected as such under the law!”

“We start right here, right now by talking about the economy. An economy that works for too few at the expense of the many. A rigged game where wall street wins and main street loses, when bankers rig interest rates so you pay more for a house or a car thats a rigged game. When companies use tricks and loopholes to avoid taxes and don’t pay their fair share? Thats a rigged game, and when the top 1% has more than the bottom 99% IT’S A RIGGED GAME!”

“Close the Loopholes, lets tell American companies that if they want to benefit from our laws and our protection they need to bring those profits home. We need a fairer economy because the market the republicans claim is ‘free’ is just a game with loaded dice. We have seen wall street billionaires declare bankruptcy a half dozen times and get bailed out, but someone who can’t afford to pay a speeding ticket goes to jail. IT’S A RIGGED GAME. “

“Since 1978 CEOs have gotten paid over 900% more, workers are 65% more productive and they get 9% more. When America’s workers play a rigged game we all lose, when unions get busted and workers can’t organize? We lose... and when you don’t give people a livable wage we all lose. Basic decency and sound economics both bring you to the same conclusion: IT’S A RIGGED GAME thats why it’s time to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.”

“But if we are really going to create permanent lasting change we MUST support education. Now i’m not supporting teaching our kids how to better answer a multiple choice question on a test. I want to build real strong communities around schools, have teachers who are well-trained motivated and LOVE what they do. I want schools and teachers that really prepare our children not just for college but for life. We need to treat teachers with the respect they deserve and like the professionals they are!”

“The average student graduates with over $35,000 in debt, I want to make sure that every student gets the opportunity to go to college and that they can go to community college for free and when a student borrows money to go to college they get low rates.”

“The ACA was not perfect, it could have been improved BUT I would take the ACA over having tens of millions without healthcare, without a net, where the only time they see a doctor is in the emergency room. We must continue to improve healthcare, making sure coverage is truly universal and held to the highest standards. I will work hand in hand with our governor to get the best possible healthcare after the RLSA until we can finally repeal it.”

“Everybody deserves affordable healthcare, nobody should have to choose between filling a grocery cart or a prescription jar. The Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other programs that allow people to retire with dignity, that gives survivor benefits to their partners and families…. These are programs I will fight tooth and nail to defend, to make sure Social Security is there for you. It’s the least we can do.”

“One of the best tools we can use to reduce healthcare costs is a way to empower patients to make informed decisions about their healthcare. We need a tool that is comprehensive, that provides location specific price and quality information, not just a national average of the cost of services.”

“Hospitals should and must be MANDATED to publicly post their price lists in a machine readable format on their websites. In addition hospitals should be required to report directly to state and federal agencies so they can provide a comprehensive data set for consumers.”

“We must address that our current medical education system is not producing enough primary care physicians, and as we work towards healthcare reforms like patient centered medical homes and Accountable Care Organizations. One reason for that is that the Medicare physician payment policy greatly favors specialists and Primary Care Physicians have a massive gap in income. We must support loan forgiveness policies for medical students who pursue careers in primary care, and generally incentivizing med students who focus on primary care.”

“As we make peoples healthcare secure let us also secure our communities…. Mass Shootings capture headlines, but daily tragedies we see in towns and cities across the nation are just as tragic. Thirty Thousand Americans are killed by gun violence every year, the madness must end. I have given my thoughts and prayers to victims too many times but as great man once said ‘when you pray move your feet’. We need to move, we need to realize that we have options and ways to bring down gun violence without dismantling the second amendment which I respect. Ways to ensure criminals, terrorists and other dangerous individuals don’t get firearms. This is not about hunters, this is not about responsible gun owners looking to protect their family… This is about realizing that there is no good reason to own an assault rifle. If you buy a gun, no matter where or when, you should get a background check. The gun lobby owns many in Congress but they do not own the conscience of the American people.”

“As your Senator I will fight to ensure that no one who works full time will live in poverty, I will fight to raise the minimum wage, get better work scheduling, get paid family and medical leave, I will work towards giving every kid in America an opportunity to go to college without being buried under a mountain of debt, and for the debt that is owed now I will fight to make that burden easier.”

“As your Senator I will fight for retirement with dignity, an expansion of Social Security, Strengthening of Medicare and Retirement accounts, and to reform the ACA.”

“As your Senator I will fight against attempts to strip control of a woman’s body away from her. Defending a woman’s right to choose, supporting education and easier access to contraception is vital to promoting sexual health.”

“I grew up in a home full of strong women, I was raised by a single mom with the help of her mother. I have an incredible wife, I have 3 daughters I count myself blessed for every single day and I stand by my record fighting to give my girls a better life, a better country to call theirs. To make my mother proud and know that in heaven she is looking down and smiling on the work we do together.”

“I have supported a woman’s right to choose and have reproductive rights, I have fought for programs that empower women and young girls in this country and around the world, I have fought to help keep those who commit acts of violence against women accountable, I have fought against domestic abuse and for equal pay for equal work.”

“But I can do better… we can do better… we can always do better we can always go further and fight harder.”

“As long as women are thought of something less than, overworked and underpaid, just on their appearance and not their character, as long as they are subjected to violence and not to school… we cannot truly move forward.”

“There is no simple reform, no one magic pill, it is a revolution of the mind, heart and spirit. Of Policy and attitudes, of people willing to stand up to bigotry and discrimination. We must stand up to double standards and glass ceilings.”

“I am a religious man, and Christ said ‘he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone’, teaching us that only the faultless have the right to pass judgement on others. With this as in all things no one is faultless, this is a Democratic problem, this is a Republican problem, this is a Progressive problem and this is an American Problem. The question is do you stand fight for something better.”

“I want my daughters to be free from prejudice, to be treated with respect. In the coming days we will have battles to fight, battles for better healthcare, for equal pay, for a women’s control over her own reproductive health. When we see evil, when we see injustice it is our duty to speak out, it is my duty to speak out.”

“We need stronger laws to govern Wall Street, we need to keep the 1% accountable and when banks get too big they need to be broken up, the people of this country and this state deserve someone who will hold their feet to the fire and make sure they are accountable. We deserve someone who will support trade deals that don’t just favor the big corporations, trade deals that don’t leave you in the dirt and left behind as the gap between rich and poor widens and the middle class disappears.”

“In too many places the poor are getting poorer, families who need help will find essential services cut, they will find healthcare cut and they need to ‘pull themselves up by their bootstraps’ while the boot of the 1% is on their back. Americans trapped in poverty, no hope of a job or education, many turning to drugs and gangs. We as a nation cannot abandon them, and as your Senator I swear I will fight for them.”

“Call it ‘trickle down’, call it ‘supply side economics’ but its the same story, the shining city is for the privileged few not America as a whole. But democrats have always fought for a different vision, a vision of a nation where we pursue new frontiers in education, healthcare, and prosperity, a nation where we all move forward to that new frontier together, where no-one is left behind.”

"To this end I want to reform and improve the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Child Tax Credit. My goal is to make work pay, the EITC and Child Tax Credit is great for increasing employment and labor force participation, but they can be improved. I want to make the Child Tax Credit fully refundable for families with children under 17, increase the phase in rate to 50 for families with children under the age of 6. This could lift over a million people out of poverty."

“President Roosevelt said that our right to liberty as Americans included the ‘the right of every family to a decent home.’ If we are going to fulfill that right for all American’s we must pursue housing that is safe, secure and affordable. Without a good home no one can thrive, participate fully in our economy, our society. Housing is a basic human need and we have a moral responsibility as a society to ensure it is met.”

“We need to protect families from being displaced, preserve rental housing using incentives that keep rents low paired with renovation and credits for energy efficiency. We need to facilitate permitting for adding rental units to larger existing homes, especially for elderly homeowners. We must expand community ownership models like co-housing and housing trust while encouraging the construction, financing and preservation of owner occupied multifamily houses, creating ways of financing for working individuals and families. We need 21st century regulatory reform that understands home-sharing, protecting the income generating function of homeowners and protecting rental opportunities. Home rule petitions must be expedited allowing communities to experiment and lower costs.”

“To my republican friends out there I want them to come to the table with us on this. Affordable housing is not charity, its not government welfare, this is one of the bottom rungs on the ladder to security and prosperity for our families and our communities. Good housing improves child and maternal health, leads to better school performance, better jobs, the ability to accumulate savings and contribute to the nation.”

“Our nation, our republic will not work if we do not get out there and fight for what we believe in. Politicians from the President to the local dog catcher need to hear from you, they hear plenty from the 1% and Wall Street, from Super-Pacs and giant corporations and those who can fill their pockets and campaign chests. If we don’t speak now, make our voices heard, our politicians will ONLY work for the wealthy few.”

“So while I am asking for your vote, but more importantly asking for your engagement. I hope that when election day comes you put a check mark next to my name on a ballot, but should you decide that you disagree I hope that you still get involved. Raise the level of debate and discourse, demand the highest standards not just from your elected officials but from those who elect them. Do not take your vote for granted, your country needs you, your nation needs you, and those who do not have the chance to vote need you.”

“Our state has a strong Irish tradition, and the Irish tell the story of a man reaching the gates of heaven asking to be let in, St. Peter says ‘of course just show us your scars’ to which the man replies ‘Scars? I have no scars’ St. Peter says ‘what a pity, was there nothing worth fighting for?”

“In the days to come we will accomplish much, we will push our state and our nation continually forward, but no progress worth making has ever been made with self sacrifice, personal suffering and sometimes even death. Find your truth, fight for it, pray and move your feet, show others the path forward by blazing the trail.”

“We are STRONGER TOGETHER, that means everyone who works hard has an equal shot at America’s promise, at joining the middle class and having a better life. We are STRONGER TOGETHER yet so many of our corporate and political leaders seem content to pursue their own self interest, leaving so many hard working Americans struggling and without a fair shot. So lets not give up now, abandon our dreams to dark apathy we are STRONGER TOGETHER and we can achieve the American Dream.”

“Together we can accomplish great things, I pray you join me, I pray you stand and march forward with me, and one day we will have built a country worthy of the principles we were founded on. Thank you, God bless America and God bless the Great State of Massachusetts.”

[The Orion Islands]

Wilson Facebook.
“I am proud to announce my new national security bill that I hope can get triparisan support. National security is not a Republican issue, or a Democratic issue, or a Progressive issue, it is an American issue. This bill targets a weakness in our national security structure that should’ve been fixed decades ago.”

Official Name: Saving America from Electromagnetic Pulses Act Nickname: EMP Act

Overview: This bill aims to protect America from an electromagnetic pulse attack.

Section 1: The electrical grid of the United States is not safe from an electromagnetic pulse from high in the atmosphere. A single nuclear device detonated at just the right height could knock out vital sectors such as communications, healthcare, police work, and fire services. Such an attack would largely disable the Emergency Alert System, leaving much of the country in the dark about the current situation and threats to their area. State and local governments could lose the ability to coordinate with federal authorities regarding critical issues in a potential state of war. Key war industries could be knocked out in some areas for years, severely damaging America's ability to resist. The governments of China and Russia regard this act of sabotage as a key part of their wartime plans. With North Korea also in possession of nuclear devices and Iran possibly having the ability to build one, it is more important than ever to protect our nation from this kind of attack.

Section 2: The United States Department of Energy is hereby charged with creating regulations on electrical utilities in order to safeguard continued access to their services after an electromagnetic pulse attack.

Section 3: The Department of Energy's regulation shall be developed with input from the United States Department of Defense, any company providing electrical power that would be affected, and technological consultants with expertise in electrical engineering and electromagnetic principles.

Section 4: The Department of Energy is hereby provided with a sum of seven billion dollars annually to aid electrical utilities with the necessary funding and materials for the upgrades ordered by the Department of Energy.

Section 5A: The regulation must be complete by July 3, 2019. The Department of Energy can apply for a delay from Congress if Congress determines it has reasonable cause to do so.

Section 5B: The target date for the completion of all upgrades is set to be July 3, 2024.

Section 5C: The Department of Energy is authorized from July 3, 2019 to appoint inspectors to send to electrical utility companies to determine compliance.

Section 6: The Department of Energy is hereby authorized from July 3, 2024 to levy fines equivalent to one and one half percent of profit for the last full fiscal year on an electrical utility company if said company has failed to do the upgrades and had the ability to do so.

This bill is then honorably presented to the United States Senate for consideration in order to provide for America's defense to improve the United States Law and is backed by Troy Wilson and Noah Ashe on July 3, 2017.

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Congressman Glen Anderson
@AndersonPA17

I’ve been reflecting on the Presidents address to Congress and am finally prepared to give my thoughts. I’ve heard some claim he only won the election due to being propped up by a clever staff, or his raw charm, or just because other candidates were weak. But what I saw during that speech, during every time he has spoke is what really made him a success, his belief in America, his convictions and his faith in ordinary people, that is what President Reed will be remembered for.

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Thaddeus Stevens
@ThePalmettoGovernor

Senator Wilson's statements in his recent interview on Fox News are very troubling. The separation of powers is an essential part of our Constitution, and a President's chief of staff interfering in the Senate by whipping votes under the table is a worrying allegation.

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Fox News Interview with Troy Wilson

"Denisvich should have been Senate leader, he whipped a lot more people than Winslow. Winslow was gone for months, leaving it all to a wonderful leader in Ms. de Pena, but then she was beat senseless. Winslow is a horrible leader who has no control over the Senate, just a few loyalists scattered about. The White House needs to move fast in finding a replacement. I look around at my fellow Western senators, and aside from Montana I see very little respect for her. I'm sure the rest of the country feels the same way. Allison controls the Democrats very well, few defections from the party line, we have someone who can't get a Reed pick for a relatively low-wattage position past 50 votes when we have 65 senators. Maybe Carter needs to come back and take over, he ran the Rossi hearings very well."

Simon Denisevich had not seen the FOX interview with Troy Wilson when but had seen the tweet of Governor Stevens, which prompted him to watch it. He decided to immediately call the loud mouthed Senator Troy Wilson.

"Hello Senator Wilson's office, this is White House Chief of Staff Simon Denisevich I need to speak with him immediately."

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Fox News Interview with Troy Wilson

"Denisvich should have been Senate leader, he whipped a lot more people than Winslow. Winslow was gone for months, leaving it all to a wonderful leader in Ms. de Pena, but then she was beat senseless. Winslow is a horrible leader who has no control over the Senate, just a few loyalists scattered about. The White House needs to move fast in finding a replacement. I look around at my fellow Western senators, and aside from Montana I see very little respect for her. I'm sure the rest of the country feels the same way. Allison controls the Democrats very well, few defections from the party line, we have someone who can't get a Reed pick for a relatively low-wattage position past 50 votes when we have 65 senators. Maybe Carter needs to come back and take over, he ran the Rossi hearings very well."

Simon Denisevich had not seen the FOX interview with Troy Wilson when but had seen the tweet of Governor Stevens, which prompted him to watch it. He decided to immediately call the loud mouthed Senator Troy Wilson.

"Hello Senator Wilson's office, this is White House Chief of Staff Simon Denisevich I need to speak with him immediately."

“This is Senator Wilson himself. I assume you are calling about your offer and the interview.”

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Simon Denisevich had not seen the FOX interview with Troy Wilson when but had seen the tweet of Governor Stevens, which prompted him to watch it. He decided to immediately call the loud mouthed Senator Troy Wilson.

"Hello Senator Wilson's office, this is White House Chief of Staff Simon Denisevich I need to speak with him immediately."

“This is Senator Wilson himself. I assume you are calling about your offer and the interview.”

"I'll keep this brief, your interview has put the White House in hot water. Not to mention me personally... You have loose lips and I cannot trust you to have a private meeting in the White House."

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“This is Senator Wilson himself. I assume you are calling about your offer and the interview.”

"I'll keep this brief, your interview has put the White House in hot water. Not to mention me personally... You have loose lips and I cannot trust you to have a private meeting in the White House."

Senator Wilson: “Gee, I am sorry. I believe in being honest and I simply told the truth. I did not know that I caused any trouble. I still would like to discuss Dudley if we can do so over the phone.”

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"I'll keep this brief, your interview has put the White House in hot water. Not to mention me personally... You have loose lips and I cannot trust you to have a private meeting in the White House."

Senator Wilson: “Gee, I am sorry. I believe in being honest and I simply told the truth. I did not know that I caused any trouble. I still would like to discuss Dudley if we can do so over the phone.”

"If you weren't willing to keep it confidential you shouldnt have made the deal in the first place, that was dishonest of you. I will consider a discussion over the phone or in another location, i'll be in touch." Simon then hangs up the phone deciding to let Wilson sweat a bit.

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Ella Enchanted
@EllaEnchanted

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I liked some of what the President said about being bipartisan and tripartisan. But I agree with Mayor Walton that we should be bipartisan and tripartisan on things like getting rid of high capacity magazines and raising the minimum wage.

Ella Enchanted
@EllaEnchanted

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I think the nuclear power plan should be reconsidered. Radioactive waste is extremely dangerous and we don't want to harm the environment when we are trying to protect it.

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Ella Enchanted
@EllaEnchanted

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I liked some of what the President said about being bipartisan and tripartisan. But I agree with Mayor Walton that we should be bipartisan and tripartisan on things like getting rid of high capacity magazines and raising the minimum wage.

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Ella Enchanted
@EllaEnchanted

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I think the nuclear power plan should be reconsidered. Radioactive waste is extremely dangerous and we don't want to harm the environment when we are trying to protect it.

Retweeted by @JoeDarnellWA

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Senator Wilson: “Gee, I am sorry. I believe in being honest and I simply told the truth. I did not know that I caused any trouble. I still would like to discuss Dudley if we can do so over the phone.”

"If you weren't willing to keep it confidential you shouldnt have made the deal in the first place, that was dishonest of you. I will consider a discussion over the phone or in another location, i'll be in touch." Simon then hangs up the phone deciding to let Wilson sweat a bit.

Wilson immediately calls back, hoping to at least get a date.