Jun 1, 2012 by WeareWisconsinPAC
In last Thursday’s debate, Tom Barrett completely dresses down Scott Walker for using a dead baby in his latest disgusting and desperate ad against Tom Barrett.
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Hold Rob McKenna accountable
Oops, someone forgot to purge their files! Rob McKenna got caught… red-handed.
Documents stored at the King County Archives reveal that, while serving as a King County Councilman, Rob was campaigning on the public dime, out of his Council office.
Now McKenna is facing an ethics compliant over his actions, which may have violated ethics law.
Talk about being caught red-handed and red-faced. McKenna’s an attorney. He knows the rules – It is illegal for public resources to be used for campaign purposes.
Can you donate $10 now and help us hold Rob McKenna accountable for his actions?
There may be more to this story.
One of Rob McKenna’s first actions as Attorney General was to hire a Republican campaign operative as his “outreach” director and put him on government payroll. Was this Republican operative reaching out to constituents or working to further McKenna’s political ambitions?
Earlier this week it was revealed that McKenna boosted campaign spending from his Attorney General account in the months before he declared his candidacy for governor – raising concerns with the state campaign watchdog, the Public Disclosure Commission.
After reading these ethics stories, it’s easy to imagine a late-night file-purging party in the Attorney General’s office.
We must continue to hold Rob McKenna accountable for his actions. Will you send us a small donation to support our “Tell the Truth Rob McKenna” team?
http://www.wa-democrats.org/contribute/accountable
Our candidate for governor, Jay Inslee, is dedicated to creating a working Washington. He is the best candidate to rebuild our state’s middle class and get people back to work. Jay would serve the state with integrity and would never violate the public trust the way McKenna has.
Part of our mission at the State Party is to ensure that Jay has a level playing field for this fall’s election. That means we need to hold his ethically challenged Republican opponent accountable for his actions.
Please help with a small donation today. Your support is appreciated by all of our candidates.
Sincerely,
Dwight Pelz
Washington State Democrats Chair
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Ask Judge Lanny Moriarty to revoke his sentence against Diane Tran
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Diane Tran has a lot on her plate for a 17-year-old. After Diane’s parents moved away, Diane stayed behind and started working two jobs to provide for her family — all while taking college-level classes at her high school. But when Diane recently missed school due to exhaustion, she was charged with a crime and sentenced to pay a $100 fine and spend a night in jail. Diane’s classmate, Devin, told reporters that between a full-time job, a part-time job, and making the honor roll, it’s no wonder Diane was tired. “She stays up until 7 in the morning doing her homework,” Devin says. Judge Lanny Moriarty didn’t have to sentence Diane to a night in jail, but he wanted to make an example of her. “If you let one of them run loose, what are you going to do with the rest of them?” Judge Moriarty told reporters. “A little stay in the jail for one night is not a death sentence.” Samuel Oh thinks working hard to provide for your family should not be cause for criminal punishment — so Samuel started a petition on Change.org asking Judge Moriarty to revoke the charges against Diane. Click here to add your name. “Somehow Diane is not just an extraordinary worker and student, she’s an extraordinary human being with a fighting spirit,” Samuel says. “The institutions that are supposed to provide resources to youth and ensure justice are punishing her instead.” There is some good news: when a reporter recently asked Judge Moriarty if anything could be done to get him to revoke Diane’s charges, he replied, “Yeah, it probably could.” Samuel believes that if thousands of people sign his petition, Judge Moriarty will take this opportunity to do the right thing and revoke Diane’s charges. Thanks for being a change-maker, |
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Congress: the Republican led House back 6/5 – the Senate will consider this week:Judicial nominees & S.3220,Paycheck Fairness ACT -Tell Republicans to Prove they have No WAR On Women
the Senate Convenes: 2:00pmET June 4, 2012
- Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It is the Majority Leader’s intention to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act.
- At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of Timothy S. Hillman, of MA, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts. There will be up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the Hillman nomination.
- As a reminder to all Senators, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to S.3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act on Thursday, May 24th.
- That cloture vote will occur at 2:15pm on Tuesday, June 5th.
5:32pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of Timothy S. Hillman, of MA, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Confirmed: 88-1
WRAP UP
ROLL CALL VOTE
1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #613, the nomination of Timothy S. Hillman, of MA, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Confirmed: 88-1
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
Discharged the HELP committee and adopted S.Res.462, recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges faced by children in the foster care system, acknowledging the dedication of foster care parents, advocates, and workers, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
Completed the Rule 14 process of S.J.Res.41, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the nuclear programs of Iran (Graham and others).
No EXECUTIVE ITEMS
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The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on June 5, 2012.
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