Tell your Senators to support Loretta Lynch


nwlcYour Senators are about to cast a vote that matters tremendously for women.

The U.S. Attorney General is responsible for enforcing federal laws, many of which have a serious impact on the legal rights and futures of women across this country. We need a strong Attorney General with extensive legal expertise, breadth and depth of experience, and a strong commitment to equal justice and the rule of law.

We need Loretta Lynch to be the next Attorney General.

Tell Your Senators to Support the Nomination of Loretta LynchSoon, your Senators will be casting a very important vote. Tell them to vote YES on Loretta Lynch’s nomination to be Attorney General.

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Ms. Lynch’s qualifications are unassailable. Her legal experience has been both broad and deep, including time in private practice, teaching, and significant government service. Twice, she has served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York — and was confirmed unanimously by the Senate to that position.

She’s built a reputation as a fair and even-handed prosecutor with exceptional dedication to the rule of law. Ms. Lynch’s work has earned her the support of dozens of current and former government officials on both sides of the aisle, individuals, and organizations.

If confirmed, she would also be the first African-American woman to serve as Attorney General.

Tell your Senators to vote YES on Loretta Lynch’s nomination so that she can begin the important work that awaits her at the Department of Justice.

Thank you for everything you do to advance the rights of women and girls.

Sincerely,
Marcia Greenberger
Co-President
National Women’s Law Center

Miriam Carey … Did the Secret Service hide information


It is 2015, as new information leaks out; reports are that the official autopsy report for Miriam Carey is death by homicide. The disturbing part or just one of several disturbing things about this tragedy is that the family still has so many questions, yet the Secret Service has failed to discuss or update this family on the tragic turn of events.

The article below is from a month after her death and yes most of us heard the news reports and just accepted the information as the truth.

We all need to push for the truth, demand justice for Miriam Carey and closure for the family as well as demand a settlement for her daughter who miraculously lived through this awful tragedy  ~ Nativegrl77

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How Miriam Carey’s U-Turn At A White House Checkpoint Led To Her Death

The Washington Post | David Montgomery | Posted 11.29.2014 | Politics
“We want to know: Why? What happened?” So many questions, so much we still don’t know about the case of the woman shot to death by the Secret…

The Fifth Anniversary


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In Its Five Years, The Affordable Care Act Has Transformed Health Care

While conservatives have looked to increasingly desperate ways to tear down the Affordable Care Act (ACA), whether it is the latest Republican budget or the King v. Burwell lawsuit, this Monday marks a remarkable progressive achievement. By making health insurance more affordable and available, tens of millions of Americans now benefit from quality, affordable care, urban or rural, conservative or liberal. March 23rd is the 5-year anniversary of the ACA. This landmark law has been one of the biggest policy achievements since the 1960s, and after five years it is stronger than ever.

To celebrate the law, we’ve put together the top five facts to show how the law is benefiting Americans:

1. 16.4 million: The Affordable Care Act was the fastest expansion of health insurance since 1965. Since the law went into effect, 16.4 million people who did not previously have health insurance are now covered.

2. 129 million: Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 129 million people no longer have to worry about an insurer denying or dropping their coverage, significantly raising their premiums, or limiting their benefits because of a pre-existing condition.

3. 20 percent: The Affordable Care Act is now projected to be 20 percent cheaper than expected over the next 10 years, due in large part to slower growth in premium costs than expected – contrary to conservative claims that the ACA was filled with runaway costs and would cause premiums to skyrocket.

4. 71 percent: 71 percent of Americans who purchased health insurance from the state and federal exchanges rated their plans as either “excellent” or “good.”

5. 87 percent: 87 percent of Americans who bought insurance from the federal exchange qualified for tax credits to help make their premiums more affordable.

And while Republicans have repeatedly attacked the law as a “job killer,” the evidence proves them wrong. As the chart below demonstrate, the passage of the Affordable Care Act marks the point when the private sector began to create jobs again after the depths of the Great Recession:

BOTTOM LINE: Despite obsessive conservative attempts to repeal the law and take away health insurance form Americans, the Affordable Care Act is doing better than ever. This landmark achievement for the progressive movement, and for the country at-large, is a giant leap towards ensuring that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care.