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Members of Congress can claim expertise in two things: getting elected, and getting re-elected. But they legislate on everything that the Constitution allows. So you have lawyers and businessmen conducting hearings on space exploration, lawyers and businessmen drafting legislation on mining, lawyers and businessmen voting on foreign policy resolutions.

Wouldn’t it be nice to support a candidate for Congress who is a true expert in something other than campaigning? Well, you can; his name is Dr. Lee Rogers, in California’s 25th Congressional district.

Dr. Rogers is a podiatrist and an award-winning medical researcher. He runs the Amputation Prevention Center in Los Angeles, and he teaches medicine. He pioneered a new protocol for diabetes patients that reduced amputations by 72%.

If you want to see a person like that in Congress, click here.

Back in the 1990s, I worked with someone who had a severe case of diabetes. I watched his health deteriorate over the years. The circulation in his legs weakened to the point where a foot was amputated.

It was terrible.

But if my friend were alive today, Dr. Rogers probably could save that foot.

Healthcare is now one-sixth of the US economy. Imagine how good it would be to have someone in Congress who knows it so well.

A doctor who would be in a position to improve healthcare in America? What a concept!

I’m happy that Dr. Rogers is a solid progressive. I’m happy that a Rogers victory means the defeat of Buck McKeon, who has been called the most corrupt Member of Congress. But I’m especially happy that Dr. Rogers knows something about something – a quality that Congress sorely needs. For the good of Congress, and our health, I’d like to see Dr. Lee Rogers in Congress.

California is holding its “jungle primary” next Tuesday, where Democrats and Republicans are lumped together. To have a chance against Dirty Buck in November, Dr. Rogers has to do well on June 5. Please show your support.

Courage,

Alan Grayson

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Refinancing for Responsible Homeowners

05/14/2012 Nativegrl77

Good afternoon —

Right now, refinancing a home mortgage can be confusing and costly — but it doesn’t have to be that way.

And that’s why President Obama is asking Congress to make things simpler for responsible homeowners as part of his To-Do List for lawmakers.

All over the country, there are Americans who bought houses before the financial crisis, and they’re locked in at high interest rates. Despite staying current with payments, they can’t refinance at today’s rates, which are historically low.

This issue affects you, even if you have a good rate, or don’t have a mortgage at all. Lower monthly payments mean lower foreclosure rates, helping property values in your community. And more money in people’s pockets helps to move our economy forward and create jobs.

By improving this process, responsible folks who work hard will be able to feel a little more secure in their finances and a little more secure in their homes.

Watch one of President Obama’s economic advisers explain how in this quick video:

Lowering the interest rate on your mortgage should be an idea that makes sense for both Republicans and Democrats. Outside the halls of Congress, paying a mortgage isn’t a partisan, political issue.

President Obama has done what he can to make refinancing simpler, but unless Congress acts, there’s a limit to how much we can help responsible homeowners.

Nothing will help to change the debate more than Americans across the country joining the conversation. We saw your impact a few months ago when Congress finally extended the payroll tax cut, keeping an average of $40 in everyone’s paycheck. Now it’s time to for more action – this time to help homeowners all over America.

So I’m asking you to talk to people about this refinance proposal and the other ideas on the To-Do List. You can find more info about them on WhiteHouse.gov:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/todolist

Thank you,
David

David Plouffe
Senior Advisor to the President

P.S. — If you’re on Facebook or Twitter, consider posting the video. I bet you’ll get a surprising response from your network. Most people don’t track the day-to-day in Washington closely, but all of us know people who would love to refinance their mortgages.

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President Obama- Calling on Congress to Prevent Student Interest Rates from Doubling

04/24/2012 Nativegrl77

Apr 21, 2012 by whitehouse

President Obama calls on Congress to act before student loan interest rates double for more than 7.4 million students, adding an average of $1000 to their debt.

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President Obama Speaks at a White House forum

04/09/2012 Nativegrl77

by whitehouseon Apr 6, 2012

President Obama speaks about the women who have shaped his life, and explains why his Administration has worked to consider the needs of women in girls in every decision it makes. April 6, 2012

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Health Care for America Now … Supports Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act

04/01/2012 Nativegrl77

Health Care for America Now was able to bring people from across the country to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court this week to tell their stories about how Obamacare is already helping them and millions of Americans.

Click here to see a photo gallery of activity on the Supreme Court steps.

Stacie Ritter’s twin girls, childhood cancer survivors who can not be denied care due to pre-existing conditions.

For three days the justices heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Outside, thousands of people gathered to fight the Republican attack on this law and health care programs like Medicaid and Medicare.

HCAN and our allies were out in force and made a big splash in the media. Here are just a few of the people who were able to tell the national press their stories:

Theodore Method is a military veteran and retired postal worker from Virginia whose wife has Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and congestive heart failure and is now living in a nursing home where Theodore goes to feed her lunch every day. If his wife’s Medicaid benefits were cut, Theodore would have to exhaust his own retirement funds to maintain his wife’s standard of care and would quickly run out of resources for both of them.
Spike Dolomite Ward was uninsured when she was diagnosed last year with Stage 3 breast cancer. Now she is covered and receiving chemotherapy thanks to Obamacare’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.
Stacie Ritter is a Pennsylvania mom to twin daughters who survived leukemia after the family battled with the insurance company and filed for bankruptcy. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, her daughters can never again be excluded from coverage because of pre-existing conditions. We know these stories had an impact on those who heard them this week.

We know these stories had an impact this week. Please watch the videos showing how important the health care law is here and here.

We will continue to fight the tea party and extremist Republicans to protect this law and put people before profits. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to providing affordable, quality health care for all.

Thanks,

Will O’Neill Health Care for America Now