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a message from Senator Maria Cantwell


Some Wall Street banks think they can get away with anything.

 Wrecking the economy with reckless gambling?  Abusing the foreclosure process to put more homeowners out on the street?  Raising fees on consumers whenever they want?  To them, it’s all part of the game.

That’s why we have to be ready for anything in this campaign. Maria has fought her entire career to hold Wall Street accountable, and powerful special interests are determined to defeat her.  They’ll say anything.  They’ll spend whatever it takes.  And it’s up to us to fight back.

Will you help strike a blow against these special interest groups by making a contribution of $5 or more to help Maria fight back today?

 For years Maria has been working to hold Wall Street accountable to the people – voting against the Wall Street bailout, cracking down on speculation in oil markets, toughening restrictions on derivatives trading, and fighting to make the financial reform bill stronger and more progressive.

 But some of the worst offenders on Wall Street are also some of the most powerful special interests in Washington. And they are determined to get rid of one of the Senate’s champions for accountability and sound regulation.

Maria can’t win this fight alone – we all need to stand together against the big banks and their attacks. Please click here to make a contribution today!

 Fueled by huge money from Wall Street special interests, shady right-wing attack groups will do everything they can to defeat Maria.  But these special interests can’t beat us if we stand together.

Please click here to contribute now.

 Thanks for helping Maria stand up to Wall Street.

– Chris

 Chris Gregorich
 Campaign Manager
 Friends of Maria

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Further to the right on immigratio​n


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It seems the longer the GOP race drags on, the more extreme the candidates get.

In fact, at a debate last week Mitt Romney placed himself further to the right on immigration than any presidential candidate in recent history.

He said he would deport all undocumented immigrants — including grandparents and families who have been in the United States for over 25 years, belong to local churches, pay their taxes, and in some cases have even defended our country in the military.

I’m sure it won’t be the first or last time the GOP candidates use immigration and Hispanic families as political props to score points with the far-right base.

That’s why we need to stand up and fight back every time they do. Don’t forget, we’re all in this together — and we prosper when we stand united.

Join us and say you’ll stand up for Hispanic families in this election and fight for sensible immigration reform.

The thing that makes Mitt’s statement even more troubling is that a mere five years ago — when the politics of immigration among GOP voters were quite different from today — he was singing a different tune, saying that the nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants in our country “are not going to be rounded up and box-carred out.”

In an interview yesterday he was reminded of his old talking points, but rather than attempting to moderate his stance, he actually doubled down on his current position.

So why the change of heart? It’s simple, according to Mitt’s 2008 Iowa State Director, Doug Gross. Gross said that while campaigning in Iowa before the caucuses, Mitt began to realize the so-called “political implications” of his stance and switched his position as a result.

“Political implications” shouldn’t be the determining factor in the lives of 11 million people.

But now Newt Gingrich — on the heels of being accused by the right of being compassionate — came out this week in support of a new South Carolina law, similar to the one passed in Arizona, that allows police to demand the immigration status of anyone they pull over.

And Rick Perry recently trotted out the endorsement of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, self-titled “America’s toughest sheriff,” who’s been known to organize armed, volunteer posses in his county to round up undocumented immigrants to deport.

As the primaries get closer, there’s no way of knowing where the GOP candidates will stop in trying to out-extreme each other when it comes to illegal immigration.

But I can tell you this: We’re going to fight back every time one of them sells out Hispanic families to try to improve their standing in the polls.

Join us today:

http://my.democrats.org/Stand-up-for-Hispanic-Families

Thanks,

Juan

Juan Sepulveda
Senior Advisor for Hispanic Affairs
Democratic National Committee

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Two men trapped in one body


DemocratsFriend —

I’d like to tell you a story. It’s about two men, trapped in one body.

One man: a Republican politician whose positions on the issues made him palatable even to Massachusetts voters. The other: a Tea Party Republican taking one extreme position after another on the economy, immigration, foreign policy, and more.

The only thing they agree on? They both want to be president, and there’s not much they wouldn’t do or say to get there.

You’ve probably guessed it — the body they’re fighting over is Mitt Romney’s.

And if you want to watch the struggle in full detail, we’ve put a video together on a new site to chronicle it.

Visit MittvMitt.com to take a look for yourself, and then sign up to find out how you can hold him accountable.

A lot of undecided voters out there are just starting to ask themselves: Who is this guy? Where does he really stand?

They’re not the only ones trying to figure that out.

Even Conan O’Brien’s noticed, saying “Experts are predicting kind of a tough fight between Romney and his biggest ideological opponent: Mitt Romney from four years ago. Those guys don’t agree on anything.”

There might be something behind that. The Mitt who was governor of Massachusetts had to appeal to a pretty progressive crowd to get elected, and the Mitt who’s running for president needs the Republican base to clinch the GOP nomination.

All we know is Mitt wants to get to the White House. And you know what that means: The battle of Mitt v. Mitt rumbles on.

The results so far have already been pretty frightening, so that’s why we need your help spreading the word on every flip-flop, backtrack, and refusal to take a clear stance.

Americans deserve to know what they’d get from a President Romney.

Be part of the team that tells the truth about Mitt. Watch the video and sign up today:

MittvMitt.com

Thanks,

Patrick

Patrick Gaspard
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee

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Is Congress about to put you out of work?

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Washington State don’t let AG Mckenna keep HCR away from the people in Washington State- A reminder to Voters



On March 22nd McKenna announced he will join the HCR lawsuit to  protect Washington citizens against new health care mandates, he will probably do this by using tax payers dollars.
Please Call his office to tell him to STOP   blocking health care reform

CALL Main Office (360) 753-6200

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Rob McKenna today issued the following statement about joining a multi-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the recently-approved federal health care measure, once it is signed into law.

“I believe this new federal health care measure unconstitutionally imposes new requirements on our state and on its citizens. This unprecedented federal mandate, requiring all Washingtonians to purchase health insurance, violates the Commerce Clause and the 10th amendment of the US Constitution.

“I’m concerned that the measure unconstitutionally requires all Washingtonians to purchase health insurance and places an extraordinary burden on our state budget by requiring Washington to expand its Medicaid eligibility standards in violation of our state’s rights guaranteed under the10th amendment.”

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Contacts:
Janelle Guthrie, AGO Communications Director, (360) 586-0725
Dan Sytman, AGO Media Relations Manager, (360) 586-7842

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