Virginia Democrats pushing abortion, gay marriage, voting rights measures
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Virginia Democrats have pushed through bills on abortion, gay marriage and voting rights that will be centerpiece issues in the 2025 state elections.
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Hakeem Jeffries probably needs to get out of the way, so Democrats can do something
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Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader, is apparently getting tired of having to deal with pressure from voters and civic groups who want Democrats to do something to stand up to Donald Trump.
Virginia’s List works to support women Democrats running for office
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Across the United States, 70 percent of political races go uncontested and often are occupied by incumbents who are Republicans.
Senate Democrats pretend to do something about withdrawal from Paris Agreement
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Donald Trump, for a second time, has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, which puts us in the company of Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries in the world not part of the international agreement on climate change.
Senate Democrats make doomed effort to fight Trump tariffs: Get ready for higher costs
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Donald Trump is threatening the whole world with tariffs now, so that he can give his rich buddies another tax break. You’ll pay more for everything, but that’s OK – that’s what you voted for, and he told you ahead of time he was going to do this.
Democrats putting reproductive rights front and center with elections on the horizon
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You can expect that reproductive rights will be a ballot issue in the 2025 Virginia elections, and to that end, we have House Democrats pushing forward two pieces of legislation that will put the issue front and center with voters.
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act: House Democrats at least trying to combat climate change
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The federal government provides $757 billion – billion, with a b- – in tax breaks and subsidies to the oil and gas industry. (And Republicans whine about the Green New Deal.)
Senate Democrats introduce healthcare affordability bill: Not just ‘concepts,’ but a real ‘plan’
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Donald Trump is still working on the concepts of a healthcare plan. Senate Democrats, now in the minority in the senior chamber, have a plan in place.
House Democrats introduce bill to address rising childhood obesity
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Two House Democrats have introduced a bill to try to address rising childhood obesity rates and diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes
House Democrats introduce legislation to block promised Trump tariffs
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A group of House Democrats have introduced legislation that would take away the ability of President-elect Donald Trump from imposing import tariffs under the guise of a national emergency without congressional approval.
