[Jamaal Bowman\Congress\New York’s 16th District]
Congresswoman Pressley: “We need leaders like Jamaal Bowman in Congress now more than ever. As a 20-year public school educator in New York, Jamaal knows what it means to build community and fight for those too often left out.”
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Senator Elizabeth Warren
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Endorses Bronx Congressional Challenger Bowman
BERNIE SANDERS AND OVER 100 HUNDRED DEMOCRATS SEEK COVID-19 FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
[Community Health Centers\COVID-19 ]
Throughout this pandemic, CHCs have served as one of our nation’s most critical frontline providers. Serving almost 30 million low-income people across America.
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REPS. PRESSLEY AND OMAR INTRODUCE STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PLAN
[COVID-19\Student Debt Emergency Relief Act]
Congresswoman Pressley. “Our $1.6 trillion student debt crisis stands in the way of any meaningful economic recovery effort during and after this pandemic, which is why we must cancel student loan debt in order to jumpstart the economy.”
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DEMOCRATS: FUNDING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS VITAL IN BATTLING COVID-19
[COVID-19\Community Health Centers]
CHCs should receive “the highest levels of funding…Community Health Centers are at the frontlines of this crisis.”
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SENATOR WARREN AND DEMOCRATS INVESTIGATE CONNECTION BETWEEN ELECTION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRITY AND PRIVATE EQUITY
[Election Security\Voting Machines]
Democratic lawmakers: “(W)e have concerns about the spread and effect of private equity investment in many sectors of the economy, including the election technology industry–an integral part of our nation’s democratic process.”
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NAACP AND BLACK LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8
[Politics\Environmental Racism]
NBCSL President Gilda Cobb-Hunter: “Candidates who want to earn the votes of communities impacted by environmental justice should step up, hear our concerns and explain their plans for a cleaner, healthier future for all. This forum provides a rare opportunity for the candidates to show us where they stand on clean water, clean air and so many of the important issues that people living on the front lines of environmental degradation face.”
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MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR WARREN: PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS IS A “RELENTLESS ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE” WHO DESERVES RE-ELECTION
[New York News\Public Advocate Election]
Senator Elizabeth Warren: Long before this job, and even before he was elected to represent Brooklyn on the City Council, Jumaane was a relentless advocate for justice…Jumaane saw the inequities in our society and rolled up his sleeves to do something about them…Jumaane has been an outstanding Public Advocate since his historic election in February, but his pro-Trump, special-interest-backed opponent is trying to undo all the progress we’ve made.
Photo: Jumaane Williams Campaign\Action Network
SENATOR SANDERS AND DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS URGE CONGRESS TO EXPAND FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
[Healthcare\Community Health Centers]
Sen. Bernie Sanders: “It is no exaggeration to call Community Health Centers a lifeline for millions of Americans. “President Trump and the Republicans tried and failed to destroy the Affordable Care Act in Congress. Now they’re in the courts still trying to kick millions off their health care. We are standing together to push back on this relentless assault on people’s basic health.”
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CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE PELL GRANT RESTORATION LEGISLATION FOR STUDENT VICTIMS OF PREDATORY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES
[Education News]
Senator Elizabeth Warren: “Students who get cheated by a predatory, for-profit college should not lose their Pell Grant eligibility. I’m glad to reintroduce this bill with Representatives Hayes, Scanlon, and McBath because our government should not be punishing students for getting scammed.”
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