On December 7th, the U.S. Senate took one more step in the process to restore unemployment benefits for millions of Americans across the country. Republicans refusal to act prevented Congress from renewing unemployment benefits on December 28th 2013, leaving 1.3 million Americans without this aid. In Washington 24,414 Washingtonians lost their assistance on December 28th -
On December 19th, the White House released the following report on how the Affordable Care Act has helped the citizens of our state. House Repubicans – including Rep. Dave Reichert, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, and Rep. Doc Hastings – want to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take these benefits away from Washingtonians.
The Affordable Care Act is working for millions of people in Washington. Currently, 2,970,000 people on Washington –including 372,000 children - with pre-existing conditions no longer have to worry about being denied health coverage or charged higher premiums; and 1,620,000 people have already benefitted from receiving at least one preventive care service without cost.
Washington State Democrats Chair Dwight Pelz released the following statement on President Obama’s commitment to fighting for an extension of tax cuts for the middle class, in addition to working toward a balanced approach to reducing our nation’s deficit:
Washington State Democrats Chair Dwight Pelz released the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement of his support for marriage equality. Additional statements from local Democrats are included below: "Today is an historic day, with President Obama standing for equality by endorsing Referendum 74," Pelz said. "And November 6 will be another historic
From today until the Primary Election on August 7, the Washington State Democrats will release 21 reasons that Washington cannot afford Rob McKenna. Today: the Republican budget coup.
Republican voters in Illinois went to the polls today, choosing Mitt Romney as their nominee. Illinois became the 34th state to choose a Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election. Yet one Republican still won't tell us who he is choosing -- Rob McKenna.
Week One: Baumgartner Dogged by Tea Party Pledge, Congressman Paul Ryan SEATTLE - This can't be how he imagined it.
In response to a recent article by the Associated Press highlighting the dishonest math that Rob McKenna used during his campaign kick-off, Dwight Pelz, chairman of the Washington State Democratic Party, issued the following statement: “Rob McKenna is not who he says he is. During the first moments of his gubernatorial campaign, he tried to claim that he is a straight shooter
Today, Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Following that vote, Washington State Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz released the following statement:
