It is #AAPIEqualPay Day - and a reminder for #MoscowMitch to take up the Democratic House-PASSED Fair Pay Act.
While today represents an overall AAPI woman to white non-Hispanic male pay scale, beware the myth of the monolith: AAPI communities vary in culture and circumstance.
30,000 veterans
700,000 residents
219 years without a full voice in our government
The people of Washington, DC have been denied a full voice in their own government for far too long. It’s time for #DCStatehood.
“They told me I’d only have 45 seconds up here... which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.”
- Brad Pitt accepting his award at the #Oscars2020
Sounds about right!
Why is Trump scared of CA?
-$21.5 billion surplus
-Record low unemployment
-Creating 1 in 7 US jobs
Meanwhile Trump:
-DOUBLED the deficit
-Created over $3 TRILLION new debt
We’re the progressive answer to his regressive policies.
It’s driving him MAD.
We need YOU on Saturday February 15. Sign up now for a Day of Action near you! It's simple, visit https://t.co/DwRzLEtg9E, find a Day of Action in your community and join one of our regional offices to make a difference.
When the #WeSaidEnough movement started we repeatedly said we had been inundated with calls.
And it‘s exactly why we called it a “pervasive culture of harassment”.
Thank you to the journalists who have kept this issue alive so we may one day secure true reform. #MeToo
Last week, we stood up against President Trump’s efforts to mislead the American people & took a stand for workers’ rights. Here are a few moments that stood out. https://t.co/41neDaxHn2
MUST WATCH: ‘I respectfully disagree on that’: @VP Pence explains in Iowa diner he *doesn’t* support protecting #Medicaid and #Medicare
Please watch & share widely ⬇️
https://t.co/2ooksa8SCu #IApolitics#ProtectOurCare
You cannot be acquitted if you don’t have a trial. You don’t have a trial if you don’t have witnesses and documentation.
If Republican Senators choose a cover-up, the American people and history will judge it with the harshness it deserves.
I’ve only been to war once. But enough for a lifetime.
I’ve seen what fighting looks like. I know what’s worth fighting for - and what is not.
It saddens, angers me to think of the countless lives - like my own - that’ll be forever changed by the lies of a few.
#NoMoreWar
President Trump’s classified War Powers Act notification raises more questions than it answers about the timing, manner and justification of the decision to engage in hostilities against Iran. https://t.co/T9Oi6bRMDP
Today is #LatinaEqualPayDay. On average, Latinas make 54 cents for every dollar a white man makes. Women faces significant obstacles in obtaining #EqualPayForEqualWork, Latinas often face additional barriers. California Democrats are fighting to close the pay gap. #DemandMore
#CADEM2019 is a wrap! An outstanding Convention to plan & prepare to win in 2020. A big S/O to @RobertGarciaLB & the entire Long Beach Team for the incredible hospitality - and helping us turn CA and the rest of America a deep, deep blue. 🔵
Thank you Long Beach and @RobertGarciaLB for an incredible time and productive Fall Endorsing Convention. We’re ready for a blue tsunami in 2020! #CADEM19
This week, we continued to fight to #DefendOurDemocracy, called for the Senate to #ProtectTheDream for Dreamers & TPS beneficiaries, and sent legislation to the President making animal cruelty a federal crime. Here are some moments that stood out: https://t.co/QjemC2JZob