Text of the “State of the State” address by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., January 31, 2011
Jan 31, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin"Thank you Lt. Governor Newsom, Speaker Perez, President Pro Tem Steinberg, Senate Republican Leader Dutton, Assembly Republican Leader Conway, constitutional officers, members of the legislature, distinguished guests, and my fellow citizens: First of all, I wish to thank all of you in this chamber for the cordiality and good will that you have extended to my wife and me during these ...
Continue ReadingResolution Against the Closure of the Oxnard Mail Processing Facility
Jan 30, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminThe Ventura County Democratic Party is lending its voice in opposition to the United States Postal Service (USPS) plan to close the Oxnard Mail Processing Facility: Whereas the Oxnard Mail Processing Facility is one of the most efficient mail processing facilities in the country and centrally located in Ventura County in Oxnard. Whereas the USPS is proposing ...
Continue ReadingGood Appointments to the PUC
Jan 27, 2011 No Comments ›› Bruce LittleGov Jerry Brown has made some appointments to the Public Utilities Commission, and considering the recent tilt towards the businesses they are regulating, it's a good start. Attorney Michael Florio, 58, of Oakland has been appointed to the PUC after spending more than three decades representing ratepayers on behalf of the nonprofit consumer advocacy group TURN, ...
Continue ReadingHelp Save this Pristine Valley and Urge Fiscal Responsibility
Jan 22, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminOn Monday, January 24 at 6 p.m. the Ventura City Council will consider allocating several hundred thousand dollars to study a plan that includes annexing parts of the Canada Larga Valley, with the stated purpose of developing 100 executive homes in this pristine open space. This unspoiled valley, located along Highway 33 between Ventura and Ojai, ...
Continue ReadingElton Gallegly voted to take healthcare away from those who need it most
Jan 19, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminWhat if Congress could enact legislation that would make a real difference in the quality of life for millions of Americans? This legislation would save lives, help average citizens make ends meet, and reduce the federal deficit. Last year, they did. And what if one day the GOP-led House voted again to take all that and more ...
Continue ReadingHow did your legislator vote on healthcare reform?
Jan 18, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminBelow is the final tally on the Jan. 19, 2011 vote in the U.S. House to repeal healthcare reform. Vote: 245 to 189 AYES Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Amash Austria Bachmann Bachus Barletta Bartlett Barton (TX) Bass (NH) Benishek Berg Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (UT) Black Blackburn Boehner Bonner Bono Mack Boren Boustany Brady (TX) Brooks Broun (GA) Buchanan Bucshon Buerkle Burgess Burton (IN) Calvert Camp Campbell Canseco Cantor Capito Carter Cassidy Chabot Chaffetz Coble Coffman (CO) Cole Conaway Cravaack Crawford Crenshaw Culberson Davis (KY) Denham Dent DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Dold Dreier Duffy Duncan (SC) Duncan (TN) Ellmers Emerson Farenthold Fincher Fitzpatrick Flake Fleischmann Fleming Flores Forbes Fortenberry Foxx Franks (AZ) Frelinghuysen Gallegly Gardner Garrett Gerlach Gibbs Gibson Gingrey (GA) Gohmert Goodlatte Gosar Gowdy Granger Graves (GA) Graves (MO) Griffin (AR) Griffith (VA) Grimm Guinta Guthrie Hall Hanna Harper Harris Hartzler Hastings (WA) Hayworth Heck Heller Hensarling Herger Herrera Beutler Huelskamp Huizenga (MI) Hultgren Hunter Hurt Issa Jenkins Johnson (IL) Johnson (OH) Johnson, Sam Jones Jordan Kelly King (IA) King (NY) Kingston Kinzinger (IL) Kline Labrador Lamborn Lance Landry Lankford Latham LaTourette Latta Lee (NY) Lewis (CA) LoBiondo Long Lucas Luetkemeyer Lummis Lungren, Daniel E. Mack Manzullo Marchant Marino McCarthy (CA) McCaul McClintock McCotter McHenry McIntyre McKeon McKinley McMorris Rodgers Meehan Mica Miller ...
Continue ReadingHealthcare reform has already helped Americans live better lives. Republicans will vote to dismantle it. Tell them NO.
Jan 14, 2011 No Comments ›› Marie LakinThe verdict is in: healthcare reform has eased the worries of millions of Americans. • If you had a pre-existing condition and couldn’t find an affordable healthcare plan, you can now. Before reform, many Americans chose to go without insurance, and skipped needed medical treatment as a result. • If you are a senior enrolled in Medicare ...
Continue ReadingHelp end the Runner dynasty:Support Darren Parker in SD 17
Jan 14, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminPlease Join us on Sunday, January 16 to Meet the Dynamic Democratic Candidate for the 17th Senate District Darren Parker Location: 25626 Barganca, Valencia 3-5 p.m. The home of Patti Skinner Sulpizio Help us support longtime Democratic activist, much-honored community volunteer and small-business owner Darren Parker in his race against Sharon Runner for State Senate in the 17th District, ...
Continue ReadingResponse to attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
Jan 11, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminThe Ventura County Democratic Party offers its sincere condolences to the family of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords following the devastating shooting on Saturday, Jan. 8 in Arizona. Giffords and her staff were targeted in a senseless act of violence during an outreach event which took the life of a young girl, a federal judge and ...
Continue ReadingDemocratic Club of the Conejo Valley – Monthly General Meeting – January 12, Wednesday, 6:15 PM, Newbury Park Library
Jan 8, 2011 No Comments ›› DCCVThe next general meeting of the Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley (DCCV) is Wednesday, January 12, 6:15 PM at the Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road in Newbury Park. The program is titled "What Happened Last November and What Can We Learn from It?". David Atkins will help us study the results of the ...
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