Speaker Oliver, Majority Leader Cryan Unveil Focus on Jobs, Economy & Property Taxes
Jan. 12 - Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-Essex) and Majority Leader Joseph Cryan (D-Union) announce their intent to focus on creating jobs, rebuilding the economy and tackling property taxes during the 214th Legislature.
Speaker Oliver, Majority Leader Cryan Unveil Focus on Jobs, Economy & Property Taxes from NJ Assembly Democratic Office on Vimeo.
GOP Civil War
Jan 7. - GOP infighting has reached a new level this week. The tea party wing of the Republican Party completed a coup by ousting Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer. Greer, the handpicked Chairman of embattled Florida Governor Charlie Crist and an ally of RNC Chairman Michael Steele, was deposed by the extreme right wing of a Republican Party which continues to narrow itself ideologically, demographically and electorally as tea party extremists continue to implement right-wing purity tests and chase moderates candidates from the Party.
Even Steele is hedging his bets on the 2010 midterm elections. He questioned whether the GOP is ready to lead and declared that Republicans will not win back a majority in Congress this year.
Ready to run for office?
Jan. 5 - Register today for Ready to Run, a bi-partisan campaign training hosted by The Center for American Women in Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Ready to Run is a one-stop shop for women interested in seeking public office, working on political campaigns or gaining a better understanding of our political system. Come learn winning campaign skills and strategies from prominent elected and appointed leaders, campaign veterans, party officials and policy experts. Get involved today!
Click here to register! **Early-bird registration ends on February 15th.**
Ready to Run will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Douglas Campus Center in New Brunswick. Pre-conference trainings will be held for women of color on Friday, March 19. Click here for more information.
GOP [Hearts] 100 Wall Street Lobbyists
Dec. 15 - After meeting with lobbyists for banks, hedge funds and the financial services industry, the very industries whose risk and greed nearly sank the American economy, not a single Republican voted to support legislation to stabilize our financial system, enact new consumer protections and implement new rules to curb irresponsible industry practices. The meeting and unanimous GOP opposition to reform is a nod to continued GOP support for the same economic policies championed by the Bush administration that ignored the needs of Main Street and brought our country to the brink of financial ruin.
Watch the latest DNC web video slamming GOP leaders for teaming with 100 lobbyists against Wall Street reform:
100 False Claims (and counting)
Dec. 8 - Republicans have been far from genuine and truthful in their criticism of health care reform. In fact, GOP Senators have now made more than 100 misleading and outright false claims and statements since debate on the Senate floor began just eleven days ago -- that's nearly ten false claims a day. The video below sheds light on the Senate GOP’s unending lies and Senate Republicans’ efforts to mislead the American people and “kill” health reform at all costs.