13,925 - The number of Riverside residents who lost unemployment insurance on December 28th because Republicans in the House refuse to extend benefits.
Earlier this week, my office delivered a petition to Speaker Boehner’s office containing over 101,000 signatures in opposition to a bill that would let for-profit colleges continue to saddle students with unmanageable debt and worthless degrees.
#GETCOVERED because sometimes it’s way past Robitussin
With tax credits and subsidies, five out of ten uninsured young adults will be able to get health plans for $50 or less a month through the exchanges. What are you waiting for?! Take a look at your options at Healthcare.gov!
For thirty years, those in the working class have been on the short end of the stick, as their incomes have remained stagnant, while those in the top one percent have seen their incomes skyrocket. For our economy to grow, that must change.
This morning, I stood with American workers in front of a McDonalds in Washington to call for a raise to the minimum wage.
The Affordable Care Act is currently helping millions of Americans — and we don’t hear those stories often enough. Let’s change that.
What’s your #GetCovered story?
(Source: obamawhitehouse)
Opponents of Obamacare will stop at nothing. Earlier today, I sent this letter to California Attorney General Kamala Harris asking her to send a cease and desist to a fraudulent and misleading website that is being promoted by Republican lawmakers.
CoveringHealthCareCA.com purposefully provides consumers with inaccurate information and should be taken down as soon as possible.
5 Impacts of Obamacare on Seniors
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS)
Health Care spending has gone up 6.9% on average every year. Well this year it slowed to 1.3%, the slowest growth rate on record.
This is the official House Republican Playbook on strategies to undermine Obamacare. It’s full of suggested tweets, videos and digital fliers for rank and file Republican members of Congress to use.
Although page 5 recommends using the words “Accountability, Transparency, Fairness & Competence,” you can clearly see that House Republicans are just concern trolling the President.
Nothing in this playbook addresses how to help the uninsured receive coverage.
P.S. Their citations on graphics are way too small and have mostly been discredited and/or are out of context.
Received this letter the other day from a constituent telling me about how Obamacare has helped her family. By moving into a compliant plan she will save more than $600 a year, and more importantly, she will have the peace of mind knowing that her coverage cannot be dropped if she gets sick.
Republicans are up in arms that fewer Americans were able to sign up for Obamacare than anticipated.
But don’t let the fake outrage fool you. They’d rather see nobody sign up.
Thank you Rep. Mark Takano for submitting this immigration myth vs. fact! Passing Comprehensive Immigration Reform will add $4.6 trillion to the Social Security trust fund over the next 75 years. Source: Wall Street Journal
Support ENDA. End Discrimination.
The Senate just passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act on a bipartisan vote of 64-32.
I call on Speaker Boehner to bring ENDA up for a vote in the House. Discrimination does not belong in the workplace!