URGENT! TEXAS SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, JANUARY 31, 2017! UPDATE: We just received word that this hearing will recess sometime around 10:30 am, and will likely reconvene some time after NOON. Please plan your day accordingly if you plan to attend to give testimony. PLEASE RSVP and plan to join …
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“We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” From Maya Angelou’s “Human Family” If you’ve been paying attention to the news and social media lately, Angelou’s sentiment about our similarities may seem questionable at the moment. We appear to be a nation deeply divided on the majority of issues. To complicate matters further, …
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Thanks to everyone who was able to join the call last night, and to our guest speakers. This week Congress voted to move forward with the process of instructing Committees — including the House Ways and Means Committee chaired by Texas Congressman Kevin Brady — to begin writing up repeal legislation that would go around the normal …
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During his farewell address, President Obama asked us to remember as we go forward that “…laws alone won’t be enough. Hearts must change. If our democracy is to work in this increasingly diverse nation, each one of us must try to heed the advice of one of the great characters in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who …
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Everyone is invited to join a conference call this evening to discuss critical strategies to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Congress began the process of dismantling this law that protects the health and lives of millions of Americans last night. UPDATE: Tonight’s call will focus on Texas, but the topics and tactics …
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