Category Archives: Congress

Greta Thunberg, What Can We Do? Individual + National Actions

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Mary Foster Morgan

Dear Friends, David Posnett recently posted a compelling video of 16 year old Greta Thunberg reading a letter “Our House is On Fire” at Davos.  “I want you to panic” she says. It is worth finding other news about her, … Continue reading →

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Trickle Down Hate Crimes

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Devastatingly awful. The rise of hate crimes & Trump’s vitriol are not independent or coincidental. It’s not the media, it starts in the oval office and trickles down. Trump (and his minions) ↓ VITRIOL HATE direct INSTRUCTIONS for violence ↓ … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on October 26, 2018 by amyturner2000

October 1, 2018                                                                by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner … Continue reading →

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10 REASONS WOMEN MUST #FlipThe1st!

Posted on October 26, 2018 by amyturner2000

Issue #2: August, 2018                                 by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner    Lee Zeldin repeatedly votes for laws that jeopardize the health and financial wellbeing of … Continue reading →

Posted in ACA, AHCA, Family Issues, Family Planning, Guns, Health Care, Medicaid, medicare, perry gershon, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pre-existing Conditions, Uncategorized, Women, Zeldin | 1 Comment

Flip the House — Defeat Zeldin!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by amyturner2000

By Jacquelyn Gavron & Amy Turner, July 19, 2018 New York’s First Congressional District (NY-1), historically a swing district, is represented by Lee Zeldin (R). He was initially elected with Tea Party support and is an unwavering Trump loyalist with … Continue reading →

Posted in ACA, AHCA, economy, Environment, Guns, Health Care, Politics, Tax Reform, Uncategorized, Women, Zeldin | 4 Comments

Zeldin Supports GOP Shenanigans

Posted on July 16, 2018 by cdsprings

Published as Letter to Editor, The East Hampton Star Fiscal Chicanery July 10, 2018 Dear David, If you are under any illusions about congressional Republicans’ intentions to undermine the financial security of American families, just take a look at their … Continue reading →

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Zeldin Votes to Hurt Hungry Constituents

Posted on May 18, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

The “Farm Bill” is generally known as the biggest safety net for millions of farmers across the country. But it also includes the Supplemental Nutrition Program — known as SNAP or “food stamps”. Last year, 40 million people used the … Continue reading →

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Promises Broken

Posted on May 14, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

  Trump campaign promises (which some liberals supported) remain largely ignored. He ran as an economic populist and bucked the GOP’s economic brand, contributing to his appeal. But he has violated every one of his promises. Donald Trump promised to … Continue reading →

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The “dustbin of history” and November reckoning

Posted on March 18, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

John Owen Brennan, 7th director of the CIA,  was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 2013 to January 2017. wikipedia.org https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-cia-boss-john-brennan-131502100.html McCabe’s firing: FBI’s Andrew McCabe fired days before retirement; Trump applauds Sessions’ move More on McCabe: … Continue reading →

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Don’t vote Republican: it is a Matter of Life or Death

Posted on February 24, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Photo credit:  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/parkland-shooting/553778/ Letter to the Editor in the Southampton Press, Feb 22nd 2018, by James Ewing: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was the 239th school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012 and overall there have … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of SOTU

Posted on February 1, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Yoda, we need you! So perhaps you think that President Trump’s State of the Union was ‘presidential’ and his speach reached across the isle?  If so, you would be joining a majority of viewers according to some polls. But here … Continue reading →

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The All-important Numbers for NY CD-1

Posted on January 30, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Let’s look at the important numbers in NY CD-1. Demographics: Table I  (Source: Ballotpedia, based on 2010 census) Population 720,071 Gender 49.6% Male, 50.4% Female Race 87.7% White, 4.6% Black, 3.5% Asian Ethnicity 12.8% Hispanic Unemployment 6.60% Median household income … Continue reading →

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Abortion vote in the Senate: Why?

Posted on January 29, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

First, let me reprint Perry Gershon’s post from his FB page (with permission): Tomorrow the Senate will debate the so-called 20-week ban on abortion. Let’s be clear — this is nothing more than the first step towards making a woman’s … Continue reading →

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Voters exhausted by chaos & hostility of Trump regime

Posted on January 17, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

“There’s honor in compromise and civility.”  Ezra Klein interviewing Joe Trippi, the chief media strategist on the Doug Jones campaign. The lessons from Doug Jones’ win in Alabama are discussed in this interesting piece on VOX:  “A top Doug Jones … Continue reading →

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Is Peter King (NY-02) Going to Retire?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Republicans are leaving the U.S. House at the highest rate in a decade.   Nathaniel Rakich, a reporter with 538, has analyzed the Republican exodus and finds there are 2 groups: those that are moderate Republicans and belong to the so … Continue reading →

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Shame on Zeldin–Again!

Posted on October 6, 2017 by amyturner2000

Representative Lee Zeldin should be ashamed of himself. That’s what his constituents declared back in May at their “Shame on Zeldin” protest on his AHCA vote. And now, in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shootings, others have joined that … Continue reading →

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The Great Lakes Are Attacking Us Now

Posted on October 5, 2017 by jsg2018

Can you really blame them? By Charles P. Pierce Original post on Esquire.com Oct 4, 2017 While the Secretary of the Interior is jetting around on our dime, and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is slow-dancing with his … Continue reading →

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Governors’ Letter Opposing the Graham-Cassidy Bill

Posted on September 20, 2017 by bcolbath42

September 19, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510   The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Kimmel Shreds the Graham-Cassidy Bill

Posted on September 20, 2017 by bcolbath42

From his monologue:   “I know you guys are going to find this hard to believe. But a few months ago, after my son had open heart surgery … a senator named Bill Cassidy from Louisiana, was on my show … Continue reading →

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The Seventeenth Amendment Is Under Attack By The Right

Posted on September 15, 2017 by bcolbath42

What is the 17th Amendment?  The Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have … Continue reading →

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