In this newsletter: The Story We Need to Tell Message from the Chair Candidate Spotlight: Cathy Spahr, PA House District 160 Voting Rights are on the Ballot this November Your 'One Thing' to do this Month Calendar THE STORY WE NEED TO TELL Now is...
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Immigration is embedded in our history
by CCDC Chairwoman Charlotte Valyo The United States of America is a nation of immigrants. We have been since the day we were founded, and we are a stronger, more successful, and more prosperous country because of it. How we treat immigrants has...
Threats to American Democracy
"‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy," David Leonhardt's thorough New York Times report, concludes that "American democracy has never faced a threat quite like the current one." Among a variety of problems such as the...
An open letter to Pennsylvania Families and Voters
Education Alert! The following open letter signed by 79 school board members from across the state shows the high stakes in the November 8 election. If the R candidate, Doug Mastriano, becomes Governor, his plan is to slash already insufficient...
CCDC Newsletter August 2022
In this newsletter: A Great Start to August Message from the Chair Candidate Spotlight: Paul Friel for 26th PA House District Abortion Rights are (Effectively) on the Ballot this November Chester County Voter Registration Gap Widens Your 'One...
“PA Proposed Constitutional Amendments: What You Need to Know”
It used to be that Republicans stood by the basically 18th-century US Constitution and Democrats wanted to modernize it. Now, with some exceptions like the Second Amendment and the Electoral College, many R's are eager to alter the Constitution,...
Celebrating Labor Day 2022
In 1894 Congress declared that the first Monday in September would be set aside to honor the American laborer. It is ironic that at that time there remained sweat shops, long hours with little time off and miserly wages. It took the United States a...
Abortion Rights are Human Rights: Democrats Support Reproductive Freedom
June 24th, 2022 has become another infamous day in American history–a day when all of us remember where we were and what we were doing as the Supreme Court announced it had overturned Roe v. Wade. Although the draft decision had been leaked, we...
Mastriano defunding schools plan takes massive bites out of education apple
by Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167) Just when you think Republicans have reached the outer boundaries of extremism, they surprise us with even more radical nonsense. Take Christian Nationalist Republican candidate for Governor Doug Mastriano, who just...
Inflation Reduction Act signed into law!
Today, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, the victorious culmination of months of work by Senate and House Democrats. President Biden called this comprehensive bill “one of the most significant laws in our...