Read My Lipstick: The EMILY's List Blog
Emily | Nov 20, 2009 |
EMILY's List alum Cong. Diana DeGette (CO-01) has been front and center in the debate about the Stupak/Pitts Amendment in the House's health care bill. Diana, who co-chairs the House's pro-choice caucus with another EMILY's List alum, Cong. Louise Slaughter (NY-28), took a lead role in speaking out against the amendment after it was introduced, and she has been actively working to educate voters about the amendment's potential outcomes and make sure it's not included in the final version of the bill.
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Emily | Nov 20, 2009 |
Huge news from Martha Coakley's Senate campaign this week!
Martha's supporters, including EMILY's List members, helped her raise $4.1 million since announcing her candidacy in September. And we know Martha needs it -- in a high-profile special election like this one, Martha will need every last dollar to communicate her message and mobilize voters to the polls.
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Emily | Nov 20, 2009 |
Cheryle Robinson Jackson, our candidate in the IL-Senate race, took a strong stand against the Stupak/Pitts Amendment today. In an email to supporters about her reactions to the House and Senate versions of the bill, she called the amendment "an insidious way to take us back to the dark ages."
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Emily | Nov 19, 2009 |
The New York Daily News is reporting that, after deciding not to run for governor, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani "will run for U.S. Senate," pitting him against EMILY's List candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
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Emily | Nov 19, 2009 |
We were excited to have congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02) in the office this week. Ann's campaign is in full swing, and we're always happy when candidates drop by the office to check in with staff.
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