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Republicans
try to push even worse health care bill
They
didn’t. This new amendment to Trumpcare would no longer require states to ban
preexisting conditions, or cover essential services like maternity care and
mental health services. What makes this whole situation even more
mind-boggling is that Republicans want their own plans exempt from these new provisions!
Republicans clearly like the ACA enough to use it to insure themselves and
their staff, but they don’t care enough about their own constituents to
ensure that they have coverage, too. That’s hypocrisy at its finest, or shall
I say, Republicanism at its finest. This is
all happening because Trump is nearing the 100-day mark in his presidency. He
needs to prove to the people who voted for him that they didn’t make a
mistake, and that he’s following through on his promises. I don’t know about
you, but I don’t want any of Trump’s promises! If you agree, make sure to
call your representatives in Congress ASAP and tell them to vote ‘no’ on
Trump’s dangerous health care bill! If you don’t know who you’re represented
by, go to www.house.gov/representatives/find! News from
House of Horrors Milwaukee County Jail
I don’t
care if you’ve committed a crime. You deserve to be treated with dignity and
respect. Period. Especially if you have a mental illness. Mr. Thomas was
unable to speak yet guards cut off his access to water. This practice is
barbaric and inhumane. Mental illness should be treated, not punished. This is
just another example of Sheriff Clarke’s dangerous negligence. Let us not
forget that this is the same jail where four people died in the span of 6
months, where a baby died and where
pregnant women are shackled during birth. Clarke’s lack of respect
and dignity for the people he’s been elected to protect is appalling. He owes
the people of Milwaukee better. Psychologist
from Lincoln Hills fired It seems that every time we
hear about Lincoln Hills, something is going wrong. Another psychologist at
Lincoln Hills “retired” this winter. Derek Jeremy John was dismissed for failing to see more
than 20 persons over three months. While dozens went without help,
John was “too busy” to see his patients. Gov. Walker continues to
believe that Lincoln Hills is perfectly fine, and the inmates are being taken
care of. We know this isn’t true. I have called for a special session on Lincoln Hills
TWICE and have been ignored both times. We need to bring our babies
home. Our children need to be taken out of Lincoln Hills and brought closer
to home where they will have more support and appropriate, trauma-informed
care. The Grow Academy, south of Madison, is doing
amazing things for their kids; they are learning entrepreneurial skills that
they will be able to use for the rest of their lives. Most importantly, they
are being given the ability to heal. Our children are hurting, so why do we
keep harming them more? Lincoln Hills time after time proves to be a terrible
place for these kids. We must get them out! Monday's
town hall I am so happy to say that
we had over 50 people turn out to our town hall on Monday! We had presentations
from Jermaine Reed and YAC on the pipeline from foster care to juvenile
corrections, and we heard Robert Miranda speak about lead poisoning in our
community. I also gave public testimony on the budget to voice my own
concerns, and I took questions from constituents to hear theirs. I felt
empowered to see everyone standing up and fighting back against Governor
Walker’s irresponsible budget. This energy must be channeled moving forward!
Attend town halls, call your representatives in Congress, do what you can to
#resist!
If I asked
you how many trees we cut down every day, what would your guess be?
Thousands? Millions? Try billions. Precisely 15 billion. Today, April 28th, is
Arbor Day! Arbor Day was first observed in 1872 as a way to honor the role of
trees in our lives and communities. Unlike some parts of the world, Wisconsin has been gaining forested acres, not losing.
We have more trees than ever before! To keep up the good work, I encourage
you to get out and plant a tree, or at the very least be mindful of the
resources you use. To have a healthy community, we need a healthy
environment. We all have a role in our planet’s future! |
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of the Week: “I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention,
then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a
democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad
government and politics.” -Representative Maxine Waters This is an official
government communication from Sen. Lena C. Taylor. If you no longer wish to
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