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Moments ago, the Florida House decided that denying health care to 800,000 working Floridians was more important than doing their jobs. In response, FDP Chair Allison Tant made the following statement: “House Republicans have given up on Florida’s …
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In a blatant partisan act of political retribution, Speaker Steve Crisafulli is holding hostage Senate President Andy Gardiner’s bills assisting children with special needs, effectively ending the legislation’s chance of passage in the next four days. …
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Today, following the Senate’s overwhelming passage of the online voter registration bill (SB 228), the Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant issued the following statement: “I want to thank Senator Jeff Clemens for championing online voter …
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More than 41,000 Florida Veterans Could Benefit from Expanded Health Care If successful, Richard Corcoran’s crusade against expanding access to health care could continue to deny more than 41,000 veterans access to affordable health care. No doubt these …
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Tens of Thousands of Uninsured Floridians Represented by Obstructionist GOP Members While Richard Corcoran and his cabal may think they are sticking it to the Obama administration and Florida’s hospitals, it’s the uninsured Floridians in their districts …
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Florida GOP tries to turn the Legislature into Congress Closed door meetings. Back room deals. No budget deal in sight. A small group of radical Republicans threatening to throw the government into chaos in a misguided …
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Democrats Call on Florida House to Allow Vote on Medicaid Expansion As the 2015 legislative session enters its closing weeks, Florida Democrats are launching a “We Demand a Vote” campaign to urge the House to take …
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Today, Marco Rubio announced his ambition to run for president. In his speech, did we hear how he was going to help the millions of Latinos in this country? Well, let’s see where he stands on …
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Today, in advance of Marco Rubio’s announcement that he will run for President, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant released the following statement: “As far as self-serving vanity projects go, Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign should win a prize. …
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Today, in response to Senator Kelli Stargel’s bigoted amendment that would keep LGBT Floridians from adopting children, FDP Chair Allison Tant issued the following statement: “Senator Stargel should be ashamed to file such a hateful amendment that seeks …