The media loves to make claims about the Affordable Care Act being unpopular. The latest USA/Gallup poll doesn’t tell the whole truth about Americans’ attitudes about the Affordable Care Act and in fact, shows the health care reform law is unpopular because its been politicized. In fact, when people learn the truth about the […]

Today for Valentine’s Day, the Young Invincibles, an organization focused on expanding health care coverage for younger Americans, launched their #FriendsWithBenefits campaign to help educate young people about their new health care options. The campaign includes incredibly detailed, state-specific health care toolkits that are available to download for free. Through the use of social networking […]

This morning the New York Times Editorial page profiled ProgressVA’s report on the influence of a “little-known conservative organization financed by millions of corporate dollars” on Virginia’s legislature. The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is responsible for over 50 bills introduced in the General Assembly in recent years. The editorial concluded, “ALEC’s work…further demonstrates […]

While appearing on a Sunday morning news show with Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Governor Bob McDonnell stated, “I’m glad the economy is starting to recover, but I think it’s because of what Republican governors are doing in their states, not because of the president.” However, the Washington Examiner reports, “Maryland created eight times more private-sector jobs than Virginia […]

In direct conflict with his months of criticizing the stimulus, George Allen spent the last two weeks touring and touting the economic successes of two Virginia firms that received millions in stimulus grants. One of them, Ennis Electric Company, Allen visited last week and left out of his praise for the company was the fact […]

As the Virginia General Assembly discusses the budget for this year, it is clearer than ever that Governor McDonnell’s cuts-only approach to Virginia’s enormous budget shortfall is unrealistic and impossible. More than 90% of the proposed $880 million in cuts are to education and healthcare. We cannot rob the citizens of Virginia of such vital services because […]

Last night in his State of the Union address, the President spoke of a better America and better government.  Guided by the belief that government “should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more,” the President has led our government to govern better, implementing historic initiatives such as the Affordable […]

Conservative lawmakers in Virginia’s House and Senate are so eager to attack working Virginians, they’re throwing smart business protections for taxpayer dollars out the window–and they’re doing it with the help of the national, pro-corporate greed group ALEC. Legislation that has been approved by House and Senate committees seeks to prohibit Project Labor Agreements (PLAs), […]

Today marks the one-year anniversary of an attempt by U.S. House Republicans, including those representing Virginians, to repeal the Affordable Care Act.  The ACA’s benefits are substantive, extensive and more than impressive. A few of the ACA benefits by the numbers… 45,000 Americans with pre-existing conditions have health insurance 2.5 million of America’s young adults […]

Voting is a fundamental American freedom. Conservatives in the General Assembly are trying to erode that freedom by passing legislation that essentially amounts to a poll tax–requiring specific forms off ID in order to cast a vote. Though Republicans claim they are trying to prevent voter fraud, they are trying to rectify a problem that […]