Polk DEC King-Obama Dinner -Speaker Congressman Alan Grayson

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Polk DEC King-Obama Dinner...See you there!!

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HealthCare Bill Information...

You can review the Senate version of the Healthcare bill here:

http://stabenow.senate.gov/healthcare.

And you can reach Senator Bill Nelson here:

Washington, D.C.
United States Senate
716 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5274
Fax: 202-228-2183

Orlando
Landmark Two
225 East Robinson Street, Ste 410
Orlando, Florida 32801

Phone: 407-872-7161
Toll Free in Florida: 1-888-671-4091
Fax: 407-872-7165

Polk County Young Democrats...Joining in for 2010

Did you know we have a Polk County Young Democrats forming here in Polk?

 

Well we do! 

 

With the support of the Polk DEC we are in the process of forming a strong group of young leaders to assist in turning Polk County and Florida BLUE, all while building the bench within the party.  

 

Polk County Young Democrats will be holding two membership drives next week at local college with more to come in the near future.  At USF Lakeland Campus, Nov 16-19th from 4-6pm daily and at the PSC Lakeland Campus Nov  17th from 11:30am to 1:30pm.  As well as attending the YDA National Conference in Orlando.

 

If you know any young people that would be interested in joining or would like to support the Polk County Young Democrats please contact Jessica Barrett at (863)207-5330 or polkyoungdems@gmail.com

 

Below is a message from the Florida Young Democrats.  Next weekend Florida is hosting the Young Democrats of America National Conference.  This would be a great entrance for the POLK COUNTY YOUNG DEMOCRATS!!!!!  

 

Message From the Florida Young Democrats:

 

The Florida Young Democrats are hosting the YDA National Conference in Orlando next weekend, November 20-22, at the DoubleTree hotel across from Universal Studios

 

Kendrick Meek will be the keynote speaker at the kickoff event Friday night and Alex Sink is expected to address the Women's Caucus Saturday morning.

 

This is a terrific opportunity for "new" Young Dems around the state to get involved, the opportunity to meet and work with National YDA Leadership and get to know more than fifty Florida Young Democrats in a weekend of good Democratic fun. 

 

This is a fantastic networking opportunity for students and young professionals, particularly those interested in politics, non-profits and other "lefty" careers.

 

Conference Information:

 

You can learn more about the YDA Conference at http://www.yda.org/events/407/2009-yda-fall-conference-in-orlando-fl

 

Room Sharing:

We may be able to work with people who need a place to stay with some room sharing, if at all interested in attending please contact me or our President, Alexander Lewy (president@flyoungdems.org or 305-213-7587).  

 

We want to do everything we can to get our Young Dems together in Orlando.  We hope to see you there!

Thank you.

Mario Piscatella
Executive Director, Florida Young Democrats
904-345-0072

House vote TOMORROW

TAKE ACTION NOW...

This is it -- the House of Representatives will vote on health insurance reform tomorrow. All signs point to it being incredibly close, possibly even coming down to a single vote.

With the clock ticking, insurance company lobbyists are going all out to stop reform. Please call Rep. Adam Putnam at 202-225-1252 now.  If Adam is not your Rep. find out who is here...

http://advocacy.barackobama.com/healthcare/campaigns/13/call_scripts/36/call_sessions/new

President Obama is visiting the House tomorrow to call for reform, and I hope you'll add your voice to his right away. If you haven't called before, now is the time. And if you have recently called, thank you -- now please ask friends, family members, and co-workers in your district to join you.

http://my.barackobama.com/HouseVote

Everything we're fighting for comes down to moments like this -- and every second counts.

Thanks for stepping up,


Video: A remarkable anniversary

 

Organizing for America



One year ago today, you made history.

We all knew that electing Barack Obama President was only the opportunity to bring about change; that we would all have to keep working to fulfill the promise our victory offered.

And you've come through -- by making hundreds of thousands of calls to Congress to push health reform forward, by pouring your effort into seemingly insurmountable challenges time and again, and, since January, by building on the power of our campaign to create Organizing for America.

And now, with the finish line on health reform in sight, we need your voice more than ever before.

To mark this special day, President Obama just recorded a video for supporters like you -- please watch his message, and sign up to join OFA in your community today.

Watch the President's message

Thank you so much for fighting so hard and giving so much to make the promise of a stronger, more just and prosperous America in the years ahead a reality:

http://my.barackobama.com/Year

Polk County Democratic Party Resolution

Polk County Democratic Party Resolution

WHEREAS, the health care system of the United States is in crisis, with almost fifty million Americans lacking any health insurance, tens of millions more lacking adequate coverage, and millions more who do have private coverage paying increasingly unaffordable premiums, resulting in inadequate access to care and premature death, illness, or financial ruin for millions of Americans; and
WHEREAS, public polls show that an overwhelming majority of Americans want health care reform to offer the choice of a robust public option similar to Medicare in order to, in the words of President Obama, “keep the insurance companies honest,” while co-ops or so-called “triggers” are inadequate in and of themselves to address the health care crisis by creating significant competition for the medical insurance industry; and
WHEREAS, Republicans – the minority party, and their allies in the health insurance industry have organized and funded groups of extremists to disrupt efforts on the part of the Democratic majority and administration to reasonably discuss the issue with the American people, and have demonstrated an utter unwillingness to compromise in any way to pass meaningful health care reform; and
WHEREAS, President Obama has stated that healthcare reform will happen in his administration.  "Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last." - President Barack Obama (9/9/09 - address to Congress)
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Democratic Executive Committee (PCDEC) urges all members of Congress to vote for only such healthcare reform proposals as contain a robust public option at all stages of the legislative process including conference and reconciliation, and encourages all legislators to use any available parliamentary means to pass such reform;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County DEC shall send a copy of this resolution to all members of Congress who represent any of our members.

This resolution was passed by a unanimous vote of the members of the Polk County DEC on September 14, 2009.

Karen Welzel, Chairperson

Democrats of Polk County

Welcome to the new Polk County Democrats website. We will be updating this site as quickly as possible.  If you have items of interest that you would like to see added, please let us know.

We invite you to join us at our regular monthly membership meeting of the Polk County DEC (Democratic Executive Committee).  We normally meet on the 2nd Monday of each month in the County Commissioners Chambers, 330 W. Church Street, in Bartow, FL.  Our meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and are open to all Democrats. 

We encourage you to sign up as a member and become elected to represent your voting precinct. Precinct committeemen and women are the vital link between the Democratic Party and the local voters. 

We hope you will return often to this page for information and updates about politics in Polk County, the State of Florida and the Nation.

If you have a specific question that you cannot find an answer to on this website, please call (863) 298-9707 or (863) 668-7199.

 

As always, in order to provide service to you, to our Democratic candidates, and to the Democratic Party, it takes money.  If  you would like to help by making a donation to the Polk County Democrats, please click on the link on the homepage.  To make it easier for you, we have added a way to set up a monthly donation in the amount of your choice. Thank you for donating.

 

 

Upcoming events

Upcoming Meetings:
Polk County Democratic Executive Committee will meet on Monday, January 11th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the County Commissioners Chambers, 330 W. Church St., Bartow, 33831.  All Democrats are invited to attend.

Club Meetings:

Auburndale Democratic Club will meet on Tuesday, January 5th at 6:30 at the Auburndale Library.  All Democrats are invited to attend.

Lakeland Democratic Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 7th in the McArthur Center, 811 S. Lakeside Avenue.  All Democrats are invited to attend.

Lake Wales Democratic Club will meet Tuesday January 19th County Commissioner Jean Reed will be the speaker.  

Greater Winter Haven Democratic Club will meet Tuesday, January 26th  at the Winter Haven Complex

Other Events:

Polk DEC King~Obama Dinner will be Saturday, January 16th at the Lakeland Hilton Garden Inn. The keynote speaker for this event is Congressman Alan Grayson.  For more information contact Karen Welzel at kwelz1028@verizon.net or (863)259-0135 or you can check out the information on our events page.  Hope to see you there!!