Polk DEC King-Obama Dinner -Speaker Congressman Alan Grayson
Polk DEC King-Obama Dinner...See you there!!
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
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.
If you know any young people that would be interested in joining or would like to support the
Below is a message from the
Message From the
The Florida Young Democrats are hosting the YDA National Conference in
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
Thank you.
Mario Piscatella
Executive Director,
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,
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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.
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