On Day of Lara Trump Visit, 7th CD Special Election Candidate Tricia Zunker, Constituents Slam Trump and Republicans for Broken Promises on Health Care.
WAUSAU, WI - Today, ahead of Lara Trump’s visit to Wausau, 7th Congressional District candidate Tricia Zunker and Marathon County residents Shannon Thielman and Jeannie Russell held a press conference highlighting Donald Trump’s broken promises on health care. Ms. Thielman, a nurse, has preexisting conditions and Ms. Russell, a substitute teacher, helps her son manage his diabetes.
In October of 2018, Trump visited Mosinee, where he promised “Republicans want to create better health care through more choice, lower drug prices -- and you will see, very soon, drug prices will go plunging downward. You wait, you watch. It’s all in motion.” However, prescription drug continue to skyrocket under Trump’s watch as he has repeatedly tried to take protections away from people with preexisting conditions.
Tom Tiffany and Jason Church have both vowed to be rubber stamps for Trump’s health care agenda, which would put even more 7th Congressional District residents at risk to lose their health care.
Tricia Zunker: “Jeannie and Shannon are exactly why I’m running for Congress -- because they and so many others aren’t getting the representation they deserve. There are people across the 7th District who are constantly choosing between paying their rent and paying for their medicine. It seems this administration and my opponents are simply playing partisan politics with this issue. They are choosing to break their promises rather than do what is best for this district. We deserve better, and that’s what I’m offering as your next congressperson.”
Shannon Thielman: “Donald Trump’s broken promises to lower health care and prescription drug prices are costing me, and his threat to take away [protections for those with] preexisting conditions scares me… We’re at risk if Tricia isn’t elected to Congress. Her opponents have rubber-stamped Trump’s health care agenda and would make life much harder for people like me. Every person should be able to go through their day without the constant worry that their lives will be upended because they were born with a preexisting condition or because they get sick.”
Jeannie Russell: “Trump’s broken promises are painful to us who hoped that things might change. But watching him refuse to support legislation that would lower prescription drug costs and cozy up to Big Pharma is all we need to know where his priorities stand. I literally can’t afford four more years of President Trump’s broken promises."
Group hopes to counter Donald Trump messaging during the Super Bowl.
WASHINGTON, DC - Priorities USA Chairman Guy Cecil was on MSNBC Sunday morning and spoke about Priorities USA's plan to counter Donald Trump during the Super Bowl with a six-figure targeted digital campaign as part of Priorities' $100 million pre-convention program.
Over the last year, Priorities has built a model of people who are responsive to Trump advertising and messaging. Starting Super Bowl Sunday, we will layer that model on top of people who are watching the Super Bowl and serve them our ad online. We will run the ad starting Sunday and continue for a week after, to help reduce any impact his ad campaign may drive. This is emblematic of our 2020 playbook: we are committed to outsmarting Trump even with more limited resources, and will still drive impact. We can make our dollars go further without spending $10 million on an ad that will be seen by millions of people living in states outside the 2020 battleground.
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The full ad can be found here. View the MSNBC segment here:
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/wi-national-guard-troops-s5.jpgPart of changes to restore trust in the Wisconsin National Guard’s handling of sexual assault and harassment allegations.
Iran had launched ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases just before, may have feared US reprisal.
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran said Saturday, local time, that it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jet over Tehran earlier this week that left all 176 onboard dead.
The statement from Iran’s military came after Tehran had repeatedly maintained that it had nothing to do with the crash. The country's military said that the incident was due to “human error," according to a translation from The Associated Press.
House measure doesn’t require Trump’s signature, Senate debates their approach.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate and House Democrats have different strategies over how to limit President Trump’s power to take military action against Iran.
Senate Democrats are debating among themselves whether to take up a concurrent resolution passed by the House on Thursday limiting Trump’s war powers, or to stick with a proposal sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).
As a concurrent resolution, the House measure doesn’t require Trump’s signature. But it’s not clear whether it would actually tie Trump’s hands. The Supreme Court may ultimately have to decide if it has the binding force of law.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/voter-us-elections-s5.jpgElection Commission fails to begin purging registrations, while Wisconsin Legislature files to intervene in the Federal Court case.
Changes target 50-year-old Act requiring agencies to evaluate how pipelines, highways and some oil and gas development affects the environment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The White House on Thursday issued sweeping changes to one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws, relieving agencies from considering climate change when they assess the environmental impacts of big infrastructure projects.
The changes target the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires agencies to evaluate how pipelines, highways and some oil and gas development affects the environment and nearby communities.
Dave has been a tireless voice for working families, students, and seniors not only in northeastern Wisconsin but all across the state, says Senate Democratic Leader.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/dave-hansen-jane-gb-s5.jpgAfter 40 years of public service, popular local leader, 72, retiring from the State Senate at the end of the current term.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/highway-const-zoo-s5.jpgIncome tax reductions, high speed internet, K-12 education, and investments in our infrastructure high on the list.
On Day of Lara Trump Visit, 7th CD Special Election Candidate Tricia Zunker, Constituents Slam Trump and Republicans for Broken Promises on Health Care.
Group hopes to counter Donald Trump messaging during the Super Bowl.
Part of changes to restore trust in the Wisconsin National Guard’s handling of sexual assault and harassment allegations.
Iran had launched ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases just before, may have feared US reprisal.
House measure doesn’t require Trump’s signature, Senate debates their approach.
Election Commission fails to begin purging registrations, while Wisconsin Legislature files to intervene in the Federal Court case.
Changes target 50-year-old Act requiring agencies to evaluate how pipelines, highways and some oil and gas development affects the environment.
Democrats and some Senate Republicans have expressed anger over what they described as a lack of information coming from the administration.
Dave has been a tireless voice for working families, students, and seniors not only in northeastern Wisconsin but all across the state, says Senate Democratic Leader.
After 40 years of public service, popular local leader, 72, retiring from the State Senate at the end of the current term.
Income tax reductions, high speed internet, K-12 education, and investments in our infrastructure high on the list.