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Free and Equal DC Fund Launches Montana Radio Campaign

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Commercials Remind Senator Jon Tester To Represent His Constituents
(Listen to the advertisement)
Washington, DC, June 11, 2010 – The Free Equal DC Fund launched a radio advertising campaign in Montana today urging Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) to
focus on representing his constituents instead of meddling in the local affairs of the District of Columbia government.
In [...]

DC Voting Rights Bill Pulled

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

“This deal is getting worse all the time!” – Lando Carlissan, Empire Strikes Back
In case you haven’t heard, the DC Voting Rights bill was pulled today by Delegate Norton. There was talk last week of a compromise on the gun amendment issue, but it looks like the NRA wanted too much from the District when [...]

Statement by President on DC Voting Rights

Friday, April 16th, 2010

This is a bit late in my opinion, but nevertheless appreciated! Nice timing with our lobby day as well. I’d also like to thank Jim Vance at NBC-4 for putting the bug in Michelle Obama’s ear. Here’s the full statement:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
__________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2010
Statement by the President
On this [...]

DC Voting Rights Act on House Floor Next Week

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Looks like we’re back in business! The Washington Post is reporting that the DC Voting Rights Act could come to a vote on the House floor as “early as” next week.
According to the article:
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the city’s non-voting House member, said she is still negotiating to try to weaken the gun amendment, [...]

Michelle Obama Supports Voting Rights for DC

Friday, April 9th, 2010

First lady Michelle Obama answers Jim Vance’s question about DC voting rights. I admire Jim for asking the questions, and I like the First Lady’s repsonse as well…now we just need to get her husband more involved in the effort to give DC the representation is deserves in Congress!

You can send the President a message [...]

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