The healthcare bill revealed by Senate Republicans today contains drastic cuts similar to the bill that passed last month in the House of Representatives, which local Reps. Darrell Issa and Duncan Hunter voted to support. The Senate bill -- which aims to overhaul one-sixth of the U.S. economy -- was crafted in secrecy and is being rushed through to a vote. Like the House version, it would increase costs for consumers, reduce the benefits that are guaranteed in all healthcare plans, and give hundreds of millions of dollars in tax cuts to the wealthy and insurance companies.
Read MoreAmerica was rocked June 14 by two unrelated mass shootings on two different coasts.San Diego County Democratic Party Chair Jessica Hayes has issued the following statement: “As San Diegans and all Americans pause yet again in reflection and solidarity for the victims of today's mass shootings, we must be resolute in our commitment to never normalize these horrific acts. Instead, we must renew our dedication to adopting policies aimed at ending the prevalence of gun violence in America."
Read MoreSan Diego County Democratic Party Chair Jessica Hayes issued the following statement after San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer's recent budget veto: “In a stunning display of a Trump-sized temper tantrum, the Mayor of San Diego put the special interests of the wealthy over his own citizens when he vindictively slashed council district budgets from San Ysidro to La Jolla as a punishment to his political opponents. He seized money from the people to accumulate the $5 million dollars for a special election for a private development project."
Read MoreWithin a day of the local mass shooting last Sunday, San Diego Police officials made statements dismissing race as a factor in the shooter's motivation. San Diego County Democratic Party Chair Jessica Hayes has made the following statement: "Less than 24 hours after the attack, San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman declared emphatically there was no evidence of a hate crime in the shootings in La Jolla. The Police Chief made this unequivocal pronouncement despite statements by witnesses present that a white woman went to render aid to the mother of three who lost her life, but was told by the shooter to leave her alone, and this woman was not shot."
Read MoreSan Diego County Democratic Party Chair Jessica Hayes has issued an open letter to the local legal community, calling for applicants for the soon-to-be-open District Attorney position who commit not to run for that office as an incumbent in 2018 or endorse any candidate who does: “Inside the all-Republican coterie of our county level elected officials, there is a long and sordid history of early retirements followed by the Board of Supervisors’ appointment of a hand-picked successor," reads the letter, posted here. "The appointee then has an enormous advantage running for office as the incumbent."
Read More“The public deserves to know the extent of the District Attorney’s involvement in the Azano corruption scandal, and whether any other personnel in the DA's office acted improperly. I’m calling on the County Board of Supervisors to launch an independent investigation headed by a special prosecutor into the Office of the District Attorney’s connection with this far-reaching case – the largest political corruption scandal in San Diego history." -- Chair Jessica Hayes
Read MoreThe San Diego County Democratic Central Committee has unanimously elected Jessica Hayes as the new Chair of the County Party, tapping her to lead at a time of particular urgency and grassroots energy. In her previous role as South Area Vice Chair, Hayes raised funds, ran endorsement meetings, mentored candidates, oversaw coordinated campaign offices, and developed relationships with Democratic activists, community leaders, and elected officials.
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join the San Diego County Democratic Party and top local Democratic leaders on Monday to urge women to vote to keep Donald Trump out of the White House, to send Reps. Scott Peters and Susan Davis back to Congress, and to help Colonel Doug Applegate defeat Darrell Issa.
Read MoreSeveral political and community leaders in San Diego will be speaking Tuesday morning at a protest and media event calling out local Republican candidates who are backing Donald Trump or have been silent on his history of misogyny and sexual assault. At a time when many national Republican leaders have denounced their Party's nominee in no uncertain terms, some Republicans running for office in San Diego continue to back Trump, avoid responding to his outrageous behavior, or refuse to say who they're voting for.
Read MoreThe San Diego County Democratic Party Chair rebuked Donald Trump today hours before his campaign fundraiser in Del Mar, calling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee an unacceptable choice for voters of every political persuasion. "Donald Trump is a danger and a disgrace," said Francine Busby. "He has built a campaign around dividing and insulting the American people, and as a result he is temperamentally unfit and unqualified to be president."
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