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bigtree

(86,005 posts) Wed Mar 25, 2015, 06:56 PM Mar 2015

Over half of the House Democratic Caucus votes for the Progressive Caucus 'Peoples Budget'

Progressive Caucus ?@USProgressives 2h2 hours ago
BREAKING: The #PeoplesBudget gets support from over half of the House Democratic Caucus with 96 votes.

Percentage of House Democrats supporting the CPC's budget each year:

2012 - (40%)
2013 - (43%)
2014 - (44%)
2015 - (51.5%)

Katrina vandenHeuvel @KatrinaNation o
Congressional Progressive Caucus lays out "The Peoples' Budget"/ The One Sensible Budget in Washington | The Nation http://www.thenation.com/blog/201857/one-sensible-budget-washington

“The People’s Budget: A Raise for America”
http://betteroffbudget.squarespace.com/#peoples-budget

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Over half of the House Democratic Caucus votes for the Progressive Caucus 'Peoples Budget' (Original Post) bigtree Mar 2015 OP

And the other 48.5% still claim to be Democrats. Scuba Mar 2015 #1

Yeah my representative voted against it - even after I told him I'd appreciate his vote FOR it. canoeist52 Mar 2015 #2

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. And the other 48.5% still claim to be Democrats.

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Wed Mar 25, 2015, 07:17 PM

Mar 2015

canoeist52

(2,282 posts)

2. Yeah my representative voted against it - even after I told him I'd appreciate his vote FOR it.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 08:59 PM

Mar 2015

First time I ever phoned a congress member too! I guess the name "Kennedy" doesn't mean what it used to.

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