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A Note from Mary Mancini

Republicans REFUSE to Expand Medicaid in Tennessee... AGAIN! Gov. Bill Haslam made another push for Medicaid expansion in Tennessee, but just like before, a handful of extremist Republicans nixed the idea. This time, it was killed in secret in a closed-door meeting. Failure (once again) to expand Medicaid means we’re (once again) losing billions of dollars that will now be given to other states, (once again) leaving our rural hospitals vulnerable to more closures, and (once again) leaving us...

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Matt Reel Candidate for Tennessee’s 7th District

Meet Matt A life of Service and Dedication As both a Special Forces Green Beret and public servant, Matt is a 5th generation Tennessean who comes from a long line of servicemembers, preachers, teachers and farmers. He has dedicated his life to continuing his family’s tradition of public service. Matt and his family have lived, worked and attended school in every corner of Tennessee's 7th congressional district. We deserve more than we're getting from our leadership in Washington. We need...

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How Democrats can wipe out the GOP and fix America

by Ryan Cooper via theweek.com With their huge improvements in special elections across the country, it looks increasingly probable that Democrats will win big in the 2018 midterms, and perhaps take control of both Congress and the presidency in 2020. That raises a logical question: In an ideal world, what should they do? American society is in dire straits, and things will likely be even worse by the time a Democrat takes office. They will have a brief window to fix multiple screaming policy...

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Expand Medicaid Now! by Craig Fitzhugh

https://craigfitzhugh.com/ Tennessee has forfeited nearly $4 billion of our own tax money that instead has gone to other states because the General Assembly refuses to expand Medicaid. Their refusal was a political move that had real-world consequences not only for Tennesseans who couldn't afford life-saving care, but for our economy. If the General Assembly had moved to expand Medicaid, rural and urban hospitals across Tennessee would still be open. On my first day as governor, I will move to...

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ROANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY MONTHLY MEETING

WHEN:

7-8 PM, the 2nd Thursday of each month
(Our monthly potluck is before the meeting, from 6-7 PM.)

WHERE:

The Greenwood School
726 Greenwood St.
Kingston, TN 3776

WHO:

All Roane County Democrats are encouraged to attend!