Deep Dish (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yes, it's true. I did my very first audio interview last Friday with the fabulous Charlotte Robinson, an Emmy Award-winning TV producer/director who currently hosts OUTTAKE VOICES , an innovative series that provides intimate interviews with LGBT leaders and their allies. I've always considered myself more of an "ally" than a "leader" in the gay community, but as Charlotte says,...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
If you've been following the Blue America PAC at all, you may already be aware that we've decided that we won't be endorsing any candidates for the House in 2010 unless they are genuinely enthusiastic about passing John Larson's Fair Elections Now Act ( HR 1826 ). We're not asking for some unenforceable pledge; we want nothing less than heartfelt enthusiasm. Right now Larson has 117 co-sponsors from...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Yesterday the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted 23-12 to approve Rep. Tammy Baldwin's bill granting benefits for the partners of federal employees. The bill is now likely to move to a full House floor vote, which many anticipate could take place before the end of the year. “Last I talked to the majority leader who sets the floor schedule, he was hopeful that it could get fairly...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act, authored by Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) advanced yesterday in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the Washington Post reports: "After sometimes heated debate, the 23 to 12 vote in the Oversight and...
Forward our Motto (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
You know what I didn't expect? I didn't expect that Republican Senatorial candidate Terrence Wall donated to Democrat Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) and Democrat Kathleen Falk. Now, *I* think that's just great, I've happily voted for both candidates in the past. Of course, I wouldn't get very far in a Republican primary...Terrence Wall's opponent in the Republican primary, David Westlake, has some sort of problem...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
From the mailbag... Press Release C ongresswoman Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin’s Second District 2446 Rayburn H.O.B. 10 E. Doty St. #405 400 E. Grand Ave. #402 Washington , DC 20515 Madison, WI 53703 Beloit, WI 53511 Phone: 202-225-2906 Phone: 608-258-9800 Phone: 608-362-2800 Fax: 202-225-6942 Fax: 608-258-9808 Fax: 608-362-2838 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jerilyn Goodman 608-251-8737 Cell: 608-347-6557...
planetransgender (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
House Committee to Take Action on ENDA Call in on November 18 Take Action! Take action today for the next bill that will positively impact transgender people: ENDA Sign the ENDA petition Write to your members of Congress Read our Toolkit on how you can take action NCTE Website November 12, 2009 "Now is the time that we must take action for ENDA! Whether you have never contacted your members of...
Bloggin on down the Rogue (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
On a party line vote with one RINO in favor, the Neo-com Democrats pass PelosiCare (the House version of Obamacare). Here are the miscreants that will rob the elderly of medicare and create a death panel so they wont need medicare: From the NY Times Voted YEA Neil Abercrombie D HI-1 Gary L. Ackerman D NY-5 Robert E. Andrews D NJ-1 Michael Arcuri D NY-24 Xavier Becerra D CA-31 Howard L. Berman D CA-28...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Here we go again -- as the House vote on the $894 billion health care reform plan is looming on Saturday, a teensy problem affecting LGBTs seems to have cropped up in the language of the bill that will leave eligibility at the whim and interpretation of the Health Choices Commissioner position. ( Wash Blade ): [T]he bill, H.R. 3962, uses the terms "family" and "dependent," and advocates...
This side of town . . . (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I'm really happy to see this happening . . . a truly Madison moment . . . WYOU Community Television to Bequeath David Runyon’s “Nothing To Hide” Master Tapes to UW’s Memorial Library 25 boxes filled with 800 Runyon master tapes will be carried on foot by WYOU to UW’s Memorial Library on Friday, November 13th for a bequeathal reception. Tammy Baldwin to speak. Will create...
Forward our Motto (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Dane County Supervisor David de Felice (District 16) is looking at the possibility of primary-ing Tammy Baldwin for her District 2 Congressional seat. Felice said : he's frustrated with Baldwin and the Democratic majorities in Congress because they haven't advocated more strongly for liberal health reform proposals such as a single-payer plan or a strong "public option" plan that wouldn't...
Gay South Florida (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin; Gary Ackerman, D-NY; and Howard Berman, D-Calif., sent this letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We write to raise serious concerns about the "Anti-Homosexual Bill" introduced in Uganda's parliament earlier this...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Here's what you missed, if you didn't catch it on the White House livestream... THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __ _________________________________ For Immediate Release October 28, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT RECEPTION COMMEMORATING THE ENACTMENT OF THE MATTHEW SHEPARD AND JAMES BYRD, JR. HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT East Room 5:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, everybody....
Dad29 (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Tammy has the solution! Only 25 years ago, it was called "Voodoo Economics." Now it's LeftOWacky mainstream theory . Critics say some young people may end up paying more for insurance if lawmakers do away with the ability of insurers to charge much higher rates for older adults, who tend to use more health care dollars. In some states, insurers charge older people as much as 11 times more...
365 Gay News (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Tammy Baldwin is the first woman from Wisconsin to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and is the first openly gay person elected to Congress.
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