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Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth
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Today, the voices of the American people were heard, and the Senate passed @SenMarkey’s bill to restore #NetNeutrality tcrn.ch/2ItWzgg
Ensuring that everyone has access to a level playing field online—which enables our small businesses to stay competitive and protects startups from being crushed by big corporations before they even get off the ground—is common sense
This fight isn’t over—we need every American, from consumers to small business owners, to continue speaking up and urging their Representatives and Donald Trump to support this resolution and end their misguided efforts to roll back #NetNeutrality protections
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As the daughter of an immigrant and someone who depended on food stamps to survive, I refuse to stay silent as the Trump Admin tries to punish immigrant families by changing the “Public Charge” rule.
When I was a teenager, my dad lost his job, sending our family spiraling into poverty. My father, brother and I soon moved from SE Asia to Hawaii—but my mom was forced to stay back as she wasn’t yet a U.S. citizen
Having a warm meal at night quickly went from being a given to a godsend. I still remember the hours my dad spent walking from payphone to payphone, hoping to find enough spare change for me and my brother to be able to afford the 25-cent school lunch the next day.
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Judge Kavanaugh appears to have participated in a dark chapter of our nation’s history during the Bush Admin’s use of torture and cruel, inhumane treatment of prisoners – and he misled the Senate about it when he testified UNDER OATH in 2006.
I wrote to @senjudiciary asking for relevant records from Kavanaugh’s time as a Bush WH staffer to be publicly shared: duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-rel…
@senjudiciary Americans deserve an opportunity to know critical information about a nominee for a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land, a position where he could reshape their life & potentially weaken our constitutional rights.
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My heart is heavy today as I join countless Americans across our country in mourning the loss of one of our nation’s greatest leaders and statesmen, one of my personal heroes, @SenJohnMcCain.
Throughout his life – as a Naval Aviator, a Prisoner of War who endured years of torture, a Congressman, and a six-term Senator – John repeatedly showed how anything is possible when armed with determination, a deep sense of patriotism and an unbreakable will.
His refusal to give up in the face of adversity inspired me when I was a mission-less helicopter pilot with no legs recovering at Walter Reed. In fact, I met him there for the first time when he visited us Wounded Warriors.
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1/ This legal development has bigger implications than most realize. If summons can be served via tweet, then it calls into question why states need complicated and expensive regimes requiring entrepreneurs to register corporations, LLCs, LPs. tcrn.ch/2VuxmsN
2/ One of the main reasons (arguably the primary reason) that states require registration of those types of businesses is because those entities provide limited liability to their owners. That is, you can't sue the individual for liabilities of the business.
3/ That shield from liability was a major innovation of society about 150 years ago, as it unleashed the ability of jointly owned business initiatives to take risk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporati…
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@kanyewest The whole reason why black people switched from the GOP to the Democratic Party is civil rights. When the GOP starts offering progressive economic policies that encourage a level playing field in business competition, they’ll get more votes.
@kanyewest Democrats offer a type of level financial playing field that doesn’t encourage generational wealth building. The GOP needs to look into the financial limitations that black people face day to day and not every black person wants gov handouts.
@kanyewest If the GOP continues to ignore America’s racial discriminatory constructs against black people, they will continue to push black voters to the D party. Find a way to make it easier for black businesses to thrive, get non-predatory business loans, and to close the pay gap.
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Trump now on stage. Rally set to begin. He is about 50 minutes late which is unusual.
Here are live links to rally.

theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/10/27/pre…
Not sure how much of this rally I'm going to tweet. battery is low. We will see
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Wow. This is an important, vital, painful read.

And pay particular attention to what she says about her manuscript and entering it in RWA contests judged by RWA members.
1) MS with black heroine=scores in the bottom 25% in the GH.

2) Exact same MS with everyone changed to white=GH finalist.

Let that sink in.
I’ve heard people say “let’s focus on business” as a response to diversity, and I think this makes it clear that an organizational push for awareness, education, and a commitment to treating everyone fairly *is* about a level playing field for business.
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IMPORTANT: Everyone who cares about keeping the Internet free & open for all should be paying attention to California. #SB822, a bill to restore #NetNeutrality that’s facing a crucial committee hearing THIS WEDNESDAY

Take action: battleforthenet.com/call/california (THREAD)
Trump & @AjitPaiFCC's resoundingly unpopular repeal of #NetNeutrality *just* went into effect. But dozens of states are fighting back. Substantively, the California bills are the best ones in the country, hands down. But they're in serious danger of getting gutted or voted down.
The bills already passed the California State Senate, despite fierce lobbying from monopoly ISPs like AT&T and Comcast. They're playing dirty, hiring up tons of contract lobbyists in Sacramento and flooding California lawmakers with misinfo-- lies. With lies.
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What are some things that Democrats like me believe?

Democrats believe we are stronger when we have an economy that works for everyone—an economy that grows incomes for working people, creates good-paying jobs, and puts a middle-class life within reach for more Americans.
We believe that today’s extreme level of income & wealth inequality—where the majority of the economic gains go to the top 1% & the richest 20 people in our country own more wealth than the bottom 150 million—makes our economy weaker, our communities poorer h our politics poison
And we know that our nation’s long struggle with race is far from over. Race still plays a significant role in determining who gets ahead in America and who gets left behind. We must face that reality and we must fix it.
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