Submitted by Webmaster on August 28, 2018 - 5:31pm
As progressives we believe everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does his or her fair share, everyone plays by the same rules
AUGUST 30 “END-OF-SUMMER” GATHERING
– PICNIC POTLUCK! –
Progressives, Democrats, and
ORA Health Care Action Team Invited
6:00 – 8:00 pm Mary McCracken’s home*
Bring your own drink and food to share.
Plates and utensils provided
Enjoy friends and meet new people!
Pick up “Jamie McLeod-Skinner” material,
buttons, and yard signs.
Letter to the Editor Campaign tips sheets available
Ellen’s Quilt Raffle Drawing
And more!
(no fire this year – burn ban)
* Mary McCracken -- 63036 Buchanan Lane. East of McAlister about 1/4 mile on the right as the road makes a slight jog to the right. Horse trailer and truck generally near the road. Big equipment shed east of the house.
Submitted by Webmaster on August 8, 2018 - 11:04am
Jamie McLeod-Skinner is running against Greg Walden in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. She will be our champion for living wage, strong unions; job creation shifting to clean energy jobs; affordable health care; gun safety; affordable education; and the rights of DREAMers. Please join us for a night meaningful action, making phone calls to voters on behalf of Jamie McLeod-Skinner for Oregon!
For over half a century, it has provided healthcare as a right to all Americans over 65 and many disabled Americans. It has saved countless lives and kept millions out of poverty.
The August 1, 2018 Democratic Party Meeting will be held
at the Democrats Fair Booth beginning at 6:00 PM
It’s FAIR TIME…where American Democracy is on display
“SEE YOU AT THIS YEARS UNION COUNTY FAIR!”
AUGUST 1ST – 4TH in Beautiful La Grande, Oregon
A 3-DAY Event YOU Will Not Want To Miss!
Union County Democrats Fair Booth 2014
This year’s Fair, Greater Than Ever… will offer many exciting events for Families, kids, visitors and Anyone who enjoys getting out, mingling with others, taking in the 4-H and FFA animals or enjoying a little musical concert…And don’t forget…there is some Great Food too!
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY awaits you! Come by, meet and Ask Questions about elected officials and get information about this year’s Candidate’s Running for Office or Pick-up information before YOU VOTE!
AT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BOOTH…
THIS YEAR… is truly an exciting time for ALL WHO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACING WORKING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS!
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE when families and children have been torn apart, farmers are being decimated by Bad Foreign Policy AND politicians ignore YOU except at election time! This is your chance to learn how to Change Our World by Working Together for the common good of people.
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Location: Joe Beans Coffee (1009 Adams Ave, La Grande, OR 97850, USA)
Time: 12-1pm
You’re invited to meet ORCD2 Candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner on April 24 at 12pm for meet and greet at Joe Beans coffee shop in La Grande.
Come bring your questions and get to know why Jamie McLeod-Skinner is the candidate to vote for on May 15th.
• Dedicated her life to public service.
• Career has focused largely on water issues.
• Family roots that span Oregon’s 2nd District from Jordan Valley to Medford.
• People, not political parties, are what make Oregon such a great place to live.
• Endorsements include the Oregon Education Association and Working Families Party.
This is not an endorsement of any candidate for office by the Union County Democratic Party.
This is a service available to all Democratic candidates.
Thanks to the 23 of these supporters that attended the 1-17-18 Union County Board of Commissioners meeting. Eleven (11) supporters shared personal stories about: working only to access health insurance; high monthly cost of personal policies exceeding $1,000 for one person plus additional cost of health care; responsibility of government to provide healthcare as a "public good"; physician and nurse telling how patients post-poned accessing health care because of the cost; tragic physical outcomes for people with no access to health care; financial impacts on young people who have no access to affordable medical care; emergency rooms used for health care by people with no other resources; 60% of US bankruptcy due to cost of health care (and most had insurance) and more.
Health care resolutions like this have passed in other parts of the state. Union County has been a state public health leader in the past, now is time to step up again and provide leadership in Union County and ask the Oregon legislature to bring a vote about health care to the people in 2020!
Better Care
for More People
At Less Cost
The Resolution was referred to a Commission work session on February 14, 2018.
Submitted by Webmaster on January 11, 2018 - 12:20pm
Supporters of Oregon Rural Action's Health Care Resolution filled the La Grande City Hall on January 10, 2018. They presented testimony and more than 260 signatures to Mayor Steve Clements and the City Council asking them to request Oregon Legislature bring universal health care to a vote of the people in 2020. The Council will discuss and vote on this request at their February meeting. Union County Democrats support this effort as stated in this plank of their platform:
We support Healthcare as a Human Right -- It is a moral outrage for a country as wealthy as ours to leave 60 million people with no reliable access to health care and tens of millions more with inadequate or overly expensive coverage. In addition, despite spending nearly twice as much as other developed nations on health care, our system performs poorly, because the private U.S. insurance bureaucracy soaks up as much as one-third of all the money and pharmaceutical interests overburden America by avoiding price competition. The Affordable Care Act and the proposed American Health Care Act must be replaced with universal, publicly funded Improved Medicare for All HB676.
Join us January 17, 2018, 9:00 am when petitions will be presented at Union County Board of Commissioners, 1106 K Avenue, La Grande.
