Democrats are fired up and fighting on all fronts.

[NCTraveler]

Vineyard Gazette: Senator Warren Sounds Battle Cry for Democracy

“A spear has a tip. And right now it’s the health care debate that’s in front of us,” Senator Warren said. “Next week may be critical . . . they want to completely defund Planned Parenthood, where two million women get their health care services. Mostly women who live in areas where they don’t have other access to health care . . . Those are the places we have to keep the focus, right this minute.”

In opening remarks the senator said: “Who thinks we are improving health care by having 22 million people have their health care cut?”

https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2017/07/15/sen-elizabeth-warren-urges-overflow-crowd-fight-change

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT, AFTER HIS PUSH, $141 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION FUNDING HAS FINALLY BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE CANANDAIGUA VA MEDICAL CENTER; THE NEW CLINIC WILL BE THE HELP ROCHESTER-FINGERLAKES VETERANS NEED, PREVIOUS UPGRADE WAS DELAYED BY BUREAUCRATIC HOLD-UPS

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced today that, following his push, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will begin the long-sought construction-phase of the $141.13 million Canandaigua Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Campus modernization project, issuing the construction bid next month. Under the project, USACE and the VA plan to modernize the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus by renovating existing facilities and constructing new buildings, including a modern 84,200 square foot Outpatient Clinic, which will provide state-of-the-art care to meet the needs of current and future Rochester and Finger Lakes area veterans. Schumer said the Army Corps will get this important project back on track for the thousands of area veterans who depend upon the center’s services.

https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-that-after-his-push-141-million-in-construction-funding-has-finally-been-allocated-to-the-canandaigua-va-medical-center-the-new-clinic-will-be-the-help-rochester-fingerlakes-veterans-need-previous-upgrade-was-delayed-by-bureaucratic-hold-ups

DNC Chairman Tom Perez plots strategy with Texas Democrats

Organization and message. These are the principles that Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez hopes will revitalize his party and woo voters in next year's midterm elections.

"Organize, organize, organize," Perez told The Dallas Morning News. "We need to articulate what we stand for. We're for a brighter future for people in every ZIP code."

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2017/07/19/dnc-chairman-tom-perez-plots-strategy-texas-democrats

Nancy Pelosi Says Trump Jr. Et Al. May Be Complicit in Espionage

Did House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi just accuse Donald Trump’s son, son-in-law, and former campaign manager of complicity in espionage? Maybe.

At a press conference Friday, the California Democrat read a list of crimes for which legal experts have said Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort could potentially be prosecuted as a result of their June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer. They hoped to receive damaging information—courtesy of the Russian government—about Hillary Clinton. Pelosi spoke to reporters just as the news broke that Rinat Akhmetshin, a DC-based lobbyist for Russian interests, had also attended the Trump Tower meeting. Akhmetshin has denied reports claiming he’s a former Russian counterintelligence officer.

“This is a campaign violation: soliciting, coordinating, or accepting something of value—opposition research, documents, and information—from a foreign government of foreign national,” Pelosi said, reading from notes. “Plain and simple.”

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/07/nancy-pelosi-trump-aides-broke-law/

Democrats are fighting on all fronts every single day. The information is easy to find. From hearings to cable tv. They are giving no ground.

[Me.]

1. But To Hear Some Tell It

The Dems have been MIA

[pirateshipdude]

2. Thank-you NCTravel. Good OP and yes, they are. Eom

[sheshe2]

3. Excellent OP!

[H2O Man]

4. Recommended.

Thank you for this.

[mopinko]

5. and it's bubbling up from the base. in red territory.

my sister is being tapped to run for county commish in ro-scum's district.
right now there is one dem out of 18 seats. they are planning to get one dem on the ballot in each of 6 districts, preferably a woman.
it is increasingly purple, the count dems and indivisible are doing great work. hillary took the district by 15%.

i'm not pushing her, but she knows i will be right there next to her.

this is how you grow the bench.

[NCTraveler]

6. Great news. I am seeing stronger efforts in my area as of late.

Trump has tapped into peoples emotions. That turns into energy, activism, and other involvement.