https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c4642378CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | Oakland Rep. Barbara Lee sought to stop the certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral college victory Friday during a joint session of Congress. Several members of the House Democratic Progressive Caucus attempted to protest the… Read More ›
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Barbara Lee, progressive leaders, criticize Trump’s Secretary of State candidates
Rep. Barbara Lee wants President-elect Trump to avoid choosing a pro-Iraq War supporter for secretary of state. CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT |East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee and three other members of the House Progressive Caucus are concerned about President-elect Donald… Read More ›
Schaaf signs on to Progressive Agenda
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, in background, at Tuesday’s unveiling of the Progressive Agenda in Washington, D.C. PHOTO/Progressive Caucus OAKLAND | Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf joined Rep. Barbara Lee as signers Tuesday to the Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality. The… Read More ›
Rep. Barbara Lee and Progressive Caucus push for the ‘People’s Budget’
CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | The Congressional Progressive Caucus calls its proposed budget, the “People’s Budget.” On the House floor Monday, East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee called it a “moral budget.” “Make no mistake, the People’s Budget, does what the… Read More ›
Rep. Swalwell did not renew $400 membership in LGBT Caucus
Many Democrats, like Rep. Eric Swalwell, have left the LGBT Caucus, apparently over the new $400 annual fee. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Rep. Eric Swalwell was a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus during his first term in Congress…. Read More ›
Down Ballot, May 28, 2014; 6 Days to Election Day
Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser Tuesday for Rep. Mike Honda. PHOTO/Shane Bond STATE SENATE DISTRICT 10 As Democrats Bob Wieckowski and Mary Hayashi continue sniping at each other, Republican Peter Kuo attended a memorial Tuesday for one of the South… Read More ›
Petition Asks Eric Swalwell to Act Like a Progressive
Before Swalwell, there was Ellen Tauscher, who batted away accusations she was not liberal enough for the district. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | The unmasking of Rep. Eric Swalwell as a moderate continues. “Stop lying to us. You’ve said repeatedly… Read More ›
Progressive Who Questioned Swalwell’s Ideology, Now Endorses his Re-Eleciton
Rep. Keith Ellison ELECTION 2014 | CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | Hoping to burnish his progressive credentials in advance of the June primary, Rep. Eric Swalwell received the endorsement of Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, one of the most progressive members… Read More ›
Corbett Shook Swalwell’s Hand; Bill Left Nadia At Home; East Bay Dems Gossiped
Prelude to 2014: Rep. Eric Swalwell and State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett greet each other Mar. 21 at the Eden Area United Democratic Campaign St. Patrick’s Day dinner in Hayward. PHOTO/Shane Bond ALAMEDA COUNTY//DEMOCRATS | The Eden Area United… Read More ›
Rep. Keith Ellison Now Says He Won’t Support a Challenge to Swalwell
CONGRESS | Rep. Keith Ellison says neither he, nor the Progressive Action PAC, will support a challenge to Rep. Eric Swalwell after The Citizen ran a piece about him stating that he was “open to the idea,” during a fundraiser… Read More ›
Rep. Keith Ellison Says He May Help Replace Swalwell In 2014 If He Doesn’t Join Progressives
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) CONGRESS | Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison told attendees at a fundraiser in Oakland this past Saturday he and other progressives will be surveying California to potentially fund candidates or incumbents via the Progressive Action PAC to help bolster Democrat’s numbers… Read More ›
