Posts by Calaveras Democrats
DRIVE FOR DEMOCRACY! AUGUST 10, 2025
DRIVE FOR DEMOCRACY! Sunday, August 10th, 2025 Join the motorcade on Hwy 49 starting in Placerville heading south with Rally stops in Jackson, Angels Camp, and Sonora, ending with a celebration and Rally in Mariposa! Decorate your vehicle and drive all or any part of the route you choose. In Angels Camp we will meet…
Read MoreUrgent! Recission Bill Threatens Funding for Public Broadcasting that Rural Areas Rely On!
What is the Recission Bill, why should you care and, what should you do? A rescission bill is a special kind of law the president can use to try to take back money that Congress already promised to spend. Under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, a president can propose a rescission (canceling previously approved…
Read MoreTom McClintock Lies – Again – About Immigration
Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-05) recently posted this statement about federal immigration policy on his public Facebook page: “We should all agree on the rule of law. The law REQUIRES EVERY illegal alien to be detained until they are deported, or their case is resolved. ICE is enforcing that law. If you don’t like it, change…
Read MoreGet in Some ‘Good Trouble’ on July 17!
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” Congressman John Lewis Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the…
Read MoreWhat Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Really Means for Veterans — Especially in Calaveras County
Last year Republicans promised that they would never cut Medicaid and that they would defend Veterans. Trump promised. Republican Senate and House candidates promised. Their staff promised. On Friday, the day before we all celebrated our freedom, the freedom we have thanks to our Veterans, all of the Republican’s (except 2) voted to cut Medicaid.…
Read MoreIs the Social Security “Tax Break” Real? or an Empty Promise?
On July 3, right before the Fourth of July holiday, seniors across Calaveras County and the country received a surprising and frankly misleading email from the Social Security Administration (SSA). This email stated that nearly 90% of Social Security recipients would no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits under President Trump’s new tax…
Read MoreTom McClintock Adds ‘Fuel to the Fire’ Over ICE Raids
Tom McClintock’s latest speech condemning the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests (no doubt a distraction from the thumbs up vote he’ll give on Trumps disastrous “Big Beautiful Bill” when it returns to the House) continues his long history of twisting reality to score cheap political points while ignoring the deeper truths about injustice and the failures…
Read MoreURGENT CALL TO ACTION: Call or Email Tom McClintock NOW!
URGENT: ACT IMMEDIATELY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Congress is pushing through Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” — and it’s packed with giveaways for billionaires while hurting everyday Americans. The Senate made it even worse, and now it’s back in the House for final approval. We need our Rep. Tom McClintock to vote NO — and…
Read MoreCalaveras Democrats Monthly Meeting – July 8th, 2025
Calaveras Democrats Monthly Meeting Tuesday, July 8, 5:00 pm Please join us for the next Calaveras Democrats in-person/Zoom meeting on Tuesday, July 8, at the San Andreas Library, 1299 Gold Hunter Road, San Andreas, CA. Come find out what local Democrats are doing to push back against the Trump agenda, discuss topics of pressing importance,…
Read More“Big Beautiful Bill” Puts Local Nursing Homes at Risk
We reported on the risks to our local hospitals from proposed cuts to the federal Medicaid program in an earlier post. If that wasn’t scary enough, the budget bill currently being debated in the Senate envisions even larger cuts to our rural healthcare system than did the House version of the bill – up to…
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