Payday lenders lure desperate, mostly poor customers with the promise of quick money — but the reality is filled with hidden fees and sky-high interest rates. So why is the leader of the Democratic Party trying to protect this predatory form of lending by supporting a bill in Congress that seeks to delay the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau's pending rules on the industry? This position is in direct conflict with our values as a party. Take action in demanding that she resign from her position as DNC Chair.

Oasis Wellness and Recovery Center had their budget cut by BHDDH and is struggling greatly to serve those living with mental illness.

Defeat S.B. 267 and keep the right of citizens to recall elected officials for bad/illegal behavior. One example: If an elected mayor breaks laws on the last day of his term and has won re-election, he cannot be charged for crimes from his previous term. If this passes, it gives elected officials a blank slate to violate the conditions of the law right before their term ends. Strong cause to re-elect no one.

Bernie's plan to rebuild America is the REAL DEAL.

Already, three of the twenty-one Democratic governors in the USA are publicly pledging their support to a candidate who lost the primary/caucus in his state. We demand that they pledge their superdelegate vote to the winner of their state, whomever that may be.

It's time to bring democracy back to our Democratic election process and have a fair election without superdelegates tipping the scales. The reason for primaries and caucuses are for the U.S. people to vote, not a bunch of legislators, who are given promises for their vote. Let the voters' votes count and LET'S END SUPERDELEGATES!!

Hillary Clinton's email Issues cut deeper with an immunity deal between the Justice Dept. & Bryan Pagliano, the staffer who set up Hillary's email server. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, says that she will move forward once she has more evidence from the FBI. However, time is running out, do to the upcoming Democratic National Convention. It's possible Hillary Clinton could actually be charged with something. We don't know what's going to happen, but we do know that the FBI is moving forward with their investigation. The question isn't "if it will come." The question is "when." If she's charged after the convention, it will hurt the entire Democratic Party. Our chances of having a Democrat into the White House are at stake. WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEMAND THAT LORETTA LYNCH TAKE ACTION BEFORE THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATION CONVENTION!!!

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has created pending new regulations in order to protect Americans from payday loan sharks, companies that make enormous profits off of predatory lending, exploiting the poor and uneducated by advertising quick and convenient loans while downplaying the concomitant skyrocketing interest. Wasserman Schultz is co-sponsoring a new bill that would push back the bureau’s payday lending regulations by two years. It would also let state laws on payday lending trump the federal regulations, falling back on so-called “states’ rights.” It calls for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to “adjust their payday lending rules to take into account actions Florida has already taken.” The DNC chair describes Florida’s state law as a “model” for payday loan legislation. In fact it is an industry-friendly law that will would effectively “gut the CFPB’s forthcoming payday loan regulations and harm all consumers. H.R. 4018 would limit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) ability to protect all consumers against high-cost payday, car title and installment loans.'' The director of the Campaign to Stop the Debt Trap at Americans for Financial Reform says otherwise, calling Florida’s law “a sham” and pointing out that “it was backed by the industry.” Leading consumer protection, civil rights and social justice groups overwhelmingly oppose the legislation. In December, 265 groups — including the Consumer Federation of America, the NAACP and the National Council of La Raza — sent Congress a letter “strongly urging” lawmakers to vote against the bill. “This harmful bill would limit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) ability to protect all consumers against high-cost payday, car title and installment loans,” the letter warns. The legislation would also “allow abusive small-dollar lenders to go on doing business as usual if states enact laws similar to a Florida law, putting in place so-called ‘industry best practices,'” the groups wrote. “Instead of protecting consumers, H.R. 4018 and the industry-backed Florida law would do more harm to consumers.”

We are ALL affected when we feel our vote should count, but when that vote may be swept away in an election where "Super" Delegates are being given an out-sized role and voice that outweighs the choices of individual voters, it is a major concern and frustration. "Super" Delegates are often Democratic Party officials and those with a particular agenda. They are not chosen by the public and may unfairly sway elections to reflect the wishes and positions of those connected with party politics rather than the will of the electorate. The whole presence of such insider "Super" Delegates reduces the integrity of the process and appears questionable to those of us who want our vote to matter. The Republican Party does not use "Super" Delegates, and there is no good reason why the Democratic Party should be using "Super" Delegates, which sullies and undermines the whole democratic process. We are asking the Democratic Party to do away with "Super" Delegates and to reduce their status to that of Regular delegates. ALL delegates should be of equal influence and status when it comes to representing voters.

Trump is truly unqualified to run for public office, let alone the Presidency. As a country, we live in the most challenging times since the Second World War. Trump has no military background, foreign or domestic affairs experience. He doesn't understand basic American values, and is an embarrassment to our nation at home and abroad.

As a resident of Pittsburgh , I am personally affected by the state of our democracy. The issue of money in politics and the corporate strangle on our democracy is an incredible crisis, but also an incredible opportunity. When impacted communities unite for change, real progress is possible.

Bill H. 3937 was just filed to create an automatic voter registration system in Massachusetts. It would allow for all eligible citizens to be automatically registered to vote whenever they go to an RMV, unless they opt-out. Automatic voter registration is designed to increase political participation and strengthen voting rights by shifting our voter registration system from an opt-in to an opt-out one, making elections more free, fair, and accessible for all. It’s clearly time for proactive reforms like automatic voter registration to engage every eligible citizen in the political process. In 2015, Oregon and California became the first states to adopt this reform, and we now believe it is time for Massachusetts to join and help lead the charge for a better democracy by adopting automatic voter registration. Please tell your representatives on Beacon Hill to support automatic voter registration!