Foreign Policy magazine reports: "Ivanka Trump Wants to Highlight the Humanitarian Crises Her Father Ignores." [1] But so far Ivanka hasn't highlighted the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. By speaking out on Yemen, Ivanka could single-handedly save millions of Yemenis from famine, because the main cause pushing Yemen towards famine is the Saudi war and blockade that the U.S. is backing. Aid groups, the UN, former US officials and 55 House Members have warned that if the U.S. helps Saudi Arabia attack the Yemeni port of Hodeida, that will almost certainly push Yemen into famine. [2] An 8 minute CNN interview with Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council has the information Ivanka needs to convince Dad to spare Hodeida. Egeland told CNN: "There is one port here called Hodeida where we get all of the relief through and where most of the commercial import has come through. That port is now threatened by attack. If it is attacked, that lifeline will be cut and millions will surely not have food." [3] Urge Ivanka to watch the CNN video and press Dad to spare Hodeida by signing our petition. References: 1. http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/05/04/ivanka-trump-wants-to-tackle-the-humanitarian-crises-her-father-ignores/ 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/05/02/alarm-grows-in-washington-as-saudi-coalition-attack-on-yemen-port-appears-imminent/ 3. http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/05/02/intv-amanpour-clarissa-jan-egeland-yemen.cnn/video/playlists/amanpour/

We are concerned about the chipping away of the Constitution by the current administration and seek the commitment of our Representatives to defend and support the Constitution and its amendments.

Nick Melvoin is running for school board and one of Trump’s biggest backers in California along with a host of billionaires are pumping money into his campaign. Their money is funding deceptive mailers, misleading people about incumbent school board member and teacher Steve Zimmer's record. As a teacher in this district, I’m disgusted that these billionaire special interest groups are influencing this election. These are people who’ve never sent their kids to our schools, but because they have so much money, they get to come in and try to confuse the voters about who supports public education. In addition to one of Trump’s top donors in CA, Melvoin's donors include a board member for the right-wing Cato Institute who used to fund Betsy DeVos’ anti-public education PAC. These are people who want to bring the DeVos and Trump agenda to California. The Trump/DeVos/Melvoin agenda would undermine public education here in LA. These types of extremists don’t belong in LA politics. All of these donations were so outrageous that Hedge Clippers, a group dedicated to tracking and exposing hedge fund money in politics, issues a report about our school board race. Nick Melvoin needs to reject this money. Any direct contributions he should publicly return and he should publicly condemn any independent spending by any special interest billionaires. Their money is poisoning Los Angeles and our country. Join me in calling on Melvoin to stop the dirty attacks funded by the billionaire and run a clean race. It’s what the voters of LA deserve.

Kelly Gonez is running for school board and one of Trump’s biggest backers in California along with a host of billionaires are pumping money into his campaign. In fact Hedge Clippers, a group dedicated to tracking Wall Street influence and donations, just release a report about how much Wall Street money is flowing into the school board race As a teacher in this district, I’m horrified that these billionaire special interest groups are influencing this election. These are people who’ve never sent their kids to our schools, but because they have so much money, they get to come in and try to confuse the voters about who supports public education. In addition to one of Trump’s top donors in CA, Gonez' donors include a board member for the right-wing Cato Institute who used to help fund a Betsy DeVos’ linked anti-public education PAC. From the Walmart heirs, to New York finance billionaires, people who’ve never been to our schools are trying to influence the election. These are people who want to bring the DeVos and Trump agenda to California. The Trump/DeVos/Gonez agenda would undermine public education here in LA. These types of extremists don’t belong in LA politics. What’s worse is some of these are direct contributions that Gonez can give back. Others are dark money, funneled through PACS and associations. Kelly Gonez needs to reject this money. Any direct contributions she should publicly return and she should publicly condemn any independent spending by any special interest billionaires. Their money is poisoning Los Angeles and our country. Join me in calling on Gonez to stop the dirty attacks funded by the billionaire and run a clean race. It’s what the voters of LA deserve.

Congress has narrowly passed the decision to repeal Obamacare, and now the Senate will pass or deny that decision. As a member of the Senate, I am urging Lisa Murkowski to stop this repeal. I am a user of the healthcare system, and do not wish to lose coverage, as such a loss would be detrimental to my long-term health and livelihood if I were to be injured. If Congress wants to show that this healthcare plan is better, than they can lead by example by using it themselves.

Crank Yankers was a hilarious show!

Father of the Pride was an amazing show and has been gone for too long, and it must make a comeback!

Trumpcare, the AHCA, threatens the healthcare of millions of people with Pre-Existing Conditions and will eliminate healthcare coverage for over 24 Million people. The Affordable Care Act can be made stronger by bipartisan Congressional action to improve the Individual Marketplaces.

The older pay more, the coverage is worse, the rich get a tax break. People need the preventive care offered by the ACA. Trumpcare abandons those guarantees. It's a bad bill.

As a small business owner and someone past middle age, I won't be able to insure myself and my daughter when the premiums increase. A nation of sick people who can't work is not cost effective.

Dear Senator: Coverage for people with pre-existing conditions: Is this not a reason to keep the law in place?" Pregnancy is a pre-existing conditon. What about impotence? Women seem to be a major target in repealing the ACA (Obamacare). It is not perfect, and insurance and pharmeceutical companies got a larger piece of the pie than necessary. However, the House's repeal means less coverage and potentially more foreclosures, among other problems. Senators and Representatives have healthcare for life. Why can't we repeal that? We urge you to vote no on the HB repeal.

I recently got major surgery which my doctor told me was necessary to prevent cancer. I have insurance only because of the Affordable Care Act. Due to a pre-existing condition, I have never been able to get insurance coverage before, so the Affordable Care Act effectively prevented me from becoming a cancer patient.