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• Jun 16, 2010 Connolly Bill Requires Full Environmental Study of Offshore Drilling Plans WASHINGTON – Congressman Gerry Connolly of Virginia has authored legislation to repeal Bush-era loopholes that allowed BP to begin oil exploration on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf without any analysis of the potential environmental impacts.  Connolly’s bill will mandate a full...    more   
• Apr 26, 2009 The Obama Administration - 100 Days The Democratic National Committee would like to provide you with the historical first 100 days of the Obama Adminstration    more...  
• Nov 6, 2008 November 4th - What a day! For all those you volunteered and were engaged this election - Thank You! You came from near and far to be part of history. You walked our neighborhoods, you phoned our community and you ensured our votes were protected. I and the rest of the Mt. Vernon Democratic Committee thank you.    more...  
• Jul 18, 2008 Senator Joe Gartlan  News came to us today, that a true friend and progressive stalworth of our community has passed away.  Senator Joseph V. Gartlan, who represented the Virginia 36th senatorial seat from 1972 to 2000. Many of our Mt. Vernon family has known and worked with Joe over the past...    more...  
• May 31, 2008 Mt. Vernon Picnic & Politics 2008 Submitted by:  Janet Myhre, Chair Yes – I bet a lot of you thought that the picnic was cancelled yesterday – but it was held on time – just cut a little short.   What are the odds that a major storm that pushed its way through the Washington DC metro area started @ 2:00 pm...    more...  
• Feb 12, 2008 Mount Vernon Volunteers out Shine the Sun No Wind,,,, No Rain,,,, Can Stop us,,,, from reaching the voters. (guess what song that is from?). There is just two many volunteers to list on the front page - click here to see all the stuff    more...  
• Jan 24, 2008 MVDDC Elects New Chair MVDDC Elects new Chair - Janet Myhre See Chairs Welcome Note on MVDDC Blog    more   
• Jul 19, 2007 Dispatch - GOP disputes union order Many of the state's 7,000 independent home health-care workers -- the ones who look after low-income elderly and disabled Ohioans -- say Strickland's order gives them a long-awaited opportunity to address concerns about pay, benefits and working conditions.    more   
• Jul 30, 2010 Moran Secures Millions for Ft. Belvoir, Dulles Metro Extension    more   
• Jul 30, 2010 Connolly Supports Tax Cuts Congressman Connolly announced he supports extending the current Bush tax cuts for all Americans, including...    more   
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