Speaking about Republicans' refusal to take action to avoid the sequester, President Obama asks, "Are they seriously prepared to inflict more pain on the middle class because they refuse to ask anything more of those at the very top?"
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Speaking about Republicans' refusal to take action to avoid the sequester, President Obama asks, ''Are they seriously prepared to inflict more pain on the middle class because they refuse to ask anything more of those at the very top?'' Big news for equality
In a major step in the fight for LGBT equality, the White House urged the Supreme Court last week to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act. If you're as proud as we are to have a president who is fighting for the right of all people to marry, get his back.
Friend --
This is huge. President Obama just took another step toward equality for all.
On Friday, the Obama administration filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.
I couldn't be more proud to have a president who stands up for equality and is willing to fight for the right of all people to marry, no matter who they love.
Do you have the President's back while he fights for equality? Show him you do by donating $5 or more today:
https://my.democrats.org/Marriage-Equality
Together, we can do this.
Forward,
Debbie
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Chair
Democratic National Committee76 percent of Americans support President Obama’s plan
Fully 76 percent of Americans—including 56 percent of Republicans—prefer President Obama's approach to deficit reduction over the congressional GOP's approach. Fully 76 percent of Americans—including 56 percent of Republicans—prefer President Obama's approach to deficit reduction over the congressional GOP's approach.
Keep making your voice heard. Tell Congress: Work with President Obama to stop the sequester.
Stop the sequester
Eight days from now, Republican inaction could force billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts that would hurt our economy, slow our recovery, and could put more than 2 million Americans out of work. Here's the worst part: Instead of working on a plan to avoid this sequester, John Boehner and the Republican leadership sent Congress home for the week.
Our chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, just sent this email calling on Republicans to get back to work to avoid this manufactured crisis. If you agree with her that it's time for Republicans to do their job and fight for the middle class, add your name.
Friend --
Congressional Republicans have taken their partisan brinkmanship to an entirely new level.
Unless they act by March 1st, billions of dollars in automatic cuts -- the so-called sequester -- will start to take effect. If it does, more than 2 million jobs could be lost, 70,000 children would be kicked off of Head Start, and 10,000 teachers' jobs would be put at risk.
With this fiscal crisis looming, what did John Boehner and Republican leadership do? They went on vacation, calling recess for the House this week even though Democrats voted to stay and work to avert this crisis.
This is no time for recess. It's time for them to do their job.
Demand Republicans in Congress come back to the table and work with the President to avoid this crisis. Sign the petition now.
The unbelievable thing is -- this crisis is completely avoidable.
The President has laid out a specific plan with detailed cuts to avoid the sequester and reduce the deficit in a balanced way, and Democrats in Congress have put forward a balanced approach as well.
But Republicans in Congress would rather see our recovery and middle-class economic security be put at risk than close one tax loophole for big corporations and the wealthiest among us.
John Boehner and House Republican leaders need to hear from thousands of Americans across the country that they need to come back to the table and work with us to avoid these automatic cuts. The only way they'll do their job is if our overwhelming response leaves them no choice.
Sign the petition now:
http://my.democrats.org/Sequester
Together, we can do this.
Thanks,
Debbie
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Chair
Democratic National CommitteeBlack History Month: Coming together to move America forward
Last week, President Obama laid out an ambitious agenda for the year ahead: expanding access to preschool education for every American child, making the minimum wage a living wage, and reducing gun violence in our communities. But as our executive director, Patrick Gaspard, notes in his video message marking Black History Month, the President can’t do this on his own. Last week, President Obama laid out an ambitious agenda for the year ahead: expanding access to preschool education for every American child, making the minimum wage a living wage, and reducing gun violence in our communities.
But as our executive director, Patrick Gaspard, notes in his video message marking Black History Month, the President can’t do this on his own. And as we celebrate the many contributions of African Americans throughout our history and the progress we've made in the fight for equal opportunity, this should also be a moment to focus on the change we still need. This month, let's commit ourselves to working toward President Obama's vision of stronger families, stronger communities, and a stronger America.
Watch Gaspard's message, then say you stand with President Obama in the fight to make sure our best days are still ahead of us.
"I'm asking for your help"
President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address is over—and now it's time to get to work on turning the agenda he laid out into law. Read the email the President just sent out to Democrats, then chip in whatever you can to help us accomplish his vision.
Read MoreThe 2013 State of the Union Address
Watch President Obama deliver his 2013 State of the Union—enhanced with charts and graphs explaining his plan. Then add your name to say you support the President's agenda for the year ahead. Watch President Obama deliver his 2013 State of the Union—enhanced with charts and graphs explaining his plan. Then add your name to say you support the President's agenda for the year ahead.
Today's front pages
From day one, President Obama's first order of business has been to reignite a rising, thriving middle class—a message he carried to Congress and to the American people at last night's State of the Union address.
Whether he was making the case for a balanced approach to reducing our deficit and rebuilding our economy, comprehensive immigration reform, or smart investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, and education, the President made it clear that our North Star must be "a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs."
That's exactly the message that Americans across the country woke up to today:
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