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  • DNC Inaugural Newsletter

    Democrats are fighting for small business owners. In this newsleter, see how the Affordable Care Act is helping small businesses; see the Chair's invite to small business owners to join the DNC council and get the list of the18 different tax cuts and credits from the Obama Administration.

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  • Pass the Buffett Rule

    Billionaire Warren Buffett and so many other wealthy Americans pay a lower tax rate than middle-class families do. That’s just not fair. Warren Buffett knows it and President Obama wants to fix it. The Buffett Rule would require everyone to pay their fair share, which is a key step to reduce the deficit and invest in what we need to grow and strengthen the economy. Mitt Romney opposes the Buffett Rule because he wants to protect tax loopholes and give millionaires like himself trillions of dollars in tax breaks paid for by either increasing the deficit or by cutting programs critical to the middle class and economic growth.

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  • I’m in for 2012

    As the daughter of an elected official, I learned what it means to be a public servant at an early age. My father was the first African-American assessor in New Orleans, representing the heart of New Orleans Central Business District. I learned that it was important to have courage and stand up for those who elected you to office, even if your actions contradict the status quo.

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African Americans
Recent Action
President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin
July 17, 2013
The President spoke about Trayvon Martin and the need to support and mentor young African American men.
Susan Rice is appointed National Security Advisor
June 5, 2013
President Obama appointed Susan Rice as National Security Advisor.
President Obama Delivers the Commencement Address at Morehouse College
May 19, 2013
President Obama spoke to the historically black college noting, "Your generation is uniquely poised for success unlike any generation of African Americans that came before it called for."
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