September 2025 – Democratic Party of Kendall County, Texas

Progressive Views: Higher ACA Premiums and Medicare Cuts Are Coming

Unless Republicans extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), premiums for ACA enrollees will “spike 75%.” The tax cuts for billionaires included in the Big Ugly Bill will create such a budget shortfall that it will trigger over $536 BILLION in Medicare cuts over a decade. Those in rural areas will be deeply affected by these and Medicaid cuts.

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September 28, 2025

Issues / National / Project 2025

Progressive Views: Woke is Wonderful

The attacks on “Woke” are disgraceful. Radical right-wing Project 2025 politicians continue to attack a word that best translates into love of one’s fellow human beings. The dysfunction threatening our democracy requires immediate action to address partisan extremes. Let’s come together to bring back the norms and values that make our system work.

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September 18, 2025

Issues / National

Progressive Views: “I Am Ringing an Alarm”

Last week, the President stated that his “most likely next targets” for sending troops into cities to “fight crime” were Chicago and New York. In response, on Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker gave a blistering speech at a press conference in Chicago condemning the action. Here is the full speech.

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September 3, 2025