August 30th Members of Our Revolution MetroWest and Our Revolution Arlington met with Wade Blackmun from Rep. Katherine Clark’s staff and presented him with petitions in support of the #PeoplesPlatform.
The #PeoplesPlatform is a Summer for Progress effort to hold our representatives accountable to a series of 8 bills that confront all Americans. Mr. Blackmun agreed to deliver the petitions that contain 450 signatures from constituents who live in the 5th Congressional district to Representative Clark —-and ORMA noted many more people were expected to sign the petition in the coming weeks.
Rep. Clark is already one of the strongest supporters of the #PeoplesPlatform, with a 75% rating , having co-sponsored 6 of the 8 bills that make up the platform: H.R. 676: Medicare for All Act H.R., 15: Raise the Wage Act H.R., 771: EACH Woman Act H.R., 2840: Automatic Voter Registration Act, H.R. 3227: Justice is Not for Sale Act and H.R. 1144: Inclusive Prosperity Act.
ORMA members thanked the Representative for her leadership and urged her to add her voice and leadership to the remaining 2 bills that make up the platform: H.R. 1880: College for All Act, and H.R. 2242: Keep It in the Ground Act 2017.
Mr. Blackmun assured the group of Rep. Clark’s commitment to improving the affordability of higher education and to taking the steps necessary to address Global Climate Change, and promised to take the petitions, and request for the Congresswoman’s support, directly to Rep. Clark.
The meeting ended with members calling on Rep. Clark to show the same leadership on the #PeoplesPlatform as she did when she helped lead the House sit-in on Gun Violence with Civil Rights Hero, John Lewis.
September 10th Members of Our Revolution Cambridge visited Rep. Clark’s office again to renew this request with Katie Worley, another staff person.
Present at the meeting were: Hope Podell, Jane Malick-Nugent, Dick Miller, Steve Garone, Jordan Weinstein, Kaspar Kasparian, Robin Bergman, Rabbi Katy Allen, and Michael Gilbreath
August 23rd Members of local Our Revolution Massachusetts groups in Congressional District 7 met with Congressman Mike Capuano in his Cambridge district office to discuss the #People’s Platform and to ask for his support of the bills in Congress that closely reflect the positions and values of the Democratic Party platform achieved at the July 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Rep. Capuano has already signed onto: HR 676 – Medicare for All, HR 15 – Raise the Wage, and HR 771 – EACH Woman Act. The Congressman shared his positions on the remaining four People’s Platform bills in Congress that he has not yet signed onto: HR 1880 – College for All, HR 1144 – Inclusive Prosperity Act, HR 2840 – Automatic Voter Registration Act, H.R.3227 – Justice is Not For Sale Act. Rep. Capuano said he would support the Justice is Not For Sale Act and reconsider supporting Automatic Voter Registration.
The Congressman was thanked for his support on the above bills and presented a petition signed by over 300 CD7 constituents in support of the People’s Platform.
The meeting was attended by Alex Place, Bruce Fleischer, Carolyn Magid, Dave Slaney, Kevin Joyce, Kristine Acevedo, Larry Rich, Richard Hughes, Sean McFarland, Solomon Steen and Rand Wilson.