This week President Obama signed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. This common-sense reform will generate an estimated $80 billion in savings by bypassing for-profit lenders in the loan process and will instead provide loans directly to students. This reform makes government more efficient and invests the savings in the education of young [...]

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It is unfortunate that Senator Jim Bunning has been away from Kentucky so long that he has forgotten the values that have shaped our Commonwealth and the spirit of commitment to the common good that is present in communities from Pikeville to Paducah and everywhere in between.

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The Arlington Young Democrats are not backing down despite the recent events challenging true reform. They are demanding that health insurance reform move forward and not wait another year! At their meeting last week, AYD approved a resolution to that effect and it got picked up by the local paper, the Arlington Sun Gazette.
Arlington, Virginia [...]

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Dallas County Young Dems are in the news!
From DallasNews.com:
Young Democrats will raise money for Haiti at Bryan Street Tavern tonight
12:05 PM Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Nancy Visser/Reporter
“Cocktails for a Cause: Haiti Earthquake Relief,” hosted by theDallas County Young Democrats,will begin at 6 tonight at Bryan Street Tavern, 4315 Bryan St.
The fundraiser aimed at young people in Dallas who [...]

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The Virginia Young Dems stepped up in a big way for this huge victory! Congratulations to Del. Marsden (Senator-Elect) and VAYD for this incredibly important state victory! Before you think Virginia is lost back into the hands of the right…think again. Full details below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 12, 2010
Contact:
Toby Quaranta, Executive Director
Toby.quaranta@vayd.org
(703) 309-6556 
**Media [...]

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To continue our Giving Back series on Young Democrats organizing and participating in community service events around the country, I wanted to highlight a blog post from the Alaska Young Democrats. No matter how small or large of an event you do, taking the initiative to do something like this and give back to the [...]

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This YDA Chapter Showcase features the Kansas Young Democrats today. Recently, leaders from the Kansas Young Democrats joined like minded groups and supporters to hold a large public rally in support of health insurance reform and the public option. Below are some great details on this successful event, including statistics on why this health reform [...]

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The following are two updates from YDA’s Community Service Chair, Dustin Hausner. YDA chapters across the country engage in community service frequently and we highly value these contributions as an important part of what YDA does!
Young Democrats of Maryland Giving Back
On November 21st, while all over the country people were getting ready for Thanksgiving and [...]

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Young Democrats of Oklahoma President Dale Denwalt released the following statement today regarding a press release issued by State Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, suggesting Oklahoma could “opt out” of federal health insurance reform legislation:
Rep. Ritze is foaming at the mouth to return to the days when states acted to interpose against and nullify laws [...]

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The California Young Democrats (CYD), offended by Governor Schwarzenegger’s flippant remarks regarding his lack of stress about California’s budget situation, are demanding that the Governor grant all Californians access to his Jacuzzi while California’s economy remains stalled due to his governance and the Republican legislators’ bargaining tactics.

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