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Congressional District 6

Rep. Handel leads way passing anti-choice measure in House

Republicans in the House this week passed a medically unnecessary abortion restriction, setting an arbitrary time constraint on when a pregnant person can get an abortion. And guess who led the way? None other than the newly elected Karen Handel. Rep. Handel, who has years of experience promoting anti-choice policies, took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon to lead debate about the bill. The bill, H.R. 36, mirrors a

Healthcare

Rep. Handel says it isn’t her job to stop the opioid crisis

As opioid overdoses stack up in Georgia, as well as across the nation, Rep. Karen Handel implies she can’t help and encourages parents and community members to stop the crisis, saying that if parents lock up their drug cabinets, it will all be over. Handel says it’s parents’ and community members’ jobs to stop the opioid crisis and minimizes the role of the government and drug companies. The crazy thing is even Trump understands how

Podcast Ep. 50: What’s Next For Georgia

Today on the show we’re talking about the results of the special election and what is next for progressives in Georgia. To help us answer that question, Louis sat down to interview two progressive activists, Gaetana Marshall of She Conversations and Gerald Griggs of the Georgia Alliance for Social Justice. They brought up some great issues that we can and should focus our attention on, and brought up some questions to help progressives examine the

Congressional District 6

Karen Handel opposes accessible health care

Health care is the single biggest issue in the Congressional District 6 Special Election. According to the AJC’s recent Congressional District 6 Special Election survey, 81 percent of people polled said that health care was a very important issue and 94 percent of people polled said they are very or somewhat concerned about the cost of health care. However, if elected, Handel would rubber stamp Trump’s disastrous and unpopular American Health Care Act. By supporting the

Karen Handel doubles down on anti-gay adoption views

Karen Handel, the Republican candidate who is trailing Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District race, has doubled down on her deep-seated beliefs that gay people should not be allowed to adopt children. When asked by a Republican voter about the 2010 video of Handel citing her faith as the reason she believes that gay parents do not deserve the same rights as straight parents, the 6th Congressional District candidate simply said, “my faith calls

Congressional District 6

#VoteYourOssoff June 20

Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Special Election, which takes place on Tuesday, June 20, is one of the biggest elections in Georgia’s history. Thanks to the work of thousands of volunteers like these folks, Ossoff is leading the polls and is on track to #FlipThe6th and score an upset victory for progressives. Now, it all comes down to turn out. Find your polling place and #VoteYourOssoff: http://bit.ly/2putGHv