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Congressional District 6

How Trump’s budget impacts Georgia

Considering that almost a third of Georgia’s annual budget comes from the federal government ($13.9 billion of $49 billion), Trump’s proposed budget cuts would have a huge impact on Georgia. The first half of the federal contribution to Georgia’s budget (about $7.6 billion) pays for Medicaid. The second half pays for other state programs like free and reduced school lunches, community development block grants, environmental protection, university research, legal aid for people who cannot afford

Immigration and Refugees

Two more deaths highlight inhumane ICE detention centers

On both Monday and Tuesday this week, immigrants died in ICE facilities in Georgia. This comes only weeks after multiple groups published reports detailing the dangerous conditions of immigrant detention centers in Georgia and around the country. In early May, Human Rights Watch and Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) published reports showing that at least seven immigrants had died as a result of negligence of medical care, over the past few years.

Healthcare

Trump administration, complicit Republicans threaten Ga. women

It’s very clear Trump’s healthcare plans are bad for women. In addition to the challenges the American Health Care Act will create for folks who become pregnant or choose to seek support services after surviving a rape or sexual assault, cuts to family planning services are looming. And based on District 6 Congressional candidate Karen Handel’s attacks on women’s health, her defunding of Planned Parenthood and her willingness to stand by and say nothing as

Congressional District 6

Handel silent on Trump’s scandals

Trump is a dumpster fire. And Karen Handel is standing idly by while this country burns. Just over the course of the past two weeks, Trump has been the source of multiple scandals. Last Monday, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey who was heading up the investigation into Trump’s Russia ties. Trump has cited conflicting reasons over the past week for this action, but ultimately Trump admitted he had “this Russia thing” on his mind when

Congressional District 6

Handel refuses to criticize Trump’s Comey firing

Yesterday, Trump abruptly fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, who was in the middle of leading a criminal investigation into whether Trump’s advisers and the Russian government worked together during the presidential election to ensure Trump’s victory. Trump’s actions are a blatant attack on democracy, but 6th Congressional District candidate Karen Handel refuses to speak out against Trump. How can you criticize someone who raised $750,000 for your campaign? After waiting a full

Congressional District 6

Does Handel agree with Price on targeting the old, sick?

Karen Handel has said Tom Price is the best person in the country for this job but after only a few months in Congress he’s already proposed legislation that makes life harder — and more expensive — for older, sicker Americans. Tom Price was interviewed on Fox and Friends about Trump’s alternative to the Affordable Care Act. He was specifically asked by one of the show’s hosts if older and sicker people could end up