NV-4: Rep. Ruben Kihuen accused of sexual harassment, announces retirement

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Campaigns are definitely hostile work environments rife with sexual misconduct. Sad it was the candidate himself in this case. DCCC -- and NRCC -- should look into how HR can be implemented in campaigns.

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After Daughter's Tragic Death, Mother Begs for Single-Payer Health Care

Amy Vilela thinks that's what happened to her 22-year-old daughter Shalynne after she went to an ER in 2015 displaying classic symptoms of deep vein thrombosis, a highly dangerous condition, but one's that's also highly treatable – if caught in time. She injured her knee in 2014, had a torn ACL. In April 2015, she got a follow-up MRI, and was told to continue to wait and see how it feels before getting surgery, since those type of injuries often heal on their own. Then she drove 22 hours from Kansas, and her leg started swelling. She would complain every day, but we thought it would resolve itself. But as time went on, it wasn't just her knee – her entire leg was swollen.  According to the family's lawsuit against the facility, when Shalynne told hospital staff she didn't have insurance, they pressured her into leaving and failed to give her proper care.

In a grim twist symptomatic of America's bewildering insurance system, the week after her daughter's death, Vilela opened a letter notifying Shalynne that she could sign up for COBRA, a government program that would have allowed temporary continuation of her employer-based insurance from a previous job. Looking over the documents, a detail jumped out at Amy: Her daughter had still been insured at the time of her ER visit, but she hadn’t known – so, Vilela alleges, she was treated like an uninsured person. Her family believes this ultimately led to her death.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/after-daughters-death-mother-begs-for-single-payer-health-care-w482314

Democrat Who Rejected Desperate Plea For Single-Payer Pays The Price

Single-payer has been adopted as a litmus test for congresspeople, especially one specific form of it that’s in the house: H.R. 676. Ever since it’s been introduced in late January, constant pressure has been put on congressional Democrats in the house to cosponsor this bill, by constituents calling and emailing them directly, by organizations such as Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress, and by constituents going to local town halls.

That’s right, a mother who lost her daughter because she did not have basic health insurance pleaded to Ruben to cosponsor H.R. 676. He looked her in the eye, and told her no, that he will not cosponsor that bill. And still, after his office being flooded with calls, months later, he has still not cosponsored that bill, even after hearing her heart-breaking story.

That grieving mother’s name is Amy Vilela, and since she was so fed up with how Rep. Ruben dealt with this situation, she has now decided to primary him, and officially run for office.

https://extranewsfeed.com/democrat-who-rejected-desperate-plea-for-single-payer-pays-the-price-44e6101fde9e

Brand New Congress is running a primary candidate against Ruben. Don't know who Reid will nominate.

Brand New Congress is an organization for morons.

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What a creep. He needs to go.

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If sexist clown doesn’t resign or lose a primary would just like to say........

THANKS FOR THE FREE CONGRESSIONAL SEAT.

Hahahahahahaha

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Not good enough. He needs to resign yesterday.

* eye-roll *

He's resigning. That's what matters.