This is a fun pod and also a good reason to check out (and donate to) Dropping Dimes Foundation and the work they're doing to help former ABA players who are experiencing tough times. twitter.com/ryenarussillo/
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Kevin Griffis
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Dad and husband; /, HHS, and Commerce alumnus; (still an) indie rock enthusiast
Washington, DCJoined July 2012
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Congrats to . This is a great get for HHS. Beth is a terrific teammate and one of the smartest and hardest-working people in comms
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HHS announcing several other hires today, per list, including:
– Former Biden transition Covid adviser LOYCE PACE (@globalgamechngr) to run the global affairs office
– @BethLynkDC to the press office
– Former Senate HELP staffer Andi Fristedt as FDA deputy commissioner for policy
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NEW - Biden administration announces first round of senior political appointees @usedgov:
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Some great names on this list. And you cannot find anyone better than to lead widescale, public outreach efforts, exactly the kind that will be necessary to help turn the tide on COVID twitter.com/shiramstein/st
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Hard to think of anyone who cares more about HHS and its mission than Andrea. She’s a no-nonsense problem solver who will be a big asset for
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Biden taps Andrea Palm, wisconsin's well-regarded health-sec designate and Obama admin alum, to be @XavierBecerra deputy secretary of HHS -(Hadn't realized Wisconsin GOP had blocked confirmation of top state health official even in a pandemic)
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Seconding . No clue how this will play out, but I do know there’s no one who works harder and is better prepared than , and that makes every person around her better - just the sort of leadership America needs in this vital role.
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There is no one better matched for this moment than @SylviaBurwell. She is the type of leader who makes everyone around her better. Asks the tough questions. And has the integrity and kindness the @HHSGov workforce deserves. twitter.com/adamcancryn/st…
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If their “first and foremost mission” was protecting the health of the American people, the admin would already have authorized the transition. Their clear priority is indulging Trump’s delusions
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"If there's a transition and that will be determined by the GSA...we are prepared for any transition and will ensure that it is a professional and cooperative one because our first and foremost mission is protecting the American people's health and welfare," says @SecAzar.
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Tens of thousands have died. How about let's have thorough Congressional oversight to determine what mistakes were made and why - to inform future responses and to ensure that leaders are held accountable.
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When this pandemic is over, let’s avoid the partisan blame game, Mitch Daniels writes wapo.st/2SABrfa
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An Iowa eve thank you to former colleagues , & for all the work you’ve done and will continue to do for your candidates. No matter the outcome of the D primary, you’ve helped show America how much better our politics & our policies can be
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The “Here’s What I’ll Do Through Executive Orders” debate is probably not great TV
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No Democrat has a good plan for what to do if Mitch McConnell is Senate majority leader in 2021 because there is no good plan for it. If Democrats don't win Congress, there's no progressive agenda that can pass. It's that simple.
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Eli Broad, a philanthropist and former entrepreneur, writes, "I simply believe it’s time for those of us with great wealth to commit to reducing income inequality, starting with the demand to be taxed at a higher rate than everyone else."
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‘08 SC anecdote: our Obama field team went to an ‘07 summer picnic at an AfAm church & awareness about BO was shockingly low, even though he had a national platform. PB clearly has huge hill to climb in a tough field, but remember most normal folks aren’t tuned in this early
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Buttigieg 
18% among white voters
0% with black voters
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18% among white voters
0% with black voters
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Robert truly was one of a kind. It’s not overstatement to say that our country’s understanding of how our health care system works will be poorer without him there to explain it. Condolences to his co-workers and family. #RIP
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It’s hard to describe how sad this news is: Robert Pear, one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met and yet a fierce reporter, died yesterday. He was an institution at the @nytimes, and the best health care reporter ever. We will miss him terribly. #rip
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Congrats to grad ! Planned Parenthood has a terrific comms team, and Ben was at the heart of it. landed one of the best people I’ve ever worked with.
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NEW: @PeteButtigieg announces 4 staff hires in Iowa as he expands operations in early voting states bit.ly/2vI8Atq #iacaucus
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The GOP got smoked in the midterms, and we know that health care and women’s rights were key to turnout. Since that result, the Trump admin has gone after the birth control program and now wants to rip health coverage from millions (again). Mmmkay
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It is now the official position of the Trump administration that all of the Affordable Care Act — including its protections for people with preexisting conditions — should be nullified. bit.ly/2HEHKKV
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Not sure why it’s surprising that someone who ran a competitive, national race just a few years ago would have a pretty extensive fundraising network to leverage. It’s a nice advantage to have, but it doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be running at the front by the fall.
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Kamala’s first 24 hours: $1.5 million
Klobuchar’s first 48 hours $1 million
Warren’s first 24 hours: $300K
Bernie’s first 12 hours: $3.3 million
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An interesting conversation, albeit one with often unsatisfying answers to pointed questions
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New BS Podcast with...
—Twitter CEO @jack Dorsey on how he got here, what Twitter got right and wrong, and where we’re going on Twitter from here.
—A spiritually sports-broken @jacko2323 on the alternative universe of the Hartford Patriots
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the
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She will have a top-notch team of communicators to work with. Excited to see what they do together. twitter.com/pnrodenbush/st
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Add to this D’s winning in Maine, which will ensure expansion moves forward there. Not overstatement to say this is going to save people’s lives.
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Idaho, Utah, & Nebraska all expanded Medicaid tonight.
300,000 people gain access to health care.
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This is essentially a summation of his entire presidency
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"Almost every sentence contained a misleading statement or a falsehood."
By @GlennKesslerWP
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This fact checks as true, , and Heller even bragged to donors how this vote would win him the election. Let’s prove him wrong Nov 6
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I get why people are mad at Collins, but Dean Heller, WHO IS UP FOR ELECTION 32 DAYS FROM NOW was just as important a vote as hers.
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Not believable. The most over-the-top rhetoric came from his PREPARED remarks.
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NEW: Brett Kavanaugh writes an op-ed in WSJ promising to be an independent and impartial judge.
“I was very emotional last Thursday, more so than I have ever been. I might have been too emotional at times.”
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Central. Park. Five.
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Brett Kavanaugh is polling as poorly as Supreme Court nominees Harriet Miers (withdrawn) and Robert Bork (voted down by the Senate). Merrick Garland, who wasn’t given a vote, polled quite a bit better.
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NBC/WSJ poll: Support for Roe v. Wade hits new high nbcnews.to/2NN4tTT
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The real questions senators need to ask Brett Kavanaugh (Hint: 'It's precedent' isn’t the right answer to any of them)
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Another reminder: Bork was so unpopular because he was the guy in the Attorney General’s office who was willing to fire the Watergate Special Prosecutor after the AG and DAG both resigned rather than follow orders & obstruct justice.
Kavanaugh is more unpopular than THAT guy.
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Kavanaugh is a more unpopular nominee than Robert Bork. And we stopped Bork.
CALL YOUR SENATORS
#StopKavanaugh #SaveSCOTUS
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Yet another piece of evidence that when Trump said he would nominate judges who would overturn Roe, he meant it. #SaveSCOTUS
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Brett Kavanaugh gave a speech last fall praising William Rehnquist for fighting against Roe v. Wade and the “free-wheeling judicial creation of unenumerated rights that were not rooted in the nation’s history and tradition.”
Unearthed by @DavidGSavage.
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This is great for everyone who cares about protecting access to health care. gets things done
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#FF: @Mandington, Protect Our Care's new Communications Director! She brings so much energy and experience to the fight and I'm excited to see her fresh perspective in action as she leads this coalition forward.
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My prescient colleagues conducted a poll earlier this month that found two thirds the American public (67%) do *not* want to see #RoevWade overturned by the #SupremeCourt.
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A special message from Sen. inviting you to our LARGEST ever volunteer convening: #PowerOfPink. Learn more: plannedparenthoodaction.org/pop.
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TODAY: , , , , will be discussing the biggest challenges facing our nation and how to shape our future.
Join the conversation — follow along at #WeThePeople18.
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This is an amazing and troubling statistic when you consider that opioid use is treated as an urgent public health crisis (as it should be), while the increase in suicide deaths has gone largely unremarked
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Suicide led to more fatalities than opioid overdoses. Suicides: 45,000 deaths in 2016. Opioids involved in 42,000 deaths that same year, per CDC data. twitter.com/NYTHealth/stat
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Guitar heroics with at the . They got the kid’s seal of approval. (She has good taste.)
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A different interpretation: Women are leading a resistance that is already turning red districts blue, and now the Trump administration is giving them (and anyone who cares abt health care access) another reason to turn out in Nov twitter.com/ddiamond/statu
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The Trump-Pence administration doesn't care if a program works — as long as it promotes their ideology.
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Liberal groups have committed to spending $30 million to target infrequent U.S. voters bloom.bg/2qxcC50
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Marching with my daughter today because she shouldn’t have to constantly practice lockdowns at school #MarchForOurLives
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Further evidence that this administration can screw up a one-car funeral procession
