Hello NEDC Club Members!
Mary and I are getting over (we hope) the flu. So we spent last Wednesday watching the House Oversight hearing with Michael Cohen. I was gratified by:
- the Democrats on the Committee
- the effectiveness of the newly elected Democrats
- the CA delegation
- Chairman Cummings
- Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA CD34)
In spite of the Republicans unceasing efforts to derail the questioning with personal insults and false umbrage, Democrats consistently secured important – and previously unheard – testimony from Mr. Cohen re the Trump family’s criminal history including direct evidence re the President perjuring himself re Felix Sater (Rouda), insurance and tax fraud (Ocasio-Cortez), and illegal campaign contribution hush money (Katie Hill).
Our own Jimmy Gomez zeroed in on Trump’s tax returns and demolished Trump’s assertion that he was under audit. As usual with Trump, he asserts the exact opposite of what he fears. Cohen said Trump claims he’s under audit to inure himself from being audited and having his ongoing criminal tax, insurance, bankruptcy and money laundering activities exposed. Gomez reminded us that as a member of the Ways and Means Committee, he can call for Trump’s tax returns to be exposed, and he will.
And finally, the Chairman:
“When we are dancing with the Angels, they’re gonna ask ‘in 2019 what did we do to make this a better country and a better world?’… Come on now, we have got to get back to Normal!” – Elijah Cummings
Our country, our Democracy needs healing. The flu we are suffering through now won’t be healed and our world be made better, unless we consistently root out the corruption and illegal activities across government. Truth must become truth again; Alternate facts called out as, and disposed of, as lies.
Thanks to Congressman Gomez, Chairman Cummings, all our newly elected CA Representatives and the Democrats on the Committee for beginning that healing. Republicans need to understand that unless they are willing to savagely cauterize the contamination in their party, they will be destroyed by Trump’s infection.
So what can NEDC members do to vaccinate our democracy against this increasing virulent infection? Below is a letter from Jason Berlin at Field Team Six about registering Dems in swing districts. If we are to continue our success in 2020, that effort will be vital.
Also, there is video from Jimmy Gomez’ questioning of Michael Cohen and finally a thank you to all of us for our work on 2018 Congressional elections from all the newly elected Democratic Congress people. Enjoy!
John Gallogly
President, Northeast Democratic Club
A Letter From Jason Berlin at Field Team 6:
John, Hoyt and the UDH Team,
First of all, thank you for saving the world last November.
I have a permanent shrine in a corner of my black heart for our 7 midterm victories. Your organization was a huge part of that. THANK YOU.
Since then, Michael and I have started our own organization so we can continue this important work. It’s called Field Team 6 and it’s mission is simple: Register Democrats. Save the world.
We would love to work with you again!!
We’ll be working in CA to register Dems in the 7 must-hold districts that we just flipped… and we’ll be working to flip three more: Nunes (22), Hunter (50), and Calvert (42). We’re also expanding to target states across the country to help take back the White House, swing the Senate, and expand our House majority.
Can’t wait to hear what you think of all this! And can’t wait to work together to save the world again, whether in California or even Arizona…
In Solidarity,
Jason Berlin
jason@fieldteam6.org