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Chip Forrester

Forrester Letter Urges TNGOP Executive Committee to Take Action Against DesJarlais at Saturday Meeting

On November 29, 2012 By

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester sent a letter Thursday to members of the State Republican Executive Committee urging them to take action against Congressman Scott DesJarlais.

Forrester says the committee members could strip the congressman of his Republican Party membership or pass a resolution seeking his ouster.

“The constituents [...]

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Seven Days Later: Republican Party Still Supporting Unethical Doctor Desjarlais — Who Had Sex with a Patient

On October 17, 2012 By

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In response to the Tennessee Republican Party’s sudden interest in “basic ethics,” Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester released the following statement condemning the Republican establishment for staying dead silent on the unethical and morally repugnant behavior of Congressman Scott Desjarlais:

“Seven days have passed since Dr. Desjarlais admitted he had a [...]

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Bill Haslam

The Inmates are Running the Asylum

On July 16, 2012 By

It looks like the inmates are now running the asylum in the Tennessee Republican Party.  The Tennessean reports that county Republican parties across the state are circulating resolutions attacking Governor Haslam for hiring a Muslim, allowing gay and lesbians to serve in his cabinet, and for allowing those who served their country by working [...]

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GOP Overreach

On June 22, 2011 By

It’s crystal clear that Tennesseans have soundly rejected the extremist GOP agenda rammed through the state legislature this year.

A new, statewide Vanderbilt University poll found that support for the Republican-led state legislature has “plummeted 20 percentage points since January.”

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An Overview of the 2011 General Assembly

On June 22, 2011 By

After just five months of Republican control in the General Assembly and the Governor’s mansion, things in Tennessee are getting worse.

“How bad is it?” Wendi Thomas of The Memphis Commercial Appeal wrote. “It’s so bad I may have to say I’m from Mississippi.”

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House Democrats: Don’t Change Our Economic Viability

On June 15, 2011 By

Bredesen Administration, House Leadership Boosts Tennessee to Sixth in Nation

(Nashville) – Tennessee jumped to sixth in the nation in economic growth last year and House Democrats are calling on the new Republican majority to keep in place the current job recruitment and economic development structure.

Tennessee accomplished stellar economic improvement last year moving up [...]

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FACT CHECK: Scott DesJarlais Falsely Claims the House Republican Budget Won’t Hurt Current Seniors

On June 14, 2011 By

Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) misled his constituents in a recent op-ed about his vote to end Medicare. DesJarlais falsely claimed that the House Republican budget would “allow us to keep Medicare as it is for people, ages 55 and older” and Medicare would become “the same sort of plan that [he has] as a Member [...]

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Reps. Tim Wirgau, Glen Casada: Out-of-work Tennesseans, You’re On Your Own

On May 25, 2011 By

Jobs aren’t the only thing you can’t find in Tennessee, we’re also in the middle of a major leadership crisis.

Democrats won the fight to include jobless benefits for 28,000 Tennesseans in the final state budget, but it wasn’t without callous and incorrect dissent from Republicans.

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It Pays to Be Friends with Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey

On May 24, 2011 By

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has a bad habit of croonyism and cooking up special government deals for his friends. Sadly, for the Lt. Governor, it’s business as usual.

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Democratic Party Chairman Urges Governor to ‘Act Responsibly’

On May 17, 2011 By

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 17, 2011

$60M in Federal Jobless Benefits for 28,000 Tennesseans Lost if Republicans Fail to Act

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester issued the following statement urging Gov. Bill Haslam and Republican legislators to pass law to reinstate jobless benefits for 28,000 Tennesseans:

Partisan politics [...]

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