Through landmark legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration has reduced prescription drug costs and made quality health care more affordable.

Some excerpts from Vice President Kamala Harris' remarks here in North Carolina last week (link to full transcript below):

"While President Biden and I are fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare, there are extremists in our country trying to take away healthcare coverage or make it more expensive — extremists who want to take away coverage from our seniors by trying to cut Social Security and Medicare.  They want to take away coverage from working families by trying to gut Medicaid.  And they want to take away coverage from people with preexisting conditions by continuously trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act."

"And across our nation, extremists attack a woman’s access to healthcare and reproductive healthcare.  They have proposed and passed laws that criminalize doctors and punish women."

"Access to healthcare should be a right and not just a privilege no matter who you are, where you live, or how much you earn.  ...And President Biden, with your support, will continue to make sure that everyone in our country has the healthcare they need."

VP Harris and President Biden’s remarks on Tuesday made the stakes clear: Republicans voted against making life-saving care and medicine more accessible. We need to send a Congress to Washington that will continue the fight to lower prescription drug costs -- one more reason to join Caleb Rudow's campaign for the 11th U.S. Congressional District!

New Hominies Cluster Leader

We are delighted to announce BCDP's new Hominies Cluster Leader, Carlos Linares. He is an international development and environment specialist with 45 years of experience. After arriving in Washington DC from El Salvador in 1984, he provided technical assistance to international agencies, private consulting firms, and major non-profit organizations. His experience as a practitioner includes 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia.

Carlos holds a master’s degree of Environmental Management from Yale University, a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Notre Dame and is a graduate fellow of MIT’s Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies of Developing Areas.

Having arrived in Asheville four years ago from Alexandria, Virginia, he now serves as Chair of the BCDP Hispanic Outreach Committee, Secretary of the Lake Committee in Biltmore Lake, Facilitator of the Peace Education Program at Black Mountain Substance Abuse Treatment Center for Women, and member of the Community Advisory Board of Blue Ridge Public Radio/NPR.

We thank Carlos for taking on the Hominies Cluster in addition to all he does for the community and for the BCDP!

Take Action

At BCDP Headquarters, we often hear: "What can we do now to help get our Democratic candidates elected in November?" While it may seem far away, Election Day is truly coming up fast. Absentee ballot mailing starts in September, early voting starts in October, and Election Day is November 5th. Visit our Important Dates page for 2024 voting dates and deadlines.

 Starting Today, You Can:

• Check in with your Precinct.

• Visit the BCDP Calendar for upcoming events, including our monthly meetings, trainings, local events, canvassing, phonebanking and more. Join in! Bring friends!

• Invite your Dem and Left-Leaning Unaffiliated friends to sign up for the BCDP email newsletter (signup is easy on the buncombedems.org home page), and follow Buncombe Democrats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X.

• Contribute to BCDP for the Party's efforts to elect Democrats up and down the ballot, and consider donating to Dem candidates you especially admire.

These are just some possibilities. Have more ideas? We welcome them -- email us at info@buncombedems.org and we might either add them to our efforts or direct you to where it's being done and how you can help.

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