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Zeldin Monologue

Posted on March 10, 2017 by David Posnett

This letter to the editor was published in the East Hampton Star on March 9, 2017. http://easthamptonstar.com/Letters-Editor/2017309/Letters-Editor-Zeldin-030917 Thank you for this paper’s coverage of our congressman, Lee Zeldin. It is reassuring to know the press is holding Zeldin accountable, even … Continue reading →

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AARP’s letter to Congress

Posted on March 9, 2017 by David Posnett

Note: our congressman Lee Zeldin “recognized as a champion of healthcare innovation” see the title picture.  He has the newly proposed Republican health care bill (AHCA) stamped on his forehead!  Now take a look at how you and your family … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin’s Duplicity on Environmental Issues

Posted on March 7, 2017 by David Posnett

Marc Rauch, from Bellport, New York. had the following letter in the March 2, 2017 edition of the Long Island Advance: I was taken aback by Rep. Lee Zeldin’s “official positions” on protection of the environment, as reported last week … Continue reading →

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Fascist Regime in the Making?

Posted on March 7, 2017 by David Posnett

Several reports from today describe how US citizen Khizr Khan is essentially threatened with  losing travel privileges.  Khizr Khan is an American citizen born in Pakistan and a muslim. He is the father of an American soldier killed in Iraq … Continue reading →

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Another Trump attack on the FDA

Posted on March 5, 2017 by David Posnett

I have previously warned about defanging the FDA.  The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) has saved this country from major catastrophies like the malformations  (see title image) caused by thalidomide taken during pregnancy. This reached worldwide epidemic numbers in the 1950s … Continue reading →

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Betraying His District

Posted on March 2, 2017 by David Posnett

The attached letter appeared in the March 1 edition of The East Hampton Star Betraying His District Dear David: I recently wrote to Congressmen Zeldin to voice support for Planned Parenthood and to urge Mr. Zeldin to vote against defunding … Continue reading →

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Zeldin: Guns OK in our schools?

Posted on March 2, 2017 by David Posnett

As per  Bruce Colbath Also read Comments by Sue Hornik below From a post on FB, Rep. Zeldin was asked about H.R.38 during his “town hall” and side-stepped the question. Just so everyone knows about this bill, which Rep. Zeldin … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s “War on drugs” ineffective

Posted on March 2, 2017 by David Posnett

This letter appeared today March 1st in the East Hampton Press on page A7 Rep. Lee Zeldin writes about his health care goals in the Riverhead Local: “… here in Suffolk County, our communities and families have been severely impacted … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing in the US

Posted on March 1, 2017 by David Posnett

Great OpEd Feb 28, 2017, in the Washington Post by David Ignatius What caused the loss of manufacturing jobs in the US? As also discussed elsewhere on this blog, Ignatius lays the blame on automation.  The government will find it … Continue reading →

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Blind free-market ideology can be dangerous to your health

Posted on March 1, 2017 by David Posnett

Published in the East Hampton Star 2/23/17 by John Hooker from North Haven.  John is an expert on Health Care with a long career working with big pharma (says David P). Blind free-market ideology can be dangerous to your health! … Continue reading →

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