Constance Milstein

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Remarks of Constance Milstein at New DEAL Conference

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Remarks of Constance Milstein
New DEAL Conference
December 1, 2016

Ladies and gentlemen of The New DEAL – boy am I glad to see you!

While part of me wants to stay under the covers and wait for the next four years to pass, I know that my commitment to and love of my country demand that I show up, and do my part – today, and tomorrow and the next day – every single day until our country is returned to a path of progress, peace and prosperity.

As Thomas Jefferson said, “the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants”.

Now is such a time.

I do not believe this is a fundamentally different country than it was when it elected President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. I do believe the clear message of the recent elections was that our political system has left too many people out of the dialogue.

The opposition seized on that opportunity with a message of fear, denial and simplistic solutions for very complicated challenges.

The task at hand is no easy feat. As you now better than anyone, this is a complex world, getting more so all the time.

So now, fellow patriots, we must get to work.

As I see it, the antidote to the current political environment is more of you and more ideas.

Ideas because they are the natural born enemy of the way things are.

More of you because it is only through leadership that the needed change will come.

I am proud to say I am no new comer to the cause of state and local leadership and innovation. For the past 16 years I have supported and encouraged the efforts of this group – in their various forms – to find the best and the brightest leaders and insist that by promoting ideas and innovation, our nation’s best days are ahead.

What has been a long-standing interest is now an urgent imperative.

One of the fellow travelers I’ve met on this journey is Senator Chris Coons.

We first met Chris when he was just exploring running for County Executive of New Castle County, Delaware.

But by then he was already an overachiever – graduate of Yale Divinity AND Law school, a relief worker in Kenya, in house counsel of Gore TEX.

He is the kind of public servant that gives me hope for my party and my country.

Please welcome, my friend, Delaware Senator Chris Coons.

Democratic Supporter Connie Milstein

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democratic donkeyConnie Milstein is well known for her active participation in and support of the Democratic Party in the United States. As such Ms. Milstein has taken on the responsibility of Treasurer of the Democratic Governors Association.

At the moment the DGA represents and supports the 28 Democrats who hold the office of Governor. However, this past year combined with the coming year, 2010, thirty nine governors will be elected. For many of these states, who the governor will be will effect a generation of elections for congress and legislative races; due to the upcoming redistricting process which demarcates districts that crucially influences election outcomes.

The Republicans have clearly stated that they will be manipulating the redistricting process to their benefit. The DGA will be at the forefront making certain that the Republicans will not accomplish their stated goal.

Supporting Democratic Governors at the DGA

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The Democratic Governors Association is a political organization which is independent and voluntary. It was organized to offer support to all the Democratic governors across the United States.dgaobama

Connie Milstein is the treasurer of DGA, whose function will be crucial as the elections of 2010 loom closer. Especially pressing will be the redistricting process in many states which can have a huge effect on election outcomes for congress and other legislative races to last the entire decade to come. The DGA is the only organization today which is able to and striving towards blocking the threatened manipulation of the redistricting process by the Republican Party.

Also provided by the DGA to its members is expert advice on policy, conducting several conferences a year on a variety of extremely relevant subjects including biotechnology and life sciences, and the impact on the economy of the new energy technologies.

Also crucial for the governors, the DGA participates in election campaigns on all levels, including bringing to the campaigns sources of funding and other resources plus helping deliver and articulate the candidates and Party’s distinct message.

Helping Democratic Governors Association:Connie Milstein

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dgamapVery active in the Democratic Party, Connie Milstein holds the office of Treasurer in the voluntary and independent Democratic Governors Association.

Expressing disappointment, while simultaneously looking ahead to the future, the executive director of the Democratic Governors Association, (DGA), stated his analysis of the double Democratic loss in early November 2009 of two key governorships, those in New Jersey and Virginia.

“We knew both these races would be tough, and although we’re disappointed in the results, we’re not discouraged in our greater mission,” said Nathan Daschle.

“Tomorrow marks the first day of the 2010 election cycle, when four out of five Americans will choose a governor. While we wish tonight’s results in two states would’ve been different, we’re preparing for the fight ahead in 37 states. It is a fight to restore prosperity, to build the middle class, and to elect strong democratic governors.”