Life As A Democrat Under A Trump Administration: Day One. Lots and Lots of Pussy Hats

We have our new President. So let's talk about what he has done since yesterday.

To start off his presidency, Donald Trump continued the attack on the Affordable Care Act by issuing an executive order directing government agencies to scale back on regulations which will in turn allow them to waive or delay certain provisions. Exactly what those provisions are and how they will affect the nation are yet to be determined. He also suspended a housing order that the Obama administration had issued to cut premium rates for Federal Housing Administration-backed loans. The cancellation of the order will cost Americans millions where it would have saved the average american an additional 29$ a month on mortgages under $200,000.

Now lets talk about today.

Today was a day to be proud of not only as Americans but as human beings. Today millions of women worldwide marched in protest of Donald Trump as President of The United States. With at least half a million people marching just in Washington D.C., it has been made clear by the many, many women wearing pussy hats and Feminist t-shirts that they will not be ignored, they will not be objectified, and they will not allow their rights to be stripped away one by one. While the march on D.C. was certainly impressive it was by far not the only one with women and men marching around not only the nation in some of our largest cities like Boston with an estimated 125,000, New York City with an estimated 300,000 or higher, and Chicago with at least 250,000.

Here in Iowa, we made sure that our voices were heard as well with an estimated 26,000 women (and men) marching in Des Moines. Around the state we had many other marches as well in cities like Iowa City, and even a small but meaningful gathering here in Cedar Rapids. Today is not a day for any American woman or man to ever forget with Millions of women marching in United States and millions more marching around the world in solidarity. Be proud of our accomplishments today.