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Before we get started, don’t forget to donate to us at glow.fm/welcometomyvagina. We have all sorts of rewards available (totes, t-shirts, tanks, underwear) AND all monthly subscribers will get access to extra exclusive content! What are you waiting for?! And now to get to the nitty gritty. Jessy started off with a VERY convincing presentation as to why hard boiled eggs are the best snacks and then we spent some time speaking with Lindsey Boylan who is running for the House of Representatives! WOW! Make sure to stick around to the end where we talk about where we would be if we could be anywhere in the world during this pandemic so make sure to stay tuned! 04:30: Meet Lindsey Boylan! She is running against Gerry Nadler for his seat representing the 10th Congressional District for the State of New York in the House of Representatives! 07:45: One issue that wasn’t addressed directly here that we want to highlight is the dangers facing the victims of domestic violence when stay-at-home orders are coupled with economic stressors. In the US, some precincts are reporting a 35% increase in DV calls, and that does not include those that go unreported, which is said to be at about 50% of total cases. You can read more about it in this article from The Intercept. 09:15: It appears as though people in the Nadler camp are very worried about Lindsey Boylan. Read about it in The Washington Post, Business Insider and Teen Vogue. 15:00: Ron Desantis is actually the governor of Florida and he is totally fucking this entire thing up. But the person Rebekah was thinking of is the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick who said that there are a lot of old people who would sacrifice themselves to open the economy up earlier and, essentially, that getting business rolling is more important than the loves of potentially hundreds of thousands of people. And he can say that because he himself is old. Read about it in this article from Vanity Fair. 20:45: We are, in fact, around the same age!  24:15: It is true, the yearly salary for members of Congress is $174,000. A number that has been unchanged since 2009, the same year as minimum wage was raised from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour. Just saying. 30:00: As of March 13th, the government was planning on kicking 700,000 people off SNAP benefits as per this Vox article. But, due to the coronavirus, a federal judge blocked Trump’s plan. That being said, people can’t use their SNAP benefits to purchase groceries online, which means that some of the most vulnerable in society are forced to go to a grocery store if they want to eat. 32:30: Important note: the Virginia legislature has flipped blue – Democratic governor, as well as a majority in the state House and Senate – which means it is something of a testing ground for how a lot of these progressive policy proposals will play out over time. 36:30: This is fun. The Washington Post has decided to label all women in Congress who have children under 18 as “working moms.” Anyway, the group has nearly doubled its number to 23. There are 21 serving in the House and 2 in the Senate. So, with 535 members between the House and the Senate, 4.5% of them are women with children under 18. Contact us! Watch us! Love us! Support us at glow! Check out our new Medium page! Email: welcometomyvagina@gmail.com Instagram: @welcometomyvagina Twitter: @welcometomyvag Jessy’s awesome YouTube videos! She’s crushing it Welcome to My Vagina HQ Rebekah’s blog! Get your own amazing theme song made by @woollywillie Our great producer Cait and all the other awesome projects by morebanana_