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SHARE        Friday, July 29, 2011
Hoyer Statement on Speaker Boehner's Partisan Default Bill This evening,in a partisan vote,the House passed Speaker Boehner's short-term plan on the debt limit.His plan,which will return our nation to the edge of a default crisis in months,is a recipe for damaging,job-destroying economic uncertainty-which, in the wake of today's disappointing report on economic growth,is clearly the last thing America needs.In order to win the support of the most extreme members of his party

SHARE        Friday, July 29, 2011
Shut Down It's official. House Repubs will stop at nothing in their relentless pursuit to strip workers of their rights.instead of allowing airline workers to vote for union representation under democratic election standards, Reps Mica (R-Fla.) and Cantor (R-Va.), and Speaker Boehner, led a charge to shut down the FAA. As of last Saturday morning, construction projects across the country have been halted, putting thousands out of work

SHARE        Monday, July 25, 2011
8 days to avoid disaster: Here's a plan for action Last Friday night, House Repubs walked out of debt ceiling talks after making it 100% clear that they would rather see America default and the economy ruined than make millionaires or corporations pay one penny more in taxes.But there's still ONE chance to avoid calamity: Congress must vote NOW on a clean increase to the debt ceiling--no spending cuts, no tax increases, no gimmicks.

SHARE        Monday, July 25, 2011
Quote of the Day: Ike on Social Security

SHARE        Thursday, July 21, 2011
Here's Your Chance: BLOCK VOTER ID LAWS Studies consistently estimate that approximately 11 percent of voting-age citizens, including one out of every four African Americans, in the country (more than 21 million citizens!) currently lack a government-issued photo ID. - A study by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law found that 18 percent of eligible voters nationwide over 65 lack an ID that would be suitable for voting.

(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, July 21, 2011
Barbara Boxer says Headlines Read: "GOP base refuses to compromise" But it's up to all of us to keep the pressure on and send these extreme right-wing leaders a message.Sign my urgent open letter to national Republican leaders today: Tell them that Big Oil, big corporations, and millionaires & billionaires should pay their fair share to end this default crisis! We'll be delivering our open letter at the end of the week, and I want to make sure we have as many signatures on it as possible --

SHARE        Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Breaking: Big step forward for no-cost birth control A panel of medical experts just recommended that birth control be covered by insurance at no cost to women!We are so close to no longer having to spend money on copays at the pharmacy counter.But we haven't crossed the finish line yet. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) soon will decide whether to turn this recommendation into law and require insurance plans to cover a full range of FDA-approved contraceptives

SHARE        Tuesday, July 19, 2011
League of Women Voters: We Need Volunteers for WI Recall Election! we need your help in recruiting many more volunteers, so we can cover the 800 polling places in the senate recall districts. If you know people who would be good poll watchers, urge them to read about the initiative on the League's homepage. The volunteer form is also online. Feel free to forward this email to them!

SHARE        Monday, July 11, 2011
Obama Outrage! Today, in a press conference, President Obama came right out and said it: He's pushing for benefit cuts in important programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.You and 175,000 others boldly pledged that if Obama actually cuts Medicare/Medicaid benefits, you'll take your money and volunteering elsewhere in 2012. Stand up for Social Security by adding it to your pledge.

SHARE        Wednesday, June 29, 2011
IKEA's dangerous little secret In Sweden, IKEA's factory workers are unionized, which is one reason they receive better wages and have a safer workplace -- but the company is going all out to prevent American workers from receiving those same rights and protections. Please sign the petition to tell IKEA to give its American workers the freedom to organize.The publicity surrounding this organizing drive has already made a difference ...

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Call Rep. Rangel: Urge a House investigation of Clarence Thomas' latest ethics violations. Thursday, Cong. Chris Murphy penned a "dear colleague" letter, asking his fellow Members of Congress to sign on to an urgent request to Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith. This letter, spurred by the recent NYTimes expose of Clarence Thomas' unethical relationship with rightwing funder and activist Harlan Crow, urges the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on escalating reports of unethical behavior

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Stop the iPhone Kill Switch hink you own your smartphone? Think again. Apple wants to patent a kill switch technology that can detect when people are using their phone cameras and give corporations the power to shut them down.Think that's bad? Imagine what would happen if this tool fell into the hands of repressive regimes. Thousands of people across the Middle East have used cellphone cameras to document government abuses.This kind of technology

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Barbara Boxer Tells Pres. Obama to Withdraw 30,000 Troops by End of Year According to sources, President Obama is still deciding how many troops to withdraw and on what timetable. So it's critical that we all make our voices heard, right now, before the President announces his final decision Wednesday night -- and I hope you'll stand with me.

SHARE        Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Rep. Schakowsky Introduces Bill to Improve Patient Care & Curtail Nurse Shortage "Nurses are overworked and hospitals are understaffed, leading to disastrous results for patients everywhere," said Representative Jan Schakowsky. "By creating a workplace in which nurses are asked to do the impossible, we drive nurses away and jeopardize the quality of patient care. The bill is a common-sense solution to improve the quality of patient care and address the nursing crisis in our hospitals."

SHARE        Monday, June 20, 2011
League of Women Voters: ACTION ALERT: Election Reform at Stake In a surprise move, the House leadership has scheduled a vote this Wednesday, June 22, on legislation to abolish the Election Assistance Commission, HR 672.With many continuing threats to the right to vote,now is not the time to terminate the only federal agency that devotes its full resources and attention to improving our elections.

SHARE        Friday, June 10, 2011
Speak Out Against Voter Suppression in PA According to a New York University study, there are an estimated 4 million people in Pennsylvania who do not have photo identification. Students, the working poor, the elderly, racial minorities, and people with disabilities are twice as likely to not have the approved forms of ID this legislation will require. This bill will create serious obstacles for these voters, many of whom are likely to vote Democratic.

SHARE        Monday, June 6, 2011
New Yorkers: tell Mayor Bloomberg to invest in public schools, not slash their budgets! Mayor Bloomberg has proposed cutting over $300 million from NY City public schools and removing 6,000 teachers.This would mean cuts to all schools and would lead to the sharpest rises in class size in over 30 years.Arts,music,performing arts,physical education,career and technical education, libraries,and intervention services would also be hard-hit.The mayor's budget represents a major step backward in quality education.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tell House Members to Stop Anti-Whistleblower Bill Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed a radical anti-whistleblower bill (the Grimm bill) that, if passed, will completely undermine the ability of corporate whistleblowers to expose fraud and violations of securities laws. TAKE ACTION! Help Stop Corporate Fraud!Best described as the Madoff-Enabling Act, the proposed House Republican Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act will...

SHARE        Friday, May 6, 2011
HE SENATE'S LESSON FROM FUKUSHIMA IS: MORE NUKES? Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it is likely that a bill to encourage the development of "small modular reactors" will be voted on this month. So the first post-Fukushima legislation to emerge from the US Senate will be a bill to force taxpayers to pay for development of new nuclear reactors?Send a message to your Senators and tell them to wake up: not one more taxpayer dime for nuclear power -S/M/L!

SHARE        Wednesday, April 20, 2011
URGE YOUR REPS TO CO-SPONSOR HR 1242, Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 2011 Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) has introduced a nuclear bill that is worth supporting. HR 1242 is not a perfect bill; it's not all we want by any means. And given the nature of the current Congress, even this is unlikely to pass. But we believe it is important for this bill to garner as many co-sponsors as possible to help set the tone for real changes in the next Congress. Please send a letter to your Representative now to cosponsor

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