The Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, and others have reported on our petition with Credo Action supporting Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and we just hit 200,000 signers!

Thanks to thousands of our calls last week, the number of House members endorsing Warren publicly rose from 6 to 63 — and is still growing. Representative Jim McDermott was one of those endorsers and deserves our thanks.

Can you sign our statement of thanks to Rep. McDermott for endorsing Elizabeth Warren? Click here.

Then tell your friends. Your note will be personally delivered to Rep. McDermott’s office. Here is some of the coverage of our petition so far:

Washington Post: The PCCC “helped Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) organize a letter calling on President Obama to nominate Elizabeth Warren to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…the group helped Maloney’s letter attract more than 60 members of Congress as co-signers.”

Huffington Post: Progressive groups “have been the organizing force behind Carolyn Maloney’s letter supporting Elizabeth Warren. It now has more than 60 members signed up and roughly 150,000 folks have signed a petition.”

New York Post: “The PCCC has fetched more than 200,000 signatures in support of a Warren nomination in the past week.”

Can you thank Rep. McDermott for adding to our momentum for Elizabeth Warren? Click here.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

— Julia Rosen, PCCC senior online campaigns director

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Tell Sens. Murray and Cantwell: Don’t Let Wall Street Win

07/28/2010 Nativegrl77

Can you call Sens. Murray and Cantwell? Tell them that voters support Elizabeth Warren for head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and that we’re counting on them to stand up to Wall Street.

Senator Patty Murray
Phone: 202-224-2621

Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: 202-224-3441

Report your call

Support is growing to nominate Elizabeth Warren to become the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the new agency created by the financial reform bill dedicated to protecting consumers. This weekend Senator Al Franken told progressives he would fight for her¹, and The New York Times endorsed her as well, saying:

“The banks don’t oppose Ms. Warren because she doesn’t get it. They oppose her because she does.”²

But we have to keep the momentum going. The next week could decide whether she’s seen as a serious candidate or not. Senator Tom Harkin is circulating a letter of support for Warren,³ but he needs more senators to sign on to put Warren over the top.

Can you call Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and tell them to sign on to Sen. Harkin’s letter? Tell Sens. Murray and Cantwell that voters support Elizabeth Warren to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and that we’re counting on them to stand strong against Wall Street.

Here’s where to call:

Senator Patty Murray
Phone: 202-224-2621

Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: 202-224-3441

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSWA_1.FSWA_2&cp_id=1417&id=22072-9640874-onLrXUx&t=2

Elizabeth Warren is a Harvard law professor, and a tough consumer advocate, and the idea for CFPB was hers to begin with.

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what’s going on in Congress -Wednesday

07/28/2010 Nativegrl77

The Senate Convenes: 9:30amET July 28, 2010

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business for 1 hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the Majority will control the next 30 minutes.

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs bill. Cloture was filed on the substitute amendment #4519 and the underlying bill. As a result, there is a 1:00pm filing deadline for germane first degree amendments to the Reid for Baucus-Landrieu substitute amendment (SA4519) and HR5297.

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The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 10:00amET July 28, 2010

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i just added my name -add your name too …thanks

07/27/2010 Nativegrl77

Hi,

I just added my name to a birthday card that the Obamas are giving the President for his 49th birthday on Wednesday, August 4th.

Can you join me?

It’s a great way to help make it a memorable birthday for him, and to show we’re ready to stand alongside him, fighting for change in the year ahead.

http://my.barackobama.com/barackbirthday-inv

Thanks,

Carmen

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Secret documents

07/27/2010 Nativegrl77

Now’s our chance to put the brakes on the war in Afghanistan.

Just as the House is about to vote on handing over another $33 billion to the military, new secret documents reveal the government has been covering up civilian casualties and hiding the strength of the Taliban. With our economy in shambles, we can’t keep wasting billions on a war even military insiders think is unwinnable.

Can you sign our urgent petition asking Rep. McDermott to vote against this war funding bill? His vote could put the brakes on this war. Click here.

The House vote will occur under a special rule, requiring 2/3 approval for the bill to pass.

As a result, we probably need fewer than 30 Democrats in the House to oppose funding. Your representative, Jim McDermott, was one of 21 House Dems who previously voted to only support the war if it came with funding to support jobs here at home. But that funding has now been stripped out — the bill being voted on today would only send money overseas, with nothing left to rebuild our economy at home.

Tell Rep. McDermott to oppose war funding.

Leading Congressional Democrats insisted today they “would intensify congressional scrutiny” after the secret documents were released. But these documents alone aren’t enough — Rep. McDermott needs to hear from you before today’s vote. If thousands of people join our campaign in the next few hours, we can get major media attention and shame key undecided Democrats into voting against the war.

Click here to tell Congress to stop funding the failing war. Then, please tell your friends about our urgent petition.

Thanks for being a bold progressive,

Forrest Brown, senior organizing fellow

Progressive Change Campaign Committee (BoldProgressives.org)