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Monthly Archives: December 2010
a message from Joe Solmonese …
I know you must have been disappointed when you saw my earlier email tonight saying that the U.S. Senate stopped action on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal, the discriminatory law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. This news certainly draws attention to the actions the President can take to end the discharges, and it’s important that we continue to urge him to do so. Aside from that, I also wanted to share some late breaking news that keeps congressional repeal as a possibility THIS YEAR.
After the failed vote to bring up the Defense Authorization bill today, two champions for repeal – Senators Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins – announced that they would introduce repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as a stand-alone piece of legislation. While passing this new bill will be an uphill battle, it is another chance for a durable legislative solution.
Over the past few days we’ve seen a number of senators speak out for repeal and it’s clear that under the right circumstances, we can get above the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. What got in the way today was procedure.
Thankfully a bipartisan group of senators has committed to finding an alternative method of achieving repeal. We encourage all senators to take up this bill and pass it quickly so that the military has the power to implement a repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
I’ll be in touch in the coming days to give you ways to get involved and help pass this stand-alone bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The fight for open service has had many twists and turns but until “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is left in the dustbin of history we will never give up the fight.
Thank you,
Joe Solmonese
President
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News from PRLog.org …
The American 99ers Union reminds Washington, people over politics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Dec 10, 2010 – Advocacy groups from all across the Country have once again joined together for one specific initiative and one common cause, saving American lives while in turn rebuilding the American Economy. To this end, The American 99ers Union* is requesting that Washington Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike now follow suit. In order to save millions of unemployed and underemployed people, in order to protect the jobs of working Americans and in order to facilitate the recovery of our flailing economy more rapidly, The American 99ers Union* is now making the following appeal to Washington Officials:
VOTE NO ON ANY PROPOSED LEGISLATION that DOES NOT include an extension of unemployment insurance beyond the current 99 week maximum. Only legislation including the 99ers** will allow for ALL unemployed Americans to immediately take part in the recovery and get back to work ASAP. Should the Country make a short term investment that will result in finally getting Americans back to work, or a long term investment paying for food stamps, welfare and other Government Programs that will need to be created for the millions who will never find their way back to work unless the right thing finally is done? President Obama said during his Press Conference on 12/08/10, “Unemployment insurance probably has the biggest impact in terms of making sure that the recovery we have continues and perhaps at a faster pace”. With Consumer spending accounting for approximately 70 percent of all national economic activity, Washington has two options: temporarily rescue only 2 million Americans from poverty, allowing them to play an active role in the economy. Or include the 99ers** and immediately rescue over 7 million Americans from poverty and allow all unemployed Americans to assist in the recovery. The American 99ers Union* is suggesting that Washington immediately examine the facts and figures. Since the recession officially ended in June 2009, the economy has lost a net 439,000 jobs***. The unemployment rate was 9.5 percent in June 2009 and on December 3rd; The Department of Labor announced the unemployment rate for November 2010 was 9.8 percent. The American 99ers Union* proclaims, Extended unemployment insurance for ALL unemployed Americans, so that the economic recovery can truly begin. *A coalition of 19 Long Term Unemployed Advocacy groups; see american99ersunion.com for list. http://www.american99ersunion.com — end —
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lame ducks -Friday in Congress
The Senate Convenes: 9:30amET December 10, 2010
Morning business with Senator Sanders recognized to speak at 10:15am.
Unanimous Consent:
Passed S.3817, CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010
Passed H.R.2941, a bill to reauthorize and enhance Johanna’s Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecological cancers (with committee reported substitute amendment).
Passed S.372, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 (with committee reported substitute amendment and Akaka amendment).
Adopted S.Con.Res.77, to provide for the approval of final regulations issued by the Office of Compliance to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 that apply to the Senate and employees of the Senate.
Adopted S.Res.700, to provide for the approval of final regulations issued by the Office of Compliance to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 that apply to the Senate and employees of the Senate.
The Senate confirmed the following nominations:
– Ripley Rand to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
– Charles Oberly III to be United States Attorney for the District of Delaware
– William Conner Eldridge to be United States Attorney for the District of Arkansas
– Frank Leon-Guerrero to be United States Marshal for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands
– Charles Thomas Weeks II to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Oklahoma
– Kenneth Bohac to be United States Marshal for the Central District of Illinois
– General Claude R. Kehler, to be General, Air Force
– Coast Guard grade – to be Rear Admiral
– All of the nominations on the Secretary’s desk for the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 10:00amET December 13, 2010
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Lord of the Rings trilogy and fewer women smokers – what’s the connection?
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What do The Lord of the Rings trilogy, HBO’s show “The Wire,” Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love,” fewer women smokers, and colorectal cancer screenings for women have in common? They all made it to the top of a “best of the decade” list. Find out the good, bad, and the ugly of women’s health in the past decade: check out the 2010 edition of Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card for a detailed prognosis. In the years since the National Women’s Law Center and Oregon Science and Health University published the first edition of Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card, the nation’s “best of” list for women’s health includes lower death rates from coronary heart disease, stroke, and breast and lung cancer. In addition, fewer women are smoking and more women are being screened for colorectal cancer. Unfortunately, however, there are now greater proportions of women with high blood pressure and who haven’t had a recent Pap test. Our “worst of the decade” list includes increases in rates of diabetes, Chlamydia and binge drinking. In this fifth edition, the Report Card grades and ranks each state based on 26 health-status benchmarks. It also identifies whether states have met 68 health policy goals, many of which will be affected by the new health care law passed this year. To find out which policy goals the new health care law will achieve, click on the Report Card policy indicator on any issue you want to learn more about. For example:
We started this comprehensive examination of women’s health a decade ago, after earlier attempts to enact affordable, accessible, and comprehensive health care reform failed in Congress. This year, the Center went to work and helped achieve a big victory to improve women’s health with the passage of the Affordable Care Act. And we’re confident that, thanks to the new health care law, in another 10 years, the “best of the decade” list for women’s health will be much longer! Sincerely, |
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