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Well here are a few things that are not subject to continuing debate. Such as Pruitt’s fascination with costly air travel at taxpayer expense when far cheaper alternatives are available. One of which was a $40,000 first-class flight to Morocco in order to advocate on behalf of an export he has no jurisdiction over in his current capacity. He spent $25,000 on a sound proof telephone booth that looks like it belongs in a 1980’s spy movie for his office so he can have secure conversations. Such a facility already exists at the EPA — he wanted a personal one.
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Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus, EPA chief Scott Pruitt believes that the human impact on climate change is “subject to continuing debate.”
Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Monday marks our first hearing day of the 2018 legislative session, and right off the bat, the Senate Law & Justice Committee will be meeting to hear bills related to gun violence prevention and safety.
From Dangerous Access Prevention to Enhanced Assault Weapon Background Checks, the potential topics for this inaugural meeting are at the top of the Alliance’s agenda. But we need your help to make their passage a reality. Please, click here to be connected with your legislators’ offices and tell them that Washingtonians demand that the legislature pass these bills.
- Enhanced Assault Weapon Background Checks that would require Washingtonians to be 21 before purchasing an assault weapon and would mandate annual background check renewal.
- Dangerous Access Prevention that would incentivize safe storage, creating criminal liability if a child uses an unsafely stored firearm to harm themselves or others.
- Restoration of Local Authority so local governments can build on statewide gun responsibility laws by taking additional steps to protect families and communities.
We can’t make this agenda a reality without you, Carmen. Your legislators need to hear from you right now that gun violence prevention must be a priority this session. Will you take a moment to call your legislators and make sure they hear from their constituents, not the gun lobby?
Click here to be connected to your legislators’ offices – it will only take a moment!
This year, more than any other in recent memory, we have a real chance to move forward with life-saving legislation. But we need your voice in this fight – legislators need to know that you’re watching their votes, that you’re holding them accountable and that you care deeply about gun violence prevention.
Every voice, every call, every moment matters. Please take just a brief moment to reach out to your legislators today.
Thank you for taking the time to help us end the gun violence crisis.
The Alliance
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This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Get involved
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in a nation of freedom and justice for all, and encouraged all citizens to make this country a better place to live for everyone by building a beloved community. The MLK Day of Service is an opportunity to transform those teachings into actions that meet the tangible needs of those who need it the most.
For the 2018 MLK Day Weekend of Service, we’re asking OFA volunteers to host community outreach events across the country. As part of OFA’s vision to create a more accessible, participatory, and fair democracy, volunteers will be using these events as an opportunity to bring their communities closer together — particularly those disproportionately affected by voter suppression and disenfranchisement.
In addition to giving back to the community through service projects, OFA believes that voter registration outreach efforts align particularly well with the MLK Day of Service purpose — to empower individuals, strengthen communities, bridge barriers, and address social problems. We encourage OFA volunteers to get out in their community and promote awareness around voter registration by using the my.ofa.us/register tool. Be sure to check out our 2018 MLK Day Weekend of Service Host Guide for best practices and resources on hosting your event. This is an excellent opportunity to meet your neighbors, empower folks to use their voices, and strengthen civic participation in our democracy.
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Nancy Treviño, Reform Immigration FOR America
Members of Congress are back in Washington and so are we. In December, Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike failed to do their job and protect undocumented youth before leaving for holiday recess. Now Congress has until January 19 to ensure that the DREAM Act is included in a new bill to fund the government.Over the next 9 days, immigrant youth and allies are meeting with members of Congress to tell them that the DREAM Act must be included in ANY spending package and they need you to add your voice.
Join us TODAY for a National Call-In Day to tell Members of Congress that Americans want an immediate, permanent solution to ensure young immigrants live their lives without constant fear of arrest, detention, and deportation.
There is only one thing you need to do: Call 1-888-778-6856, and when you’re connected to your representative’s office, say:
Hi, I’m [your name] from [your city], and I want my representative to pass a DREAM Act that keeps immigrant youth together with their families and does not include money for more interior enforcement, detention beds, the border wall, or cuts to legal immigration channels.
With each passing day, 122 immigrant youth lose their DACA status and become vulnerable to deportation. We must continue our fight to keep immigrant youth together with their families and in their communities!
Call your representative at 1-888-778-6856, and tell them to pass the DREAM Act now.
Stand with the thousands of people who have been fighting to demand a solution for young immigrants. Together, we will let Congress know that we are not backing down until our community is safe and can live the lives they have created away from the shadows.
Thank you,
Nancy Treviño
Reform Immigration FOR America
P.S. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to catch the latest on the DREAM Act fight, and text JUSTICE to 69866 to keep updated by text message with opportunities to take action.
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a message from Gov.Inslee ~ state of the state
We should be proud of the progress we’ve made here in Washington. But we’re sure as heck not stopping now.
We know we can do big things, because we’ve done them before. Look, pundits said we’d never be able to pass a transportation package. But now, we have the greenest transportation package in state history. Insiders doubted we would be able to make huge investments in funding our schools. But we did — and now our children and grandchildren have all-day kindergarten, smaller class sizes, and more opportunity to start achieving early. They said we’d hurt business by raising the minimum wage, providing paid sick leave, and implementing the nation’s best paid family leave policy. Yet we were named the best state for business in the nation.
That’s why during my State of the State Address earlier this week, we committed to even bigger fights ahead — for our economy, for our schools, for our health, and for our climate.
During my speech, I reiterated a commitment that you and I know all too well: We must recognize that there is an existential threat to the health of our state, our children, and our jobs. It’s time to act, before the threat becomes our new reality. That threat is climate change.
If anyone can lead the country in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it’s Washington state. We are creators, inventors, builders. Together, we can build the carbon-free future our grandchildren deserve. Washington is exactly the right state to lead the clean-energy economy. And that’s why it is time to join our West Coast neighbors and institute a price on carbon.
The global economy is moving towards a decarbonized, clean-energy future. Countries like China and India are acting. We must not fall behind in this race for clean energy. And by doing our part to take action right here in Washington state, we can confront a clear and present danger.
Change can be daunting, but America’s innovative spirit has overcome challenges before. The space race not only took man to the moon, but it spawned advances in science, medicine, and technology that catapulted our economy into the information age.
We are at the cusp of a similar opportunity. We will either stand up to save our planet and build the vibrant, innovative, and sustainable economy of the future; or we will shrink from the challenge, allow others to take the lead, and lose our ability to protect our communities and define our own fates.
Now is the time to come together, Democrats and Republicans, business and labor leaders, rural Washington and urban Washington, young and old, because we all have a stake in this fight. Let’s do this.
Thanks for sharing this post about an important speech.
Very truly yours,
Jay Inslee
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