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“The Freedom Everybody is Looking for.”


Jul  6, 2012 by    

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President traveled to Colorado Springs to survey fire damage and honor responders, he also celebrated Independence day with a Naturalization Ceremony at the White House and a picnic for military families on the South Lawn. That’s June 29th to July 5th or “The Freedom Everybody is Looking for.”

They want to take away our health care


NARAL Pro-Choice America

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In case you thought the War on Women was letting up, think again.
Just hours after the Supreme Court delivered a tremendous victory for women’s health by upholding the Affordable Care Act last week, the anti-choice leadership in the House scheduled a vote to repeal it.  The health-care law makes it easier for women to get the health care they need, and attacking it is only one front in anti-choice politicians’ War on Women.
Also, in just the last few weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives lined up no fewer than five bills attacking choice.  And the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) organized nationwide rallies to oppose birth-control coverage.
We must fight back against this outrageous anti-woman agenda.  That is why we set a goal to gain 2,000 new members to fight back with us. We’re so close to our goal — and we need you to put us over the top.
Will you make a special contribution to NARAL Pro-Choice America right now to help us reach our critical goal of 2,000 new members?
Carmen, the scary truth is that we are facing anti-choice extremists who are gaining more and more momentum every day.  If we don’t fight back, anti-choice politicians and groups will continue to interfere in women’s health and lives.
Anti-choice groups like the USCCB and their extreme allies in Congress are out of touch with our values and priorities.  It is critical that we beat back their attempts to repeal the health-care law and take away a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body. That is why we need your immediate help to face these extremists and protect choice at all levels of government.
Will you help us reach our goal of 2,000 new members by making a contribution to NARAL Pro-Choice America today? Help support all the work we do to protect choice.
The stakes are simply too high for us to sit on the sidelines and let these anti-choice extremists continue to roll back women’s rights.  We need your help immediately.  And, if you donate today, you will receive a special NARAL Pro-Choice America window cling as a thank-you for your support.
Will you help us fight extremists and reach our membership goal by donating right now?
We will not stand by as anti-choice groups and politicians perpetuate their War on Women.  Thank you for all that you do to stand up for women’s freedom and privacy.
Sincerely,
Nancy Keenan
Nancy Keenan President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

the House schedule of Hearings for July


7/10 10:00 am Hearing: Hearing entitled “The Impact of Dodd-Frank on Customers, Credit, and Job Creators” Committee on Financial Services: Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises 7/10 10:00 am Hearing: Building One DHS: Building a Secure Community: How Can DHS Better Leverage State and Local Partnerships?Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security 7/10 10:30 am Hearing: Chairman Camp Announces Hearing on  the Tax Ramifications of the Supreme Court’s  Ruling on the Democrats’ Health Care Law Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee 7/10 2:00 pm Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6060Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power 7/11 10:00 am Hearing: Hearing entitled “The Impact of Dodd-Frank’s Home Mortgage Reforms: Consumer and Market Perspectives” Committee on Financial Services: Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit 7/11 10:00 am Business Meeting: To consider the 2012 Farm BillCommittee on Agriculture: 7/12 10:00 am Hearing: Securing Ammonium Nitrate: Using Lessons Learned in Afghanistan to Protect the Homeland from IEDsCommittee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies 7/12 10:00 am Hearing: Spurring Economic Growth and Competitiveness Through NASA Derived TechnologiesCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics 7/25 10:00 am Hearing: Joint Hearing: Back from the Battlefield: DOD and VA Collaboration to Assist Service Members Returning to Civilian LifeCommittee on Veterans’ Affairs: Full Committee

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