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The American 99ers Union reminds Washington, people over politics

The proposed 13 month extension of unemployment insurance, does not include the majority of America’s Unemployed. As Washington debates tax cuts for the wealthy, the Nation’s longest termed unemployed suffer as the jobless recovery drags on.

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
**Americans who lost their jobs through no fault of their own and have been unable to find employment for over 99 weeks
*** Associated Press, 12/01/2010: Why the economy’s growth isn’t easing unemployment

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Categories : Politics, Unemployment, 99ers
Tags : ui extension, recession, taxes, unemployment, president obama, economy, lame duck, senate, congress
Last Updated : Dec 10, 2010
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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?


National Women's Law Center
What’s the good, bad and 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 to find out how healthy women in your state are and how the new health care law will affect women’s health policies and women’s health.
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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,
Judy Waxman Judy Waxman
Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights
National Women’s Law Center
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from Change.org


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Join the 1 Billion People Fighting Global Hunger 

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“The defining human tragedy of this century.”

That’s how a recent Oxfam report described the fact that rapid climate change is exacerbating hunger all around the globe.

It’s a story that’s too often missed. And as world leaders gather at a climate change summit in Cancun this week, we have just a few days to shine a bright light on how climate is intimately connected to hunger.

Stand up for the world’s poor and fight hunger now.

Evidence of the changing climate’s impact on hunger is everywhere.

We saw it in Pakistan, where massive, devastating floods swamped farmland, decimated crops, and left more than 10 million people in dire need of food aid.

We’ve seen it in Russia, where droughts have driven the price of wheat sky-high in some regions, increasing the number of struggling families.

And we see it in Kenya, where farmers no longer know when to expect rain, causing seasons of failed harvests.

The World Food Programme estimates that climate change is expected to add another 10-20% to the total of hungry people by 2050. The poor and malnourished are especially vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather and climate-related natural disasters. And, as rainfalls become more sporadic and temperatures increase, hundreds of millions of farmers worldwide will have to abandon traditional crops and try to adapt.

Take a stand against hunger now, before the talks in Cancun conclude.

And once you add your name, will you forward this email to friends and family and encourage them to do the same?

Thanks for taking action,

The Change.org team

 
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All because of You …BraVenew Foundation


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During this past year, our work has reached millions of people and we’ve been able to take on critical issues like:

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