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Warren: Good news!
Thank Rep. McDermott for supporting Elizabeth Warren.
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
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
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
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
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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