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Jon Soltz Iraq War Veteran & Chairman
Opponents of the negotiated deal to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons have the money.
But we have the people.
Since the deal was announced, outside groups receiving untraceable contributions have spent over $10 million on ads attempting to convince legislators to oppose the deals.
VoteVets was built for moments like this — there is no other progressive organization with the ability to organize tens of thousands of veterans and military family members nationally, and dozens in each congressional district.
We are the key to countering this attack on diplomacy, but we need the resources to amplify the voices of veterans who support the deal.
We don’t know much about their funding, but we do know something about two of the largest shadowy groups opposing the deal.
The first, Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran counts Joe Lieberman as a prominent advisor. You may remember him as the Senator who led the our charge into Iraq before retiring in shame years later. The other includes the CEO of the Koch Brothers’ funded Concerned Veterans for America on their board.
This is who we’re up against, and it’s so important that the voices of veterans who support this deal aren’t drowned out by dark money.
Contribute $3 to VoteVets today and help us elevate the voices of veterans who support this deal.
There are two alternatives: support diplomacy as the best way to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, or there will be war.
Thanks for choosing the right side.
Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran & Chairman
VoteVets
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#WhatMothersNeed ~~ a repost
Sure, flowers, greeting cards, and chocolates are all nice gifts . But what do mothers really need?
Let’s start with paid family and medical leave. The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that do not guarantee paid maternity leave – and to make matters worse, millions of mothers can’t earn even a single paid sick day to use when they get sick or a child has the flu.
How about workplace policies that belong in the 21st century, instead of a Mad Men era? Or policies that would bring our nation’s laws in line with the rest of the world?
That’s why AAUW supports the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act), which would create a national insurance program funded by employee and employer contributions. The FAMILY Act would provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for situations such as their own serious illness, the serious illness of a child, parent or spouse (including a domestic partner), and the birth or adoption of a child.
Urge Congress to support the FAMILY Act. Send your message today to start the drumbeat of #WhatMothersNeed!
Across the country, people are working hard to make ends meet and provide for their families, yet our nation fails to provide the support people need to manage job and family – and the support businesses need to maintain healthy and productive workplaces. The FAMILY Act would strengthen the economic security of working people, their families, and businesses – and when individuals, families, and businesses are secure, our economy as a whole benefits.
The program created by the FAMILY Act would be funded by employee and employer contributions that would amount to less than $1.50 per week for the average worker, or two cents for every $10 of an employee’s salary.
What does that mean for real people, like AAUW member Stephanie Hnatiw? It means Stephanie could take paid time off to care for her adult daughter in a wheelchair who struggles with cluster seizures, instead of using her vacation days or having her husband use his unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). “The Family and Medical Leave Act was very important to my family, and the FAMILY Act will make it even better for families,” Stephanie says. “I want future generations of women and their families to have it better than I had it.”
So, for all of the moms you know who struggle without basic family friendly workplace policies – we appreciate your sacrifice, but it shouldn’t have to be so hard! Stand with working families today by urging your members of Congress to support the FAMILY Act.
It’s #WhatMothersNeed – it’s that simple.
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Jon Soltz, VoteVets.org … The same voices pushing for war with Iraq
The same voices pushing for war with Iraq
President Obama is right: many of the same voices urging the United States to reject the deal with Iran in favor of a military approach were some of the loudest voices in favor of war with Iraq.
Congress is home for recess now, and we need to make sure they hear your voice before returning to D.C. to take a vote.
So far over 100,000 veterans, military family members, and VoteVets supporters have taken action on this issue – add your name to theirs today:
The vote can go either way at this point so every Representative and every Senator that comes out in favor of the deal is a major victory.
We have a very unique voice in this debate. It’d be a real shame to let it go to waste.
Thanks for adding your name,
Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran and Chairman
VoteVets
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Happy 80th Anniversary, Social Security! …
Commissioner’s Message
Check out all the events scheduled …http://www.ssa.gov/80thanniversary/events.html
I am thrilled to join our employees and stakeholders in celebrating Social Security’s 80th anniversary. Eighty years ago, on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked the signing of the Social Security Act into law with profound and relevant words:
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I am thrilled to join our employees and stakeholders in celebrating Social Security’s 80th anniversary. Eighty years ago, on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked the signing of the Social Security Act into law with profound and relevant words:
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