That’s a position even further to the right than the one held by the man they nominated for president last year, Mitt Romney — who advocated for self-deportation.
Share this graphic with your friends, and let them know what happened this morning:Last year, President Obama announced that these young people — sometimes called DREAMers — who contribute to our country by serving in the military or going to college, can request relief and apply for work visas. But now Republicans in Congress are trying to take that away.
President Obama can’t create a permanent solution for these young people by himself — only Congress can do that. Today’s vote was a major step back in the fight for common-sense immigration reform, and we need to hold the House Republicans who voted to put the DREAMers at risk for deportation accountable.
The key question moving forward is whether the GOP-led House moves in the direction of common-sense immigration reform that fixes our broken system and creates a path to earned citizenship, or whether it goes backwards and targets young people that are here through no fault of their own and who are contributing to our communities every day.
Share the above graphic with your friends and family, and encourage them to join us here:
For the last month, a team of Palm Oil Activists working with RAN has been going to grocery stores to put “Warning: this snack may contain orangutan extinction” stickers on products containing palm oil that may be tied to rainforest destruction. They’ve talked to store managers about the palm oil in the snack foods they sell, they’ve had conversations with their friends and family about the rainforest destruction that palm oil is driving, and they’ve generally been all-stars at putting the snack industry on notice.
Before we launch into our next round of calling out snack food containing destructive palm oil, we wanted to give you a quick update on where our campaign is at, and invite you to get in on the action: Sign up for the Palm Oil Action Team now and you can be a part of awesomeness like this:
In April, we sent letters to 20 of the leading snack food companies—makers of some of the most popular brand name products in America. We told them that we are giving them this one chance to come clean and commit to breaking the link between their snack foods and controversial palm oil production that is tied to rainforest destruction and human rights violations.
Since then, over 40,000 people have pledged to stand with RAN and demanded that the snack food industry take rainforest destruction and human rights violations out of our snacks. Hundreds of people have signed up to take action with us as part of the Palm Oil Action Team.
Our mission is to convince these 20 companies to commit to only purchasing palm oil that has been produced responsibly, without links to rainforest destruction and human rights violations. So far, nine of the 20 snack food companies responded to our letter. Eight of these companies have agreed to meet with us.
Eleven snack food companies have not responded to our letters. We need to let them know that they can not ignore this important issue any longer.
The Senate stands in adjournment until 2:00pm on Monday, June 10, 2013.
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resumeconsideration of the motion to proceed to S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill.
The time until 5:00pm will be divided as follows: Senator Sessions or his designee will control 2 hours and Senator Leahy or his designee will control the remaining time.
At 5:00pm, the Senate will resume consideration of S.954, the Farm bill, post-cloture. The time until 5:30pm will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees.
Following disposition of S.954, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill with Senator Sessions or his designee controlling up to one hour.
At approximately 4:30pm, Senator-designate Jeff Chiesa will be sworn in as senator from New Jersey.
The Senate has resumed consideration of S.954, the Farm bill, post-cloture. A Republican senator may ask for a roll call vote on the Leahy amendment. As a result, up to 2 roll call votes are expected at 5:30pm today.- Leahy amendment #998 (internet projects in rural areas)- Passage of S.954, the Farm bill, as amended.
5:33pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Leahy amendment #998 (internet projects in rural areas)Agreed to: 48-38
At 6:03pm the Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Passage of S.954, the Farm bill, as amendedPassed: 66-27
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
3:00:44 P.M.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
3:01:08 P.M.
Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
3:02:18 P.M.
The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
3:02:32 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
3:03:15 P.M.
The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on June 7, 2013 at 10:15 a.m. stating that that body had made appointments to the Commission on Long-Term Care.
3:03:36 P.M.
The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on June 11, 2013.
In this week’s address, President Obama says that the United StatesSenate will soon take action to fix our broken immigration system with a commonsense bill, and urges lawmakers to act quickly to pass this bill so that we can continue to live up to our traditions as a nation of laws, and also a nation of immigrants.
“The United States and Brazil represent two of the largest, most innovative, dynamic economies in the world today. It is true both of us can continue to prosper whether or not we deepen our economic relations. But imagine, just imagine what these two dynamic economies could do with greater trade and investment for our people, for the hemisphere, for the world.”
“You made something bipartisan happen in this town that is — that’s a powerful thing. You guys were able to get Democrats and Republicans to vote for something that was important. So this year, if it looks like your representatives have changed their minds, you’re going to have to call them up again or email them again or Tweet them again and ask them what happened, what changed?”
Mental Health Conference: Health care experts, psychologists, faith leaders, advocates for veterans, and administration officials joined President Obama at the White House on Monday for the National Conference on Mental Health.
The conference was just one part of the Obama Administration’s effort to combat this problem and focused on ways we can reduce the stigma and help the millions of Americans struggling with mental health problems recognize the importance of reaching out for assistance.
“Too many Americans who struggle with mental health illnesses are still suffering in silence rather than seeking help, and we need to see it that men and women who would never hesitate to go see a doctor if they had a broken arm or came down with the flu, that they have that same attitude when it comes to their mental health.”
“Chile has been on a remarkable growth trajectory over several decades, and the progress that it’s made in terms of strengthening its economy, pulling people out of poverty, establishing a strong manufacturing and industrial and service base, its strong exports sector are all proof of the talents of the Chilean people but also Chile’s embrace of democracy and human rights and a market economy. And as a consequence, Chile has become not only a leader in the hemisphere but also a leader in the world.”
“This year, Baltimore won’t just be seeing the Ravens on Sundays or Monday night or Thursday night…You’ll see players spending their Tuesdays – normally their only day off during the season – visiting hospitals and senior centers, and day after day, you’ll see a team that loves Baltimore as much as Baltimore loves the Ravens.”
National Security Team: On Wednesday, President Obama announced the departure of Tom Donilon, former National Security Advisor, and appointed Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice as his replacement. To replace Ambassador Rice in New York, the President nominated Samantha Power.
Following his announcement, the White House invited students from schools in Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania to join the National “Show and Tell” Google+ Hangout. Students and administrators from these schools demonstrated how they are using the internet and technology in their classrooms.
In his June 2 Equal Time column in the New York Post , Phil Mushnick took his look at the debate over the use of the term redskins by the Washington, D.C. NFL franchise…
Last year, President Obama announced that these young people — sometimes called DREAMers — who contribute to our country by serving in the military or going to college, can request relief and apply for work visas. But now Republicans in Congress are trying to take that away.
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