Hi Carmen,Toys ‘R’ Us is a kid’s playground. But sadly, it could be enabling the government of Uzbekistan to strip the childhoods of its kids by making them pick the cottonthat makes it into toys and clothes.Tell Toys ‘R’ Us to only use responsibly sourced cotton »

Uzbekistan is the third largest cotton exporter in the world. But instead of using machinery to harvest the cotton, the government forces tens of thousands of children to leave school for the cotton fields every year. For their back-breaking labor they get a pittance of pay while the government pockets most of the profits.

More than 70 of the world’s largest retail and apparel brands have taken a stand against child and slave labor by enacting policies to prohibit the use of Uzbekistan cotton in their products. But Toys ‘R’ Us not only has no such policy, it hasn’t even addressed the issue.

One child shouldn’t have to suffer factory work so another can get a teddy bear or a new outfit. Urge Toys ‘R’ Us to ban suppliers from sourcing Uzbek cotton to help end child labor »

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The President Said It. Now, Tell Congress to Do It … Joan Entmacher, National Women’s Law Center

01/26/2012 Nativegrl77

Tell Congress: Make Millionaires and Corporations Pay Their Fair Share

In his State of the Union address, President Obama emphasized a vital point: that unfair, and even counter-productive, tax breaks for corporations and the very wealthy shortchange needed investments for women and their families.

Instead of showering tax breaks on the wealthy, the oil and gas industry and on corporations that ship American jobs overseas, Congress needs to:

Protect vital programs: Women and their families depend on federal programs to protect their health, get quality child care, attend college, and meet their basic needs during difficult times and as they age. We need to protect vital programs like Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, child care, Head Start, and Food Stamps (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).

Create jobs: Unemployment remains painfully high, and while job growth has started to pick up, millions of women and men are still struggling to find jobs. We must extend federal emergency unemployment benefits to help people who are hurting now and invest in programs that put women and men back to work.

Middle-class and low-income families have already sacrificed enough. Budget deals have already scheduled $2 trillion in cuts to federal programs over the next decade that are important to everyday Americans. But they don’t touch a penny of the tax breaks enjoyed by millionaire CEOs and booming industries like Big Oil. Congress should close tax loopholes and require millionaires, billionaires and large corporations to contribute to getting our economy back on track.

Tell your Members of Congress to make millionaires and corporations pay their fair share, to protect vital programs and to create jobs for the millions of struggling Americans who need them.

Thank you for your help today, and for everything you do to help women and their families.

Sincerely,

Joan Entmacher
Vice President, Family Economic Security
National Women’s Law Center

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Congress: Republican led House back 1/27 – the Senate debates/votes on HJ.Res.98,joint resolution to disapproval of the President’s authority

01/26/2012 Nativegrl77

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The Senate Convened at 9:30am ET January 26, 2012

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will begin consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #294, H.J.Res.98, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit with the time until 12:00pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees.

At 9:55am, the Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.98, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, with the time until 12 noon equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. At 12:00 noon, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on adoption of the motion to proceed.

11:57am The Senate began a roll call vote on the McConnell motion to proceed to H.J.Res.98, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit

At 12:00pm, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.98 (majority threshold).

During Thursday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to Calendar #301, S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act.

By unanimous consent, the roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2038 will be at 5:30pm on Monday, January 30, 2012.

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTE

1) On the McConnell motion to proceed to H.J.Res.98, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit; Not Agreed to: 44-52

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Passed S.3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 (through February 17, 2012).

Passed S.3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012.

Passed S.2039, a bill to allow a state or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands with a Boxer substitute amendment.

Adopted S.Res.355, honoring the memory of Special Agent Jared Francom of the Ogden, Utah Police Department.

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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The next meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on January 27, 2012.

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2012 State Of The Union Address: Enhanced Version

01/25/2012 Nativegrl77

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01/24/2012 Nativegrl77

Lori Potter

Stressed out about family, your job, your community, or your leadership? We all experience that stress from time to time, but prolonged stress is a silent killer that we should not ignore. We need to have a productive way to deal with the triggers that we react to the most – the things that stress us out and cause problems in our lives. And sometimes, a slight adjustment in our perspectives does wonders for relieving some of that stress.

Based on my own experiences of trial and error, success, failure, and other hard-knock lessons, I’d like to share five ways to reduce stress.

Don’t worry about what other people worry about. Do you bristle up and become flustered whenever something controversial is discussed? Do you get heart-palpitations, shortness of breath, headaches, and other signs of irritability whenever someone brings up something you would rather avoid? Understand that when people…

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