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What role will you play in the next phase of our campaign?
In the last few months we have dominated the news cycle, turned up the heat on House Republicans, and moved House Democrats to file a discharge petition that could force a vote on comprehensive immigration reform. We’ve made it clear that we are not backing down. Our fight is far from over and we need your leadership and support for the next battle in this campaign.
Join activists across the country, coalition partners, and immigration champion Representative Steven Horsford (D-NV) to discuss the strategic next steps of our campaign to win reform. Our movement has made it this far because of you. You are the heart of this campaign, and together we will get across the finish line.
With hope,
Donna De La Cruz
Reform Immigration FOR America
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Raise the Minimum Wage: It’s the Right Thing to Do for Hardworking Americans
In this week’s address, Vice President Biden discusses the importance of raising the federal minimum wage. It’s good for workers, it’s good for business, and it would help close the gender pay gap, as women make up more than half of the workers who stand to benefit from a raise. And as the Vice President highlights, Congress should boost the federal minimum wage because it’s what a majority of the American people want.Click here to watch this week’s Weekly Address. |
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FLOTUS Shows Us How She Moves in ChinaWhile visiting Xi’an, China, First Lady Michelle Obama was greeted by local kids and students performing music, double dutch jump roping, flying kites, and more. Of course, the First Lady couldn’t resist getting in on the fun and showing the kids how she moves. READ MORESix Days, Five Countries, One POTUS
President Obama spent this week across the pond, meeting with European leaders in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Vatican City, before traveling to Saudi Arabia to meet with King Abdullah. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes took some time earlier this week to go over the President’s schedule and the goals of the trip.
While in Vatican City, President Obama had an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis. Here’s what the President said about their meeting, “I would say that the largest bulk of the time was discussing two central concerns of his. One is the issues of the poor, the marginalized, those without opportunity, and growing inequality. … And then we spent a lot of time talking about the challenges of conflict and how elusive peace is around the world.” Join the Six Million Who’ve Already Signed Up — Get Covered Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Over six million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans.
Are you one of the six million? If not, what are you doing? There’s only TWO days left to get covered before open enrollment ends on March 31. Head over to HealthCare.gov to get covered now! As always, to see even more of this week’s events, watch this week’s episode of West Wing Week:
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Tell Governor Inslee: Stop food stamp cuts in Washington
Please Call Gov. Inslee 360-902-4111
Last month, President Obama signed a new “farm bill” that cuts food stamp funding by about $800 million per year. These heartless cuts – which Republicans forced through in Congress – slash $90 in food stamp benefits per month from 850,000 families nationwide.
Fortunately, a bipartisan group of governors in six states have found a way to reverse these devastating cuts by participating in a special “heat and eat” program, which leverages heating assistance payments into higher food stamp benefits.1 Governor Inslee can stop the cuts to the food stamp program in Washington, but it is going to take grassroots pressure to make that happen.
CREDO activist Heather Magrath started a campaign on CREDOMobilize.com, which allows activists to start their own petitions. The petition, which is to Governor Inslee, asks the following:
Nearly a million Americans are on the verge of losing $90 per month in food stamps benefits. I urge you to sign an executive order increasing heating assistance subsidies to prevent thousands of Washington families from losing access to food stamps.
Sign the petition: Tell Governor Inslee to stop the food stamp cuts in Washington.
$90 per month may not seem like much, but for families in Washington who are struggling to pay their bills and put food on the table, the recent cuts to the food stamp program can be devastating.
By slightly increasing state funding for heating assistance to residents slated to lose part of their food stamp benefits, governors in six states have completely stopped the Republican food stamp cut from affecting residents in their states.
With unemployment still unacceptably high and millions of families struggling to get by, we need to do everything in our power to stop the Republicans’ irresponsible attempts to slash our social safety net. Governor Inslee needs to follow the lead of these governors and prevent thousands of Washington residents from losing $90 each month in food stamp benefits.
Thanks for fighting to stop food stamp cuts in Washington.
Murshed Zaheed, Deputy Political Director CREDO Action from Working Assets
1. “Republican Governor Will Protect His State’s Residents From Food Stamp Cuts,” Think Progress, March 6, 2014
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