Tell Congress: Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) Now!
It’s way past due that that we, as a country, say no to employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Please take action right now by adding your name to our message to members of Congress telling them to PASS ENDA without delay.
Right now, way too many lawmakers in Washington flat-out refuse to face the facts when it comes to climate change.
We’re never going to make real progress on this issue unless members of Congress get serious. Instead, some of them have made a habit of publicly mocking it.
We thought it was time to call them out for denying what’s basic science.
The science matters in this.
That’s the message way too many people in Washington need to hear right now.
In 2011, there were 240 members of Congress who voted to say that climate change is a hoax.
Most of them are still around today, and they’re getting away with it — some of them are actually proud of it. They think the whole debate is pretty funny.
If we want to make progress on climate change, we need everyone in Congress on board for a solution. It’s our job to show them there’s a price to pay for being a climate denier.
Take a look at this video above and join the fight:
Get ready — more on this coming soon.
Thanks,
Jon
Jon Carson
Executive Director
Organizing for Action
@JonCarsonOFA
Last week, we discussed how immigration reform including a roadmap to earned citizenship for the 11 MILLION undocumented immigrants already here would be an $832 BILLION cumulative boost to the economy over the next ten years. Today, there’s even more evidence that immigration reform is just what the economy needs.
Official government estimates show that reforming our immigration system to increase legal immigration will be a huge boost to deficit reduction efforts. A chart highlighted today by ThinkProgress and Quartz shows why immigration reform might be one of the smartest and most effective deficit reduction plans out there:
The OMB estimates (pdf, p. 56) that increasing immigration by 300,000 people a year, to 1.3 million, would be the equivalent of 0.6% of GDP in deficit reduction, or about $100 billion, each year between 2014 and 2088. Sounds like plan to tackle the debt to me.
In addition to underscoring the benefits of immigration reform, this also shows that deficit reduction does not have to come exclusively from the kind of painful austerity spending cuts championed by the GOP. Smart policy changes in areas like immigration can also help reduce our deficit and grow the economy.
BOTTOM LINE: Immigration reform will boost the economy, reduce the deficit, and help create new opportunities for all Americans, no matter where they were born.
Sequester cuts start causing massive delays at major airports, so of course the GOP unfairly blames President Obama.
Top Senate opponent of immigration reform loses it during hearing.
Amazing New York Times interactive on the Boston bombings.
Republicans who voted against Sandy aid now want it for West, TX explosion.
Kansas governor signs sweeping anti-abortion law, writes “JESUS + Mary” in his notes on the bill.
Former White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor: Sen. Heitkamp (D-ND) betrayed me on gun bill.
White House backs online sales tax plan.
GOP immigration dead-ender says DREAMers should self-deport.
Canadian police derail terror plot targeting New York-Toronto rail line.
Today is Earth Day — and the last day for comments on a draft environmental assessment of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
| Hello –During the State of the Union, President Obama called for a reasonable debate on a set of commonsense measures to help protect our kids by reducing gun violence. That night, Congress stood up and applauded. But now that the cameras are off and they aren’t forced to look the families of Newtown in the face, some in Congress aren’t backing up that show of support with action.
When it matters most, they’re hoping that you’re not paying attention. But I know that’s not the case. In the past week, 17,000 people have told us that they’ll commit to adding their voices to this debate through social media — together, they’ll reach more than 15 million of their friends on Facebook and Twitter. We’re planning to have them speak out today. And we could really use your help. Pledge to speak out about the need to reduce gun violence. If we have a simple vote in Congress, we can get this done. And this afternoon, we’ll begin to understand whether or not that’s possible. The Senate is considering a proposal that would go a long way toward making our country safer and protecting our kids. This afternoon, lawmakers get a chance to offer amendments — some of them aimed at making the legislation better, some aimed at sinking it. One idea, closing loopholes in the background check system, has support from 90 percent of the public. In fact, even a majority of senators support this step. But we still need you to make your voice heard. Vice President Biden will be talking through all of this today at 2:45 p.m. ET. He’ll lead a discussion with a group of mayors from around the country on the steps we can take to reduce gun violence. You can watch that as it happens at whitehouse.gov. And while you’re doing that, take a minute to join the debate. Pledge to speak out, and we’ll work to make sure you’re part of the conversation about guns here in Washington: http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/preventing-gun-violence/action Thanks, Dan Dan Pfeiffer Senior Advisor White House |
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