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Call Sen Maria Cantwell: (202) 224-3441

Senator Michael Bennet just announced a letter to Senator Harry Reid, asking him to pass the public option through reconciliation, which only needs 51 votes in the Senate. Senators Sherrod Brown, Jeff Merkley, and Kirsten Gillibrand have already co-signed it — and over 100 House Democrats and 300,000 Americans have signed on in support of this strategy.

Boom! In one day — after 10,000 phone calls to Congress — we doubled the number of senators who signed the letter calling on Harry Reid to pass the public option through “reconciliation.”

Al Franken (MN), Patrick Leahy (VT), John Kerry (MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) all stepped up.

P.S. CNN described the impact of this campaign:

The fight over health care reform burst back into public view Tuesday as four Democratic senators asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on a government-run public insurance option.

Politico added:

[Sen. Mike] Bennet took the lead in the Senate to round up co-signers for the letter, which was spearheaded by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America and Credo Action. A similar effort in the House netted 119 signers to a letter.

Call your Senator today and ask them to co-sign Senator Bennet’s letter asking Harry Reid to pass the public option through reconciliation—

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Invest in Public Services jobs …

02/16/2010 Nativegrl77

Dear Friend,

I just signed AFSCME’s Jobs Now petition and I hope you’ll join me by clicking on the link below.

http://www.afscme.org/splash/

The vital public services — and AFSCME jobs — that make America happen are on the chopping block as state and local governments face unprecedented budget shortfalls — right when these very services and jobs are needed most.

Our communities simply can’t afford to lose these jobs and crucial services that we provide Please join me and thousands of other AFSCME members: tell Congress to pass a jobs bill now and protect America’s workers.

Show your support by downloading our special “We’re Making
America Happen” poster to proudly display at your workplace.
http://makeamericahappen.com/images/uploads/MAH_flyer.pdf

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Motion to Amend … sign the Petition

02/16/2010 Nativegrl77

please click on the link below

Motion to Amend.

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Friday&weekend news or reviews of the House and Senate Wrap UP/cspan …but you have to see lawrence o in action

02/12/2010 Nativegrl77

While the news of the day on Friday was definitely about the death of luger Olympic Athlete; Nodar Kumaritashvili from the Republic of Georgia; the World mourns his death and the Olympic Committee dedicated the opening of the Olympics to him.

The news of White House disagreements about the Jobs and or what the Health-care Reform bill will look and or how to get something passed into law continues on. The formal HCR summit invite was sent out to Republicans and some big D dems on The Hill continue to use cable tv to complain, the big assault in Afghanistan seemed to be on the move and from various reports it will include offensives on the drug industry that helps finance the Taliban,dick cheney did a generational change on dont ask dont tell and now agrees it’s time to repeal it,this is def a cultural change for him, on Saturday the President named his US envoys to the Muslim World and Pan-Islamic.

Everything you need to get your Olympic on below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJXB_dc_0w

White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

State Department Press Briefing on Haiti Relief Efforts

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Cancel Haiti’s $1 Billion Debt …

01/28/2010 Nativegrl77

Although the media’s attention on Haiti is starting to wane, the country is still amidst crisis.

Click here to sign your name

Call on Treasury Secretary Geithner to help cancel Haiti’s $1 billion debt.

The incredible outpouring of concern, aid and assistance coming from all over the world continues to offer hope, but for many of us the question lingers: “What else can I do?”

One important way to help Haitians build a better tomorrow is to convince global creditors to cancel Haiti’s crushing $1 billion international debt. Doing so will help make sure that every possible future dollar goes towards rebuilding a stronger Haiti, not to servicing old debts.

Thankfully, the United States has already forgiven Haiti’s past debts and now only gives assistance in the form of grants. We need Haiti’s other creditors – the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and countries like Taiwan and Venezuela – to follow our lead and do the same.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has the power to help make that happen.

Please tell Secretary Geithner to work to secure the cancellation of Haiti’s $1 billion debt and ensure emergency assistance is provided in the forms of grants, not debt-incurring loans. Even before the earthquake hit, Haiti – the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere – faced tremendous challenges. But there was also hope. Recent years have brought a more stable government and tenuous gains in the fight against poverty.

Haiti needs an international effort to make sure that, as it begins the long road to recovery, it is not burdened with un-payable debts. We must also be vigilant that any new aid from the IMF and other sources doesn’t come in the form of loans that would create new debt for Haiti.

It all starts by calling on Secretary Geithner to use his influence to persuade international lending institutions and countries to do the right thing and drop Haiti’s debt.

Take action now.

Thank you for lending your voice,

– The Change.org Team in partnership with ONE