From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Last week, Senator Bob Casey took action to fight climate change and protect public health for all Americans. Senator Casey joined a bipartisan group of 81 lawmakers to urge Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke … Continued
From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): Congress is about to end the year without a vote on the DREAM Act and legislation to protect TPS holders but is on track to increase the budget for more deportation agents, detention beds … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/12/04/will-pay-children-grandchildren/#.WiV8SVWnEdU By CHN December 4, 2017 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Monday, Dec. 4 in response to the tax bills passed by the Senate and House: “The Senate and … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): We are now just a little over a week away from our annual Cool Congregations Challenge. The entry deadline is December 15, 2017. Enter for a chance to win $1,000 for your congregation. Your congregation … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/27/new-study-shows-how-taxing-rich-saves-lives-while-trumps-tax-plan-kills Published on Monday, November 27, 2017 by Common Dreams Study found that candidate Trump’s plan would result in nearly 30,000 added deaths per year from all causes, while a plan put forth by Bernie Sanders would actually … Continued
We need to keep the pressure on to stop these bills that stand to hurt the most vulnerable among us! From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): House, Senate Prepare to Begin Final Tax Negotiations Next Week This week the Senate passed … Continued
https://cwsglobal.org/1343-communications-coordinator-interfaith-immigration-coalition-washington-dc/ Communications Coordinator, Interfaith Immigration Coalition November 28, 2017 Position Title: Communications Coordinator, Interfaith Immigration Coalition Reports To: Co-Chairs of Interfaith Immigration Coalition Location: Washington, DC Team: Advocacy Team & Immigration and Refugee Program Team Status: Full time, Exempt, Non-Bargaining … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Please find an updated RCUSA Winter Local Congressional Visit ToolKit attached and linked on the RCUSA website here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/577d437bf5e231586a7055a9/t/5a15a214c83025aa86bd5acf/1511367188968/RCUSA+Winter+%282017-2018%29+11.22.17.pdf. Likewise, as listed on the RCUSA website (http://www.rcusa.org/advocate-now/), you will find a shareable version of … Continued
Posted at https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/another-poll-shows-broad-public-support-for-the-johnson-amendment Nov 30, 2017 by Rokia Hassanein in Wall of Separation A new survey from the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) at the University of Maryland confirms what previous polls have shown: The majority of Republicans, Democrats and independents agree that we should keep … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): Average taxpayers in all income groups get a tax increase, especially the poor Some low-income people would face a tax hike starting in 2019, the second year the plan would be … Continued