Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/14/dems-not-backing-medicare-all-get-twice-much-industry-cash-co-sponsors Published on Thursday, September 14, 2017 by Common Dreams New analysis shows that while Sanders himself gets zero from health insurance industry, co-sponsors of his bill receive half as much as those who remain on the sideline … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Act Now to oppose FY 2018 Federal Budget Resolutions at http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5118/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=13553! House leadership continues to conduct a “whip count” (canvassing Republican Members on their vote) on the FY 2018 House Budget Resolution, … Continued
From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): Once again, we are called to be Prophetic Voices protecting the healthcare of many within our congregations and communities. Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Bill Cassidy have proposed a repeal to the ACA that … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): As you know, President Trump has rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and Congress has less than six months to pass the Dream Act to protect 800,000 immigrant youth from deportation. Church World … Continued
On September 5, President Trump’s ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a decision which jeopardizes the livelihood and security of over 800,000 young undocumented DREAMers. On that day he required that EVERY SINGLE one of the 157,000 … Continued
There is so much happening right now… Health Care First, while Maine Senator Susan Collins has announced that she cannot vote to support the Graham-Cassidy “health care” bill (bringing the number to three NOs), we are not out of the … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The partial score on the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill released by the CBO, while important, does not address the most fundamental question about any such bill — how would this it affect Americans’ … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): It’s late September and the PA budget is still not complete. There has been movement in the past few weeks, but still no agreement on a revenue bill to pay for the … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Deadlock over the state budget continues in Harrisburg and without your help, a clean healthy environment could be sacrificed as part of the deal. Just this week, the Senate rejected HB 453, an ill-conceived plan by the House … Continued
Thanks to UUPLAN (https://www.uuplan.org/) for sharing this action! The SHARE Act passed a committee on September 13th. The nickname for this legislation is the “Hearing Protection Act” as the main objective is to introduce the sale of silencers for firearms. … Continued