From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Thursday night, President Trump responded to the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons on its own people by bombing an air base in Syria. President Trump said of the chemical attack: “It … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): In only a few weeks, on Saturday, April 29th, we’ll be speaking out together for our neighbors and the climate we share, forming a faith contingent at the People’s Climate March in Washington DC. … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): This four-question quiz from NPR is yet another example of the growing buzz around the country about the battle for fair representation in our legislatures. Hereabouts in the last few weeks, for example, a … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/april/pa-house-gop-budget-proposal-hb-218 Apr 06, 2017 02:34 pm | Marc Stier The House Republican Budget proposal for 2017-2017 (HB 218) is deeply problematic in six respects. First, the proposal does not close the state’s budget deficit, but leaves a gap … Continued
From the Coalition for Peace Action (http://www.peacecoalition.org/): The dangerous Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, recently reintroduced in Congress, would force states to allow concealed carry of guns by many people with no permit whatsoever—allowing people who have never been screened by a background … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017-18 is an express ticket to making America a second-class country for science, innovation, environmental protection and conservation. Under the guise of putting “America First,” the president aims to cut … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): The budget process is never easy, and it is just getting underway, but earlier this week the House approved a budget that falls short of an adequate investment in services to our youngest citizens. The … Continued
Posted at http://cartwright.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cartwright-degette-polis-and-schakowsky-introduce-legislative-package-to Washington, DC —On April 6, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (PA-17), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Jared Polis (CO-02), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced their Safe Energy Future Plan, a package of five bills that will protect public health and … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): President Trump is asking Congress for an additional $7.5 billion in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, over and above last year’s funding for immigration enforcement. Members of Congress can use their “power of the … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/06/fact-of-the-week-only-35-affordable-and-available-rental-units-exist-for-every-100-extremely-low-income-renter-households/#.WOeuzPkrIdU By Melissa Roark April 6, 2017 Despite the fact that the number of individuals living below the poverty line decreased during 2015, millions are still struggling to get by. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s recent report, The Gap: A … Continued