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The Senate Finance committe, under the questionable leadership of Max Baucus, to few surprises released a fatally flawed bill stripped of a public option. Now more than ever, it's crucial Congress continues to hear from us. It is important not only to call, but to keep calling to keep up the pressure on elected officials, regardless of their committee memberships. The danger of a decrease in call volume at this critical time is the resultant perception that the public may by turning against meaningful health care reform, much less a public option.

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The Environment

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Stand up for the Environment

For the first time, Congress has passed a bill limiting green house gas emissions. The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act, also known as the Markey-Waxman bill (HR 2454), now goes to the Senate where it faces a grueling battle. If ACES becomes law, the U.S. sets the stage for meaningful emissions control at this December’s world summit in Copenhagen where the fate of earth’s climate could be decided. China is on record as closely following our lead on this decision. If the bill fails or is weakened in the Senate, the two highest-polluting countries will likely present an ineffectual position at Copenhagen regarding the unrestricted growth of green house gases. The most important clock ever is ticking: Will this generation have the vision to ward off global warming by taking a stand to moderate emissions, or will special interests win again? Please urge our senators to pass ACES, especially the members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee who will be a primary factor for this act. This may be our last chance.











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klf382 Legislative priorities from AFSCME green 0 May 9 2009, 1:23 AM EDT by klf382
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I have added another attachment- this one relating to environmental concerns. I mentioned during a previous meeting that I have been involved in my Union's environmental caucus- we go by AFSCME Green. Some of my fellow AFSCME Greeners worked very hard to put together a fact sheet on legislative priorities for this current session. I hope you will find this information useful!
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klf382 Paid Family Leave info 0 May 9 2009, 1:12 AM EDT by klf382
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Hi all,

It did take a little while, but I figured out how to add attachments. You will find the fact sheets for the Paid Family Leave act in the attachments section. The website is: http://oregonpaidfamilyleave.org/ for more info, or you can contact Regan Gray, Policy Analyst- Children First for Oregon at Phone: (503) 236-9754 or Cell: (503) 781-8251. Their website is www.cffo.org.

Now let's all get our phones and pens going to let Martha know how important this is!
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Word Document June 2009.doc (Word Document - 38k)
posted by denhol   Jun 28 2009, 4:26 PM EDT
June Meeting Minutes
Word Document May 2009.doc (Word Document - 50k)
posted by denhol   May 21 2009, 9:24 PM EDT
May Meeting Minutes
Adobe Portable Document Format AFSCMEgreen.ORlegislativepriorities.2009.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 240k)
posted by klf382   May 9 2009, 1:20 AM EDT
Environmental Legislative concerns
Adobe Portable Document Format paid-family-leave-2009-fact-sheet-time-to-care-business.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 173k)
posted by klf382   May 9 2009, 1:08 AM EDT
Paid Family Leave fact sheet for businesses
Adobe Portable Document Format paid-family-leave-2009-fact-sheet-time-to-care3.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 147k)
posted by klf382   May 9 2009, 1:08 AM EDT
Paid Family Leave fact sheet