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New ‘Speak Out!’ posts

Check out new posts from Jenifer Leiendecker and Tracy Emblem on the EDC Members ‘Speak Out!’ page.  Jenifer was published in the North County Times writing about ACORN and Tracy wrote about energy conservation laws passed by the state legislature and undermined by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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Legislative Corner: Addressing Climate Change

by Chris Nava, VP for Political Action
While the furor over healthcare reform rages and occupies center stage on the national scene, two other pieces of important legislation are quietly moving forward in committee rooms in the Capitol. Among these is ACES, (the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009).

The planet needs us, let’s get together and save it

This Monday, September 21, join the great global wake-up call — at over 1000 events in 88 countries, let’s come together for a few minutes in public places worldwide to press leaders to get climate negotiations back on track!

Baucus plan criticised

Senator Max Baucus has released his compromise health care plan –without a ‘public option.’ According the one description, “It landed with a thud.”
UPDATE:
Pelosi is cool toward Baucus’s health proposal
The Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2009
ANALYSIS: From Finance chief, a bill that may weather the blows
The Washington Post, September 17, 2009
Ganging up on Baucus: Senator’s plan garners [...]

Sept. meeting: Health care reform will pass; ‘public option’ likely to wait for ‘trigger’

(Click HERE to see Roberts’ Powerpoint presentation, which contains facts, figures and charts.)
“The Senate will pass health care reform this year.” That’s the prediction of Dave Roberts, head of the Organizing for America Health Policy Team for the 50th Congressional District. Speaking to the Club’s September 12 meeting, Roberts said several times that President [...]

Roberts: I can stand toe-to-toe with Bilbray

(Editor’s note: After completing his presentation on health care reform, Dave Roberts was asked to say a few words about his recently announced candidacy for 50th District U.S. Congress. Here are his remarks.)
In January of this year, right before the Obama administration came in, I was offered an appointment in the Obama administration to serve [...]

Supreme Court to allow corporate campaign contributions?

While the nation was focused on President Obama’s effort to reclaim the health care debate, an important case was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 9. The case challenges limits placed on corporate contributions to political campaigns. Should the court overturn the limits, observers predict a massive change in the conduct and financing [...]

Public Option still on the table

President Obama continues to include the public option in his list of components in his healthcare reform package. He also continues to say that it is not the central issue, leaving progressives nervous about how hard he will defend it when the final aspects of the proposal are being hashed out in conference committee.
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