Senators Joseph Lieberman (CT), Susan Collins (ME), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Robert Byrd (WV), George Voinovich (OH), and John Ensign (NV) are working hard to get the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program reauthorized. The USCCB is very grateful for their efforts to fund scholarships for students from low-income families to attend private schools in the District of Columbia. [...]
Inside this issue: Congress Continues Debate on Jobs Package; USDA Secretary Outlines Priorities for Child Nutrition; Catholic Charities Hosts Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia; White House Hosts Health Care Summit; Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Workforce Development; Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Child Prostitution and Sex Trafficking; Join Our Online Forum to Reduce Poverty; Justice for Immigrant New and Improved Website and Postcard Campaign
Urge Congress to support S. 891/H.R. 4128 to help improve the lives of our Congolese sisters and brothers
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Take Action Now! Urge your members of Congress to help stop the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by co-sponsoring H.R. 4128 in the House of Representatives or S.891 in the Senate. We need [...]
Urge Your Senators to Support Extension of Jobless Worker Benefits and COBRA.
WHAT: This week, Congress will vote on legislation to promote job growth to continue our nation’s move toward economic recovery. As part of these efforts, Catholic Charities USA asks you to join advocates across the country in urging the U.S. Senate to extend unemployment [...]
Saint Paul – In a February 18, 2010 letter to members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, the Minnesota Catholic bishops urged lawmakers to support a reformed General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program that “not only guarantees accessible and quality care to our neighbors with the greatest needs, but does so in a way that [...]
Inside this issue: Senate Continues Negotiations on Jobs Creation Package; Employment Situation Improves in January; Invitation from the Administration to Participate on Conference Call; Congressional Budget Office Releases Cost Estimate for JJDPA; Join Our Online Forum to Reduce Poverty; Join Us at a Catholic Charities Centennial Leadership Summit; Justice for Immigrant New and Improved Website and Postcard Campaign; Please Support Catholic Relief Services’ Efforts in Haiti
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The season [...]
Take Action Now! Contact your Senators now and urge them to co-sponsor the bipartisan Senate Resolution 404 that supports full implementation of the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement and efforts to promote peace and stability in Sudan.
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Why is action important now? The volatile situation in Sudan – not just in [...]
Inside this issue: Conference Call on President Obama’s FY 2011 Budget Request; President Obama Outlines Agenda in State of the Union Address; Catholic Charities USA Releases Snapshot Survey Data; CCUSA President Meets with White House Officials; White House Announces Plans to Assist the Middle Class; Senate Leadership Indicates Immigration Overhaul is Still a Priority; Senate Moves Forward on Jobs Package; Administration Issues New Rule on Mental Health Parity; Join Our Online Forum to Reduce Poverty; Join Us at a Catholic Charities Centennial Leadership Summit; Please Support Catholic Relief Services’ Efforts in Haiti
January 27, 2010
Passage of a health care reform bill is uncertain, but the need for reform remains a national priority and moral imperative. Health care is a basic human right. Yet, there are nearly 50 million Americans who do not have access to health care. “Now is not the time to abandon this task, but [...]
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