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Climate Change and Poverty: Action Alert
November 3—Tell Senate to Protect the Poor in Climate Change Legislation
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will likely vote on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733, the climate change bill) in early November.
Contact your senators (especially those key committee members listed below)now and urgethem:
1) tofully protect low-income individuals and families in the United States from any potential rise in the price of energy and other consumer goods resulting from the legislation, by providing the same level of funding for low-income assistance as in the House bill, and
2) to significantly increase the funding for international adaptation programs, so people living in poverty around the world can be protected from the effects of climate change.
John Kerry, Mass., and Barbara Boxer, Cal. (co-sponsors); Joseph Lieberman, Conn.; Thomas R. Carper, Del.; Richard Lugar, Ind.; Benjamin Cardin, Md.; Amy Klobuchar, Minn.; Max Baucus, Mont.; Frank R. Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, NJ; Tom Udall, NM; Kirsten Gillibrand, NY; George Voinovich, Ohio; Jeff Merkley, Ore.; Arlen Specter and Bob Casey, Penn.; Sheldon Whitehouse, RI; Lamar Alexander, Tenn.; Bernard Sanders, Vt.
You can contact them through the CRS Web site (http://actioncenter.crs.org)
Read the full Action Alert issued jointly from USCCB, Catholic Relief Services, and Catholic Charities USA.
Domestic Issues: Housing: ACTION ALERT
October 15Call Congress to Support Housing Trust Fund Funding
Please call your elected officials in Congress as soon as possible, urging them to cosponsor bills providing $1 billion for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).
Read the full Action Alert on the National Housing Trust Fund.
Domestic Issues: Health care: ACTION ALERT
October 9Bishops Again Urge Congress for Principled Health Care
Call Congress now and tell them health care reform should respect the life and dignity of all people
USCCB Action Alert on Health Care
More background information on healthcare reform and abortion
Climate Change and Poverty
June 24—Poor people contribute least to the causes, but will suffer most from the effects of climate change:
Contact your members of Congress now (http://actioncenter.crs.org) and urge them to significantly increase the amount allocated for international adaptation programs in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 at the outset and at a faster pace over time so that people living in poverty around the world can be protected from the effects of climate change.
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International Issues: Global Poverty
June 9—Support Bold Action for Peace in the Holy Land
Visit the Catholics Confront Global Poverty Action Center now and make a bold move in support of peace in the Middle East by signing this ecumenical letter to President Obama, also signed by Most Reverend Howard Hubbard, Bishop of Albany and Chairman, Committee on International Justice and Peace, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Ken Hackett, President, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) that states: ”There is no greater work than the Psalmist’s call to “seek peace and pursue it” and no more critical time than now to finally end the conflict in the Holy Land (Ps. 34:14).”
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International Issues: Israel-Palestine
February 13—Support U.S. Leadership for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Ask your members of Congress to cosponsor House Resolution 130 in support of the Administration’s efforts to secure a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
If your Member has already signed the resolution, please thank them.
List of co-sponsors to H.R. 130
Read the Action Alert
International issues: Africa
Send An Electronic Postcard To End The Tragedy In Darfur
President Barack Obama has pledged "unstinting resolve" to promote peace and security for Darfur and all of Sudan. USCCB is working with Save Darfur and other organizations to collect one million electronic postcards urging the president to follow through on this promise. Sign the electronic postcard now to ensure that Darfur is a day one priority for the president.