Here is a good idea forwarded to us by email:
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress.  Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn’t pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of [...]

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The House of Representatives passed the Local Community Radio Act Wednesday!
It’s been a long time coming. In 10 years of trying, we’ve never come this close to making better local radio a reality. The bill could not have come this far without your letters, phone calls, e-mails and stories.

But the bill is only a bill [...]

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Consumer advocacy groups are putting the word out to support HR 4173, which would create a financial watchdog to keep an eye on banks and other financial institutions in the name of consumers.  The bill will be voted on sometime this week.  The following is an appeal from Consumer Reports that includes a link to [...]

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The Single Payer Health Care bill HR676 will be debated on the floor of the House of Representatives when the Reps come back from the August recess.  This is the first time the concept of single payer health care has gotten out of committee in either house of Congress.
Henry Waxman (D-California), the chair of the [...]

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— On Thu, 6/25/09, Bobby Clark, Executive Director <info@progressnowcolorado.org> wrote:
From: Bobby Clark, Executive Director <info@progressnowcolorado.org>
Subject: The one healthcare email you MUST read
To: “Cena Ewert” <cccenab@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 3:54 PM
Dear Cena,
Nearly $1.4 Million dollars PER DAY. That’s what the health industry lobby is spending in Washington right now to defeat healthcare reform.1
Let’s fight their [...]

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The word “outrage” is so overused I’m hesitant to use it …but right now it’s the only word for what Congress is up to, and we need to act.
This Friday, Congress plans to vote on a bill that could fundamentally alter our economy, dramatically affect our climate, and have huge implications for our national security [...]

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It’s Time to Put the Great Bear Back on the Endangered Species List
The Fate of the Yellowstone Grizzly
The Yellowstone grizzly bear population is again in serious trouble. During 2008, the bears suffered a double disaster: grizzlies died in record numbers and global warming dealt what could be a death blow to the bear’s most important [...]

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Helena Hot Flash!
Brought to you by Montana Women Vote

Today, on very last day of the MT session, Legislators are expected to pass a compromise budget that includes full funding for the Healthy Montana Kids Program, overwhelming approved by voters last fall. The budget also [...]

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Dear Friend,
The Montana constitution and Montana law prohibits any insurer from discriminating on the basis of sex or marital status. This law has been on the books in Montana for 25 years, and for 25 years no legislature has overturned it.
But these protections are at risk, Senate Bill 142, sponsored by Senator Gary Perry (R, [...]

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NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Choice Action Network
Our Privacy Rights are Under Attack
We need you to take action!
Dear Susan,
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee heard Senator Dan McGee’s (R- Laurel) SB 46, which amends the Montana Constitution, eliminating privacy protections that have been in place in Montana for nearly 40 years.
This amendment would authorize governmental intrusion into every [...]

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