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Dump this Congress – 109 Reasons Why

Dump this Congress – 109 Reasons Why

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Great List! 109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress from The Progress Report Issue 11/07/2006, by Judd Legum, Faiz Shakir, Nico Pitney, Amanda Terkel and Payson Schwin We need a new Congress — here’s why: 1. Congress set a record for the fewest number of days worked — 218 between the House and Senate combined. [Link] 2. The Senate voted down a measure that urged the administration to start a phased redeployment of U.S. forces out of Iraq by the…

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Stop Forced Relocation Black Mesa AZ

Stop Forced Relocation Black Mesa AZ

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Oppose Senate Bill S.1003 Native people’s lives and livelihoods are on the line! Traditional Navajo (known in their language as Dineh) would be forcibly evicted and dispossessed of their homes under this bill. I support the right of these families, who are among the few remaining American Indians who still speak their traditional language and practice their traditional culture, to remain on their lands and strongly oppose Senate Bill 1003. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) “estimates that enacting S. 1003…

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