Progressive USA

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• Tell OSHA $11k Fine is Not Adequate for WV Spill

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a West Virginia company, Freedom Industries, only $11,000 for poisoning the drinking water of 300,000 people in January. The spill sickened up to 1 in 5 people, and costed businesses an estimated $61 million.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• Tell Boehner No More Frivolous Lawsuits

  Speaker John Boehner recently announced that a "lawsuit" against President Obama he's promised the Tea Party is actually going to be nothing more than suing the President on the delay in implementation of the Affordable Care Act - a law Republicans don't support. Why sue over implementation of a law when you don't want the law implemented? This suit is nothing more than an attempt to appease the far-right wing of his own party. Tell him enough is enough.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• Tell Majority Leader McCarthy the Time is NOW for Immigration Reform

  Rep. Kevin McCarthy was voted to replace Rep. Eric Cantor as Majority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a key leader in the Republican Party, he can help to ensure that immigration reform actually comes up for a vote! He's supporting one measure to help provide a path to citizenship for young immigrants who are also members of the military, and his district is 35% Latino. If any Republican can "get it", he can.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The most Draconian, Unjust Law Ever?

  These laws tie the hands of prosecutors and judges around the country and they disproportionately impact people of color. In fact, as Sen. Paul correctly stated recently, "the majority of illegal drug users and dealers nationwide are white, but three-fourths of all people in prison for drug offenses are African American or Latino." To address these extreme punishments, costing millions of taxpayer dollars as well as being unjust, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, which reforms the mandatory minimum laws and provides judges with more discretion in sentencing.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• President Obama: Support Immigrant Children

  Over 50,000 children have entered the United States from Central American countries like El Salvador and Guatemala. The GOP wants these children to be immediately deported back to unsafe, unstable communities.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• Thank President Obama for Federal Contractor LGBT Executive Order

  On June 16, President Barack Obama announced that he was ordering his staff to draft an executive order banning discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees among companies that contract with the federal government. The executive order, which is estimated to affect up to 16 million workers, circumvents a Congress which is hostile to LGBT equality.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• Expand Investigation into Ferguson, Missouri's Police Department

  Witnesses say that Brown, a teenager, had his hands up and was compliant before being fatally shot by police after allegedly stealing gum or cigarettes from a local store. However, the behavior of the overall Ferguson Police Department is suspect. While African-Americans make up approximately 65% of the town's population, they account for over 80% of traffic stops. It's a positive step that the Department of Justice is investigating the shooting, but they should expand the investigation into an overall inquiry into whether or not Ferguson authorities have been violating the civil rights of their citizens.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• U.S. Senate: Pass Pro-Choice Bill!

  The Senate has FINALLY introduced a bill, the Women's Health Protection Act 2013, to help protect a woman's right to choose in the face of ongoing attacks across the country. Even though some Senators recently introduced a constitutional amendment to ban abortion, pro-choice advocates are finally hitting back with the first proactive bill in quite some time. Support the bill, and urge your Senators to do the same.

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• Tell South Carolina Mayor that Being An Openly Gay Police Chief is NOT Worse Than Being a Drunk

  Mayor Bullard ostensibly fired Chief Moore for a difference in opinion, but local news reports have indicated that Mayor Bullard would rather have "somebody who drank and drank too much taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children." On Tuesday, April 22, the City Council rebuked the mayor by passing an ordinance to keep him from hiring a new Chief, and then passed a resolution in support of Crystal Moore. Keep up the pressure!

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  Created by Dyana Mason
• Support National Gun Violence Restraining Order

  Since the Newtown, CT shooting in late 2012, there have been nearly 50 mass shootings across the country. Enough is enough. It's time to end gun violence. Our right to be safe in our communities should not take a back seat to the right to own guns without regulation. Let's take a stand against gun violence!

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  Created by Dyana Mason