Entries tagged with "congress"

The Senators Must Defend the Constitution!

January 22, 2008

This week the Senate is set to resume debate on wiretapping legislation and whether or not the Bush administration and big telecom companies will be retroactively excused for previous violations of the FISA law. Three key senators (Clinton, McCain, and Obama) who have a unique voice in this debate due ...

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Take Action to Prevent Recession

Democratic leaders will be meeting with President Bush this week to negotiate an emergency economic stimulus package, and they're under pressure to accept the president's priorities. Bush's proposal gives little or no help to people who make less than $40,000 a year, but those are the very folks who need help ...

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Time for Bioenergy to Get Smart

January 7, 2008

Bioenergy -- electricity and fuels derived from materials such as corn, soybeans, and grasses -- can be part of the solution to America's energy and environmental needs. But it must be produced in a way that protects our air, soil and water and generates the lowest amount of global warming ...

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