Great News for Civil Rights in RI!
Support for Same-Sex Marriage Jumps to 59%
"It shows, for the first time, a convincing majority of
Rhode Islanders supporting equality..."
"Marriage equality is inevitable," Walker said.
"The question is not whether, it is when"
Read the Full ProJo Story Here!
Tell Congress: Protect Consumers and Hold the Big Wall Street Banks Accountable!
Call Senator Jack Reed Toll Free TODAY at 1-866-544-7573.
Tell Senator Reed to support financial reform that holds big Wall Street Banks accountable.
Historic health reform has passed! The bill is a victory for the American people:
- Insurance companies can no longer deny care for pre-existing conditions, charge you more if you’re sick, cap your benefits, sell you junk insurance, or raise rates with impunity.
- For the first time, Members of Congress will get their health insurance from the same system regular Americans do.
- Small business and working families will security and stability knowing they can afford good health insurance that meets their needs.
- 32 million uninsured Americans will get affordable coverage, saving over 30,000 lives per year.
Read an op-ed from a Rhode Island emergency physician explaining why we need reform.
Now write your own!
- Support for Same Sex Marraige Grows in RI!
- Flat Tax Repeal
- Finance Reform
- Health Care Reform
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January 20, 2010
This week, some of the major banks and other financial institutions -- the same ones that received bailout money from the US government -- are announcing their 2009 profits and their bonus packages. Goldman Sachs is announcing its bonuses tomorrow, and is expected to have set aside $22 billion for compensation in 2009, more than its record amount from 2007.
These same institutions are now fighting to oppose and weaken financial reform that would finally protect consumers, strengthen our financial system, and prevent another crisis. But Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed can play a leading role in holding the banks accountable.
**Call Senator Jack Reed today at 943-3100 and ask him to keep fighting for financial reform to hold the big banks accountable and stabilize our financial system.**
President Obama has proposed a new tax on the banks that received bailout funds, and Senator Reed, who is one of the top members on the Senate Banking Committee, expressed his support for that as well.
But as the Providence Journal said in an editorial on January 19, "President Obama’s proposal to slap a new tax on the largest banks is a good way to start serious reform of the financial industry that brought the U.S. economy to the edge of ruin. But we emphasize the word 'start.'"
We need Senator Reed to champion financial reform that will protect working families and small business by reining in the greedy, reckless behavior of big banks on Wall Street that cost millions of jobs, and by cracking down on abuses committed by credit card companies and the mortgage lending industry. These reforms will strengthen our financial system and will help to prevent another financial crisis.
The reforms that the banks are fighting hardest against are the Consumer Financial Protection Agency that will truly protect Americans from unsafe financial products, as well as regulation of financial products like derivatives that are being traded without any oversight. Senator Reed has consistently called for these reforms, but he faces some resistance from other committee members who are close to the banks. That's why we need Sen. Reed to work hard to pass real financial reform.
**Call Senator Jack Reed today at 943-3100 and ask him to keep fighting for financial reform to hold the big banks accountable and stabilize our financial system.**
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