Vote Scheduled to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Thanks to your efforts the Senate has finally scheduled to vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits. But the fight isn't over! Every day 7000 workers exhaust their benefits.
ADAction: Email your Senators right now and tell them to support extending benefits to hundreds of thousands of laid-off Americans looking for work.
ADA Protests Health Insurance Lobbyists
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Senate Passes Matthew Shepard Act
The Senate passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and President Obama will sign the law on Wednesday. This is a great victory for civil rights advocates like ADA and the late Sen. Kennedy who spearheaded this pioneering legislation. It is the first time in our nation's history where protections including LGBT people have passed the Congress and is a testament to our shared advocacy in advancing civil rights.
More on LGBT Equality. ADA members are campaigning on the ground to protect Maine's marriage equality law and Washington State's domestic partnership law. We have joined with other civil rights advocates in opposing the right-wing efforts to divide us by using bigotry and intolerance.
ADAction: Help us counter this attack by donating just $10.
Check out ADA's Blog
Head over to ADA's website and check out what our bloggers are saying. Click here. And get connected to ADA and our activists on our Facebook fanpage here.
Consumer Protection
Last week, the House Financial Services Committee, headed by former ADA President Barney Frank, passed the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Read ADA's statement here.
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