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Nevada Women for Obama is a group of organized women living in Nevada who actively support the Senator and his wife in their quest to win the Democratic nomination and the White House.

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Health Care For America Now

By EsquireUK - Aug 13th, 2009 at 1:31 pm EDT

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Taking-Questions-on-Health-Reform-in-New-Hampshire/

The President hosted a town hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on health insurance reform, telling the crowd, "I don't think government bureaucrats should be meddling, but I also don't think insurance company bureaucrats should be meddling. That's the health care system I believe in." The President was introduced by Lori, a woman who can’t find coverage because of her medical condition. We all know someone like Lori who has been discriminated against because of pre-existing conditions, and can't receive the care they need. This is a personal issue for the President, who recounted his mother's battle with insurance companies as she battled with cancer in the last months of her life.

President Barack Obama arrives at a town hall meeting at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H.

The President outlined how his plan will end these unfair, and often deadly, practices:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Taking-Questions-on-Health-Reform-in-New-Hampshire/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cqQl3lZzzE

We launched www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck this week to knock down the rumors and lies that are floating around the internet. You can find the information below, and much more, there. For example, we've just added a video of Nancy-Ann DeParle from our Health Reform Office tackling a viral email head on.

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PUBLIC HEALTCARE OPTION? FEARMONGERS REST EASY...

By karenbenzer - Aug 9th, 2009 at 1:12 am EDT

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PUBLIC HEALTCARE OPTION? FEARMONGERS REST EASY... PRESIDENT OBAMA AWAKENED A SLEEPING GIANT IN 2008...AND WE MANIFESTED A COUNTRY READY TO BELIEVE AGAIN. CHANGE AND HOPE BECAME OUR MANTRA...AND THE WAY AMERICA DISTRIBUTED IT'S WEALTH, WAS TO BE RE-ORGANIZED TO THROW A LIFELINE "TO THE LEAST AMONGST US". HEALTHCARE FOR ALL, CLEAN ENERGY, IMMIGRATION REFORM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EQUALITY FOR ALL "GOD'S FOLD" WERE PLACED LIKE A DANGLING CARROT BEFORE A STARVING HORSE. WE AREN'T LOOKING FOR CONCESSIONS...WE AREN'T INTERESTED IN "EUTHANISING THE INFIRMED OR OLD"...DESTROYING MEDICARE OR PAYING FOR BASELESS NON-MEDICAL, NOT OUT-OF- NECESSITY ABORTIONS...WE JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTATIVE TREATMENTS TO DODGE ILLNESS...IF YOU THINK THAT PRIVATE INSURANCES DON'T COME BETWEEN YOU AND THE DOCTOR'S LIST THEY HAVE COMPILED FOR YOU, YOU ARE LIVING IN DENIAL.I HAVE MEDICARE NOW AND I THANK GOD EVERYDAY FOR IT... AS THE PRIVATE INSURANCES I'VE HAD ALL MY LIFE HAVE ALWAYS LET ME DOWN.BECAUSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS: PRIVATE INSURANCES ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU...THEY ARE ONLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR SHAREHOLDERS...AS GOODS AND SERVICES IN A CAPITALISTIC SOCIETY ARE BASED ON "CAVEAT EMPTOR" OR "BUYER BEWARE." CAPITALISM WITHOUT COMPETITION RUNS RANCID AND STINKS. WE WANT A PUBLIC OPTION THAT INSURES THAT FOLKS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE COVERED...THAT THE 50 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT INSURANCE ARE COVERED. THE PUBLIC OPTION IS A TOOL TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. BY OFFERING A COMPETITIVE LOW-COST PUBLIC OPTION, THE PRIVATE INSURANCES WILL BE FORCED TO COMPETE, FORCING THEM TO LOWER THEIR PREMIUMS AND STRENGTHEN THE COVERAGE OFFERED.PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF AND OTHERS ON THIS LIFESAVING ISSUE AND PLEASE NEVER MAKE A DECISION OUT OF FEAR OR IGNORANCE.KAREN BENZER, HEAD COORDINATOR OF SOUTHERN NEVADA COALITIONMOVEON.ORG

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Sotomayor Sworn In As Supreme Court Justice (VIDEO)

By EsquireUK - Aug 8th, 2009 at 2:34 pm EDT

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Sotomayor Sworn In As Supreme Court Justice (VIDEO)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124973431689116795.html

Sonia Sotomayor has been sworn in as America's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, after a summer of debate over her nomination.

Justice Sotomayor, 55, becomes only the third woman to sit on the court.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Justice-Sonia-Sotomayor/

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SENATOR KENNEDYS HEALTHCARE PETITION...

By karenbenzer - Jun 15th, 2009 at 1:46 pm EDT

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I've seen our health care system up close over the past year.

I'm fortunate to have the finest medical care in the world. But I've seen far too many people unable to obtain the care they need because they can't afford it.

That's wrong. It's got to change, and it's about to change.

We're fighting for legislation in Congress to fix our broken health care system. Under President Obama's leadership, Republicans and Democrats are working together to write a bill that will guarantee good care at long last to everyone who needs it.

But we'll need strong nationwide support to produce the 60 Senate votes that will probably be required to avoid a filibuster and actually pass the bill. I need your support. Please sign our petition for quality, affordable health care for every American:

http://www.democraticmajority.com/healthcare

Our legislation includes five major provisions:
We give Americans better choices for health insurance. We follow a simple principle: If you like the coverage you have now, you can keep it. If you don't like your current coverage, our bill offers new and more affordable options. We'll negotiate with insurance companies to keep costs low, make it illegal for companies to deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions, and give Americans the option to enroll in a public insurance program.

We reduce the cost of health care. We'll crack down on fraud and abuse, and we'll reduce red tape to keep costs down. We also make sure doctors use the most effective therapies to treat illnesses, so patients aren't paying extra for treatments that don't work.

We put new emphasis on prevention. The best way to treat a disease is to prevent it from ever striking, or to catch it at an early stage. By giving every American access to affordable health care, we'll enable millions of people to be screened for diabetes, heart disease, cancer and depression.

We bring more help to the elderly and the disabled. We make it easier for these Americans to live independently. We help pay for home upgrades such as wheelchair ramps, and for regular home care to enable people to live in their own homes, not nursing homes.

Finally, we develop a better health workforce, delivering modern and responsive care. We invest in doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to meet the needs of patients more effectively for years to come.
These changes won't be easy to enact -- but we can't afford to wait, and we can't afford to fail.

Show your support for health reform that will benefit all our citizens, reduce the financial burdens on our nation's people and businesses, and put our health care industry on a strong and sustainable basis for the future:

http://www.democraticmajority.com/healthcare

I'll be working hard to pass this bill in the weeks ahead, and I hope you'll be there with me.

Thank you so much for the very real difference you can make in achieving this great goal we share.

Sincerely,

Senator Edward M. Kennedy

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HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM... " THE OLD AND CRUSTY INFRASTUCTURE MUST BE BULLDOZED!

By karenbenzer - May 31st, 2009 at 3:12 pm EDT

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President Obama implies that he does not want to risk the failure of getting a Healthcare Reform Bill at the expense of ideological purity. He states that if we were starting from scratch he understands that the Single Payer Healthcare insurance would be preferable and that given that healthcare is 1/6th of our economy that we probably could not make that drastic transition.

Can you imagine if Abraham Lincoln said..."The infrastructure, as it pertains to slavery reform, has already been set in place for the last 400 years...therefore slavery reform must include the infrastructure already in place. To follow up with, "Don't get me wrong, if the infrastructure wasn't already there and I could start from scratch...my slavery reform would include " THE COMPLETE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY.

BUT INSTEAD: WE'LL WORK WITH THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO BETTER THE LIVES OF SLAVES...

WE'LL GIVE A TAX CREDIT FOR ALL SLAVEOWNERS WHO FOLLOW "THE SLAVERY KINDNESS ACT."

1. 2- 20 MINUTE BREAKS TO EAT...

2. ALLOWING PREGNANT WOMEN TO GIVE BIRTH IN THE BARN INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMARY FIELD..

3. ALL SLAVEOWNERS WHO RAPE SLAVE WOMEN MUST GIVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO THE OFFSPRING...IE. INSIDE WORK....LIMITED HUMAN RIGHTS ETC.

GET THE JIST?

SINGLE PAYER/PUBLIC HEALTHCARE IS THE ANSWER....

INFRASTRUCTURE/HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES/LOBBYISTS? "BULLDOOSE THEM!"

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Health care reform

By Bj - May 28th, 2009 at 2:51 pm EDT

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Hi,

I am 70 years old, have never been one to stick my neck out, just grumbled and griped about the way things are going. Always felt that nothing could be done to make a difference. Maybe you can relate.

This last year, through my involvement in the Obama Campaign for Change, I found that something CAN be done differently. We have an historic President; we have an opportunity to really make changes that are desperately needed.

OK, so the financial instutions are being bailed out and are still greedy (fill in your own word). We have to have banks. And the auto companies are being helped and handled. We need industry here in America.

BUT, we do not need the insurance industry to control our health. Right now, the Senate Finance Committee is holding hearings on health care reform. Guess who is NOT allowed at the table of panelists? Got it! The health care professionals (doctors) who want real reform by instituting a single payer plan that will cover everyone. Senator Max Baucus, who control the committee, says he is not including it because "It won't pass." Well, some people said you can't elect an African American for President.

The insurance providers said they would reduce the RATE of increase over the next 10 years saving over a billion dollars. What is not said is that this "savings" comes from the amount that they plan to charge us in addition to the amount we ALREADY pay. By the way, they are already back-pedaling on that promise.

The United Health CEO has just put out a proposal to limit the use of "expensive" diagnostic tools as a method of saving money. One of the tools mentioned was MRIs. Recently, I learned of a lady here in my town who was denied an MRI for 9 months. When her doctor finally was allowed to use an MRI, it was found that cancer, which could have been discovered at an early stage, had spread threateningly. Adversaries of the government single payer plan keep harping on that "the government bureaucrats" will make your health decisions. Right now, the insurance processors, who want to keep their jobs, are making your health decisions at the direction of the insurance company CEOs and boards, who are just as greedy (you fill in the word) as the Finance CEOs.

What the CEO of United Health does not say is that we could save multi-millions, by doing away with his salary, bonuses and other financial benefits that are paid for by the illness and pain of ordinary people.

I am calling on everyone, who has a life and who has a family that is precious, to get involved in the health care reform issue. Tell Organizing For America and President Obama your stories. Talk to your family, friends and neighbors, and total strangers about what is happening in health care. Hold meetings to organize and inform. This is a campaign just like the Presidential campaign last year. While that campaign will affect the next 4 to 8 years of our government administration, this campaign can affect the nation for generations to come.

Thanks for looking in.

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Republican Senators: "A Wolf in dem's clothing ?"...

By karenbenzer - May 14th, 2009 at 10:03 pm EDT

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DURING W'S REIGN THE REPUBS AND MANY DEM SENATORS VOTED IN ALL THE LOOPHOLES TO PROTECT CORPORATIONS, BOWED TO LOBBYIST AND DESTROYED THE LITTLE GUYS LIVELIHOOD...NOW THE DEMS OWN THE HOUSE, SENATE AND PRESIDENCY,YET, THE SENATE IS NOT VOTING FOR IT'S CONSTITUENTS...REPUBS ARE VERY CONSISTENT..THEY VOTE NO TO EVERYTHING THAT LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD AND SAVES US JUST A LITTLE BIT FROM THE ECONOMIC WOES WE ARE ALL TOUGHING OUT... HR. 1106 "SAVING FAMILIES FROM FORECLOSURES"....WELL, THIS IS A TRULY BI-PARTISAN BILL... NOT ONLY DID ALL OF THE REPUBS VOTE THE BILL DOWN...BUT 10 DEMS VOTED IT DOWN TOO AND 2 DEMS REFUSED TO VOTE AT ALL... TRULY UNACCEPTABLE....

Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennet (D-CO), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Specter (D-PA), Nay
Tester (D-MT), Nay

KAREN

Senate Rejects Limit on Credit-Card Interest Rates
By CARL HULSE
Despite complaints that banks and credit card companies are gouging customers by charging outrageous interest rates, the Senate on Wednesday easily turned back an effort to cap interest rates at 15 percent.
The effort by Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, drew only 33 votes and needed 60, with a bipartisan group of 60 senators opposing it asthe Senate pushed its credit card overhaul toward the finish line. Some Democrats and consumer groups have said that an interest cap is needed to put real teeth into an otherwise solid bill.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/senate-rejects-limit-on-credit-card-interest-rates/?partner=rss&emc=rss

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session
as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the SenateVote Summary
Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 1062 )
Vote Number: 191 Vote Date: May 13, 2009, 04:24 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1062 to S.Amdt. 1058 to H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a national consumer credit usury rate.
21 democrats vote w/the repubs....5 dems refused to vote....

MORE WOLVES:

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Hagan (D-NC)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)

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MEMO TO CONGRESS: “IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY” “SPEAK PLAINLY AND ACT HONORABLY”

By karenbenzer - May 4th, 2009 at 12:15 am EDT

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MEMO TO CONGRESS: “IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY” “SPEAK PLAINLY AND ACT HONORABLY”

Since the US Constitution was entirely written on 6 pieces of paper, it surely cannot be in the best interest of the American people to submit a single bill like HR. 1106 THE “SAVING FAMILIES FROM FORECLOSURE BILL,” WHICH, IN IT’S SELF, CONSISTS OF 40 PAGES PLUS. Certainly, the excessive legal ease is used as a confusion tool for fellow members of congress and a “block wall” for the transparency our country now demands. Sure we have C-SPAN, but that’s false transparency …have you ever tried to follow the boring and mindless monotone dribble that spews out of congress? I was very interested in the PASSING of HR.1106, “THE MAINSTREET BAILOUT.” l learned the following:

1. 2007-2008 bill was named hr. 200 “SAVING FAMILIES FROM FORECLOSURE BILL”…

It never made it out of a house sub-committee. The bill died…AND MANY AMERICANS LOST THEIR HOMES AS THE GOVERNMENT FOCUSED ON “WALL STREETS” WANTS INSTEAD.

2. 2009 bill was named hr. 1106 “SAVING FAMILIES FROM FORECLOSURE BILL”

Made it out of subcommittee

Passed through the house

3. It was scheduled for vote in the Senate on April 20, 2009

4. It was scheduled to return to the House on April 21, 2009

5. It was buried in a companion bill “Mortgage Defraud Bill”

6. It was finally voted down on Friday, APRIL 30, 2009, with the help of 10 democratic Senators

7. Lobbying from BANKS AND THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE NAILED THE COFFIN FOR “THE PEOPLE’S MAINSTREET BAILOUT”…

8. Like a thief in the night, with slippery delays and NO DIRECTION FROM OFA OR WHITEHOUSE.GOV…OR PRESIDENT OBAMA…WE WERE YET AGAIN DUPED!

9. I TOOK THE OFA PLEDGE…ECONOMY, HEALTHCARE AND GREEN ENERGY 1ST…”BUT, ISN’T PLUMMETING HOME PRICES, FORECLOSURE AND PREDATORY LENDING THE “EPICENTER” OF OUR ECONOMIC WOES? WHERE’S THE BEEF, WHERE’S THE REPRESENTATION?

By karenbenzer - Apr 13th, 2009 at 3:32 pm EDTAlso listed in: 10 groups Hi everyone... This is the chapter 13th bankruptcy bill that has the teeth to save our citizens from home foreclosure. This bill permits non-partial bankruptcy judges to modify loans by reducing interest rates, extending the loan repayment term and reducing home prices to market value. Therefore, it will make homes affordable again thus, stopping the growing homeless population. PS. BANKS HATE THE IDEA...THEY WANT ALL THE CONTROL OVER MAINSTREET. THIS LAW LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD. CALL/WRITE YOUR CONGRESS. THIS LAW MUST BE PUSHED TO THE TOP OF OFA'S AGENDA. BILL H.R. 1105 GovTrack: H.R. 200: Text of Legislation, Reported in House http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-200 HR.. 1106 "SAVING FAMILIES FROM HOME FORECLOSURES" WAS VOTED DOWN IN THE SENATEBy karenbenzer - Apr 30th, 2009 at 8:34 pm EDT SO MUCH FOR MEASURING THE SUCCESS OF OUR COUNTRY BY HOW WE TREAT THE LEAST AMONGST US...THE LEAST AMONGST US, JUST LOST THE "AMERICAN DREAM"...OUR HOMES!WHERE WERE YOU MR. PRESIDENT? WHERE WAS THE CALL TO ARMS? THE PETITIONS? WHERE WAS THE TRANSPARENCY? THIS WAS OUR "MAINSTREET BAILOUT"...BANK LOBBYIST WON OUT...AND THE LEAST AMONGST US... ARE STILL THE LEAST AMONG US. 10 DEMOCRATS VOTED DOWN THE BILL….TWO DEMOCRATS DID NOT VOTE…SEE BELOW: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate Vote Summary: Question: On the Amendment (Durbin Amdt. No. 1014 ) Vote Number: 174Vote Date: April 30, 2009, 02:47 PMRequired For Majority: 3/5Vote Result: Amendment RejectedAmendment Number: S.Amdt. 1014 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009) Statement of Purpose: To prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values.Vote Counts:YEAs45 NAYs51 Not Voting3Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea Alexander (R-TN), Nay Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Yea Begich (D-AK), Yea Bennet (D-CO), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Bond (R-MO), Nay Boxer (D-CA), Yea Brown (D-OH), Yea Brownback (R-KS), Nay Bunning (R-KY), Nay Burr (R-NC), Nay Burris (D-IL), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Cardin (D-MD), Yea Carper (D-DE), Nay Casey (D-PA), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Nay Cochran (R-MS), Nay Collins (R-ME), Nay Conrad (D-ND), Yea Corker (R-TN), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Nay Crapo (R-ID), Nay DeMint (R-SC), Nay Dodd (D-CT), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Yea Ensign (R-NV), Nay Enzi (R-WY), Nay Feingold (D-WI), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea Graham (R-SC), Nay Grassley (R-IA), Nay Gregg (R-NH), Nay Hagan (D-NC), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Nay Hutchison (R-TX), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Nay Johanns (R-NE), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Nay Kaufman (D-DE), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting Kerry (D-MA), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Yea Kyl (R-AZ), Nay Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Leahy (D-VT), Yea Levin (D-MI), Yea Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea Lincoln (D-AR), Nay Lugar (R-IN), Nay Martinez (R-FL), Nay McCain (R-AZ), Nay McCaskill (D-MO), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Yea Merkley (D-OR), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Murray (D-WA), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea Risch (R-ID), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting Sanders (I-VT), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting Shaheen (D-NH), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Nay Snowe (R-ME), Nay Specter (D-PA), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Yea Tester (D-MT), Nay Thune (R-SD), Nay Udall (D-CO), Yea Udall (D-NM), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Nay Warner (D-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Yea

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HR.. 1106 "SAVING FAMILIES FROM HOME FORECLOSURES" WAS VOTED DOWN IN THE SENATE

By karenbenzer - Apr 30th, 2009 at 8:34 pm EDT

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SO MUCH FOR MEASURING THE SUCCESS OF OUR COUNTRY BY HOW WE TREAT THE LEAST AMONGST US...THE LEAST AMONGST US, JUST LOST THE "AMERICAN DREAM"...OUR HOMES!

WHERE WERE YOU MR. PRESIDENT? WHERE WAS THE CALL TO ARMS? THE PETITIONS? WHERE WAS THE TRANSPARENCY? THIS WAS OUR "MAINSTREET BAILOUT"...BANK LOBBYIST WON OUT...

AND THE LEAST AMONGST US... ARE STILL THE LEAST AMONG US.

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Durbin Amdt. No. 1014 ) Vote Number: 174Vote Date: April 30, 2009, 02:47 PMRequired For Majority: 3/5Vote Result: Amendment RejectedAmendment Number: S.Amdt. 1014 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009) Statement of Purpose: To prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values.Vote Counts:YEAs45 NAYs51 Not Voting3Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Burris (D-IL), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johanns (R-NE), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (D-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---45Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Begich (D-AK)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burris (D-IL)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---51Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (D-PA)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Not Voting - 3Kennedy (D-MA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sessions (R-AL)
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Grouped by Home State Alabama:Sessions (R-AL), Not VotingShelby (R-AL), NayAlaska:Begich (D-AK), YeaMurkowski (R-AK), NayArizona:Kyl (R-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), NayArkansas:Lincoln (D-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), NayCalifornia:Boxer (D-CA), YeaFeinstein (D-CA), YeaColorado:Bennet (D-CO), NayUdall (D-CO), YeaConnecticut:Dodd (D-CT), YeaLieberman (ID-CT), YeaDelaware:Carper (D-DE), NayKaufman (D-DE), YeaFlorida:Martinez (R-FL), NayNelson (D-FL), YeaGeorgia:Chambliss (R-GA), NayIsakson (R-GA), NayHawaii:Akaka (D-HI), YeaInouye (D-HI), YeaIdaho:Crapo (R-ID), NayRisch (R-ID), NayIllinois:Burris (D-IL), YeaDurbin (D-IL), YeaIndiana:Bayh (D-IN), YeaLugar (R-IN), NayIowa:Grassley (R-IA), NayHarkin (D-IA), YeaKansas:Brownback (R-KS), NayRoberts (R-KS), NayKentucky:Bunning (R-KY), NayMcConnell (R-KY), NayLouisiana:Landrieu (D-LA), NayVitter (R-LA), NayMaine:Collins (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), NayMaryland:Cardin (D-MD), YeaMikulski (D-MD), YeaMassachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), Not VotingKerry (D-MA), YeaMichigan:Levin (D-MI), YeaStabenow (D-MI), YeaMinnesota:Klobuchar (D-MN), YeaMississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayWicker (R-MS), NayMissouri:Bond (R-MO), NayMcCaskill (D-MO), YeaMontana:Baucus (D-MT), NayTester (D-MT), NayNebraska:Johanns (R-NE), NayNelson (D-NE), NayNevada:Ensign (R-NV), NayReid (D-NV), YeaNew Hampshire:Gregg (R-NH), NayShaheen (D-NH), YeaNew Jersey:Lautenberg (D-NJ), YeaMenendez (D-NJ), YeaNew Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), YeaUdall (D-NM), YeaNew York:Gillibrand (D-NY), YeaSchumer (D-NY), YeaNorth Carolina:Burr (R-NC), NayHagan (D-NC), YeaNorth Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), YeaDorgan (D-ND), NayOhio:Brown (D-OH), YeaVoinovich (R-OH), NayOklahoma:Coburn (R-OK), NayInhofe (R-OK), NayOregon:Merkley (D-OR), YeaWyden (D-OR), YeaPennsylvania:Casey (D-PA), YeaSpecter (D-PA), NayRhode Island:Reed (D-RI), YeaWhitehouse (D-RI), YeaSouth Carolina:DeMint (R-SC), NayGraham (R-SC), NaySouth Dakota:Johnson (D-SD), NayThune (R-SD), NayTennessee:Alexander (R-TN), NayCorker (R-TN), NayTexas:Cornyn (R-TX), NayHutchison (R-TX), NayUtah:Bennett (R-UT), NayHatch (R-UT), NayVermont:Leahy (D-VT), YeaSanders (I-VT), YeaVirginia:Warner (D-VA), YeaWebb (D-VA), YeaWashington:Cantwell (D-WA), YeaMurray (D-WA), YeaWest Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Not VotingWisconsin:Feingold (D-WI), YeaKohl (D-WI), YeaWyoming:Barrasso (R-WY), NayEnzi (R-WY), Nay

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PASS H.R. 1106 ...NOW IN THE SENATE.. " STOP FORECLOSURES VIA BANKRUPTCY LOAN MODIFICATION USING JUDGES

By karenbenzer - Apr 13th, 2009 at 3:32 pm EDT

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Hi everyone... This is the chapter 13th bankruptcy bill that has the teeth to save our citizens from home foreclosure. This bill permits non-partial bankruptcy judges to modify loans by reducing interest rates, extending the loan repayment term and reducing home prices to market value. Therefore, it will make homes affordable again thus, stopping the growing homeless population. PS. BANKS HATE THE IDEA...THEY WANT ALL THE CONTROL OVER MAINSTREET. THIS LAW LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD. CALL/WRITE YOUR CONGRESS. THIS LAW MUST BE PUSHED TO THE TOP OF OFA'S AGENDA. BILL H.R. 1105 GovTrack: H.R. 200: Text of Legislation, Reported in House

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-200

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FREE Loan Modification Education this Saturday

By Patrina McKinney - Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:25 pm EDT

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Here in Nevada we have been hit hard by the Foreclosure crisis. Many of us have lost homes or know someone who has. With so much information out there many people are confused about what they should do. This Saturday there is a FREE event that is being offered to the public to educate homeowners on what options they have to prevent Foreclosure. If you or if you know anyone in this situation this a great opportunity to get some information and get your questions answered.

Are you a Home Owners who is worried about losing your home?

Foreclosure is not your only option!

Many people are walking away from homes when there are other alternatives that will allow them to keep their home

Come to one of our upcoming FREE financial classes to help you

Loan Modification Education Saturday April 4th 11am-3pm

Loan Modification can be an option for you and I can tell you how
Classes are filling up fast to sign up and RSVP contact

Patrina McKinney
AAA Home Rescuers
5888 W Sunset Road
Las Vegas, NV 89118
(702) 578-4010

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The First Lady at Miriam's Kitchen

By Jill 4 Obama - Mar 8th, 2009 at 8:41 am EDT

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THE BRIEFING ROOM • THE BLOG
Friday, March 6th, 2009 at 8:13 pm

The First Lady at Miriam’s Kitchen

Yesterday Mrs. Obama served food at Miriam’s Kitchen, a local non-profit organization that provides healthy, nutritious meals to the homeless in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Obama discussed the need to support food banks and soup kitchens around the country given that things will get worse before they get better.

(View full size) She said Miriam’s Kitchen "is an example of what we can do, as a country and as a community, to help folks when they’re down. We’re all going to need one another in these times. We’re going to need to keep lifting each other up, in prayer and in hope."

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Change for our schools must come from us!

By Patrina McKinney - Feb 4th, 2009 at 11:24 pm EST

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Our schools here in NV are in terrible shape and something must be done. Many parents don't seem to grasp the urgeny of the situations we find ourselves in right now. Our schools already rank in the bottom of the nation when it comes to funding, graduation rates, and test scores. Yet we rank high on all the things none of us should be proud of like drop out rates and teen pregnancy. We can do better for our kids and now is the time to stop sitting around and allowing our children to continue to be short changed. Our kids deserve the best education possible. Yet the state of Nevada has decided that educating our kids is not important. I'm looking for those parents who want to do something about the state of education in the state. On Sunday Feb 8th I'm holding a house meeting to organize parents to get involved in schools and start working to make our schools better. Come out and support our kids and the education initiatives facing our state. Let's put our brains together and figure a way to improve our schools. Each and every parent has a part to play and we need parents to get involved in our cause. In addition to our Adopt a Teacher initiative we are starting an email campaign to get our legislators to make education a priority in the state of Nevada. On Feb 8th join us in writing email to legislators to tell them to make education a priority. Our children need us to fight for them to improve education.

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Contact Legislators and tell them to make education a priority

By Patrina McKinney - Jan 31st, 2009 at 2:27 pm EST

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Many of you have heard the news regarding the budget cuts to Clark County School District. It is time for parents to stop standing by while education is cut yet again. If you are a parent with a student in the Clark County school district you need to act. You need to get involved. Our kids are counting on us to speak up for them. Contact your legislator and demand that they make education funding a priority. As parents we can no longer stand by and do nothing.

paizley@asm.state.nv.us

marberry@asm.state.nv.us

bbuckley@asm.state.nv.us

katkinson@asm.state.nv.us

cchristensen@asm.state.nv.us

jclaborn@asm.state.nv.us

mconklin@asm.state.nv.us

mdenis@asm.state.nv.us

mdonderoloop@asm.state.nv.us

jhambrick@asm.state.nv.us

jhardy@asm.state.nv.us

sanjoe@embarqmail.com

whorne@asm.state.nv.us

rkihuen@asm.state.nv.us

mkirkpatrick@asm.state.nv.us

ekoivisto@asm.state.nv.us

mmanendo@asm.state.nv.us

amastroluca@asm.state.nv.us

rmcarthur@asm.state.nv.us

kmcclain@asm.state.nv.us

hmortenson@asm.state.nv.us

hmunford@asm.state.nv.us

joceguera@asm.state.nv.us

johrenschall@asm.state.nv.us

ppierce@asm.state.nv.us

rsegerblom@lvcoxmail.com

espiegel@asm.state.nv.us

lynnstewart@cox.net

mwoodbury@asm.state.nv.us

On Feb 8th Adopt a Teacher by donating gift cards or office supplies to be donated to area teacher. Our teachers need our help to educate our kids.

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What is our role as parents for the failures of education in NV

By Patrina McKinney - Jan 31st, 2009 at 11:12 am EST

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Recently there was a news article which attempted to lay blame for NV education crisis on the feets of parents. As a concerned parent with two kids in the Clark County School District I was angered at the thought. But as I read I have to tell you some question came to mind. The article titled "Parents share blame for education woes". The authored asked many question which I feel we need to asking ourselves and those around us. How many parent are actually involved in our children's education? How many of us knows the names of our children's teacher? How many of us attend open houses? How many of us attend PTA meetings and actively participate? How many of us ensure the TV, video games, and radios are off and homework is done? Recently I was speaking to a parent and she was complaining about her kids having to take the proficiency exam. She explained that she didn't feel it was fair that her kids had to take a test on math that they didn't learn in school. That is the attitude of many parents and yet we have to ask why is there such low expectations for our students. Why is the test so hard for so many of our students and yet others are able to pass. Our students are not being prepared at home and sometimes in the schools. The fact that some are passing is an indication that some students are being taught what is on the test. Many parents are not ensuring that there students are taking math beyond algebra in school. So when it comes time to take the test the student is lost. I explained to that parent that if she knew the test contained algebra then it was her responsibility to ensure that her student was receiving help in algebra. She should have been monitoring her grades and when the student began to struggle she should have gotten her tutoring. The school district provides tutoring help for students and yet many parents don't utilize it. Many of our teachers are in the classrooms before school and stay late after school to tutor our kids. I get angry when I hear people complain about our teachers. They do a great job with limited resources and little thanks. They receive little if any support from many parents. The failures of our schools does to a degree lay on our feet and until we all step up and help our schools they are going to continue to fail.

Everyday our schools are struggling with limited resources. On Feb 8th I'm launching a Adopt a Teacher program to start helping to ensure that our teachers have the resources they need to be effective in the classroom. Join me by donating gift cards to be distributed to area teachers to ensure that our classrooms have what they need. If interested contact me at mspatrina@yahoo.com. It's time for our communities to get involved and stop complaining about our schools. It's time to go into our schools and make them better. I want to challenge anyone reading this to join a PTA. Any PTA for any school they can all use more help. Take time to go into the classroom and help. They can all use volunteers. Any investment in education whether by time or money is never wasted. This is the future of our state we are talking about!

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Join me by Adopting a Teacher

By Patrina McKinney - Jan 29th, 2009 at 10:19 am EST

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On Feb 8th, 2009 I'm holding a community meeting to get parents, and the community more involved in the issues facing education. My house meeting is my attempt to get others to join me in Adopting our Teachers. We are all aware of what challenges our teachers and our schools face. Please join me in doing our part to show our teachers that we care about education here in Nevada. I'm attempting to purchase gift cards to be distributed to area teachers to be able to purchase the much needed school supplies. Many of you know about the budget cuts the school district is facing and the results of those are going to affect all our children. A dollar spent today on education is a dollar saved down the road by educating our young people. Please join me in doing something to assist our struggling school district and to show our teachers education does matter to us.

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Recycling in Nevada

By Carol Patterson - Jan 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm EST

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Now that China is not buying our recyclables, what are we going to do...I'm separating and driving my recyclables for storage to a disheartened center, Nevada Recycling, that knows it will close down any week now and we all don't have any real discussion going on about this problem...nor about the lack of manufacturing with recyclables right here in our country...what are we going to do when these places close down and my recyclables wind up in the landfill that I efforted to keep free of it ?

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Looking to adopt some teachers

By Patrina McKinney - Jan 28th, 2009 at 12:25 am EST

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Many of us have watched and heard the news regarding the budget cuts of the Clark County School District. I have decided I am tired of waiting for Washington and Carson City to do something about the state of my children's school. I want to do more than just complain about how bad the schools are. I have decided to not accept poor performance of my children's school just because the Politicians have decided that education is not a priority to them. Well the education my children receives is a priority to me and I want to do my part to make my children's school better. I am starting up a Adopt a Teacher program which I hope that I can find other parents willing to donate to my cause. Everyday our teachers go into classrooms with limited supplies to provide to our students. They make the best of what they have in spite of being limited. I want to do my part to let those teachers know I appreciate and support the job they do for my children and all the other children here in Clark County. Please join me in Adopting a Teacher. Anyone can help by donating gift cards to be distributed to the teachers to purchase much needed school supplies. I'm looking for those in the community who value education and know how important it is for our children to have the best education possible. So please join me in letting our teachers know that even if Carson City doesn't appreciate the job they do-We Can. The time for waiting for others to improve our schools is over it's time for us to Change our schools for our children!

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It seems the less educated among us are in charge of education

By Patrina McKinney - Jan 25th, 2009 at 10:33 am EST

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Each and every day I become more and more disgusted by the Governor's plan to cut more money from our schools. As if our schools, teachers, and students aren't already being asked to do more with the less that they have. Taking any more money from education is asking them to do more with NOTHING! It angers me that so many of our elected officials are so quick to put education on the chopping block. They tell us it's to balance the budget well my response is I'd rather have have a budget not balanced rather than short change my kids out of an education. Hell if we'd spend more money educating our kids they will become tax paying citizens instead of welfare receipients or jail inmates. Now thats where the unbalanced budget is coming from. Too much money being taken out to support individuals not putting money in. And yet we can't see that an investment now is going to pay off in the future. Why isn't educating our kids a bigger priority to our politicians and more importantly why isn't it a bigger priority us as parents. If the Governor doesn't want to support educating our kids then why are we supporting him. Maybe it's time we got a Governor who is interested in making our children's education a priority! Parents we must get involved in letting the School District, the State, and our Schools know that our children's education does matter to us. I was recently speaking to someone regarding our schools and I had some questions as to what it actually takes to fund one school for an entire year. Can any one tell me who I could contact to get this information?

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Each of us must be the Change

By Patrina McKinney - Jan 11th, 2009 at 9:46 pm EST

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President elect Obama is about to be sworn in as the next President of the United States of America. For many of us who voted for Obama we are overjoyed to see that this day is upon us. Especially those of us within the black community, although his presidency is not merely about him being a black man. For us in the black community it is a proud moment to be shared with every American regardless of race. Over the last few weeks I have had numerous conversations with many different types of Americans from all different races, background, income level, and educational level. They all have so much enthusiasm for President elect Obama and what change he will bring to this country. Many of us know that the problems we will face will require more than four or even eight years to fix. But we know that we must be on the right path for us to see progress. The people have spoken and decided that we want the direction of our future to be President elect Obama's vision. The vision he spoke of during the campaign. I know that I didn't go into the voting booth looking for quick fixes to our nations problems. My vote was for the voice who believed in the same sense of responsibility and obligation to leave my children a better future than that which is being given to them today. When I speak to people about what Obama's Presidency will be I am quick to remind those who are looking to him to solve the problems we face in this country that our country's problems were not created by one man or one administration. The success of his Presidency rests on the shoulders of all of us who voted for him and his vision for our country. I am always quick to ask others what is there role in making his presidency successful? The education of our children must be a focus in this administration as the problems we face today will probably not be completely corrected in our lifetime. But we can change the direction of this country and prepare each generation that is too come to be prepared for the challenges to be faced. I am often amazed at how little importance is placed on educating our children. Why do we not educate our children to be good citizens and not just good standardized test takers. Why are our children allowed to graduate from high school within being prepared for life. Why are our kids not taught about money management in math? Energy conservation in science? Function of our government in Social Studies? Maintaining a healthly lifestyle in physical education? Now that I have addressed what our kids are not learning let's look at why they should be. Americans spend more save less and are living beyond their means. The result of this fiscal irresponsibility is the mortgage, credit, and lending crisis. The next generation needs to be able to budget, manage money, and maintain credit. Global warming is affecting all of us and yet we don't teach our kids about the importance of alternative energy. The next generation needs to be taught to conserve water, energy, and waste. We need to educate our children not just on wars fought hundreds of years ago but they need to be educated on issues facing us now. Healthcare is a major issues right now for many Americans. Why are we not doing more to educate our kids on what poor eating choices and not being physically fit will impact their lives in the future. To anyone reading this ask yourself what I am doing to improve education in my community? Are you involved in PTA? Are you coaching youth sports? Are you mentoring young people? Our most precious resource is our children and we must sacrifice in order to prepare them to lead. Please lend your voice to making education important in your community. It's not about getting hand outs from Washington anymore. Our children need each and every one of us to sacrifice to ensure that education is made a priority in our communities.

I ask each of you again-What are you doing to improve education in your community?

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