Kick Off August on a Strategy Call with LAWG
by LAWG Colombia Team
on August 02, 2011
Congress will be on recess August 8th through September 6th, meaning your Representative will be back in their hometown office for an entire month. Together, we have the opportunity to make sure our members of Congress don’t just vacation during their time away from Capitol Hill, but instead hear from all of us, urging them to oppose the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. So we have to get organized now.
Join our August Recess Get-Active Campaign Conference Call on Thursday, August 11th to learn how you can turn up the heat in your district!
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Tell President Obama: Stop Deadly Gun Smuggling to Mexico
by Ben Leiter and Jenny Johnson
on July 12, 2011
Imagine waking up to the sound of AK-47s in the morning and going to bed to the cries of grieving families at night. Imagine a place where children cannot play outside for fear of being caught in the crossfire or gunned down at a birthday party.
In too many communities across Mexico, such violence has become a frightening reality of daily life. Over the past four years, roughly 40,000 people have been killed in Mexico’s “drug war.” And many of the guns that fuel this violence were smuggled over the border from the U.S. into Mexico.
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More on efforts to roll back Cuba travel regulations
by Mavis, Emily and Andrew, LAWG Cuba Team
on July 29, 2011
Just when we thought things were somewhat under control (i.e., Rep. Diaz-Balart’s amendment to restrict family travel to Cuba to Bush-era regulations – see our last e-alert here – would not remain in the final bill), another nasty amendment reared its ugly head.
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As Protests Ignite, Make Your Call to Congress
by LAWG Colombia Team
on July 11, 2011
This could be it.
The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could come up for a vote any day now unless our legislators really see some resistance. So please participate in our National Call-in Day to Congress TODAY Monday, July 11th!
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Obama Defends Cuba Policy with Veto Threat!
by Mavis, Emily and Andrew, LAWG Cuba Team on July 13, 2011
on July 14, 2011
First, let’s take a moment to exhale…
Yesterday, President Obama and his staff in the White House released a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) that provided Congress with the Executive Office’s views on H.R. 2434, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012. This is the appropriations bill that was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on June 23rd, which included Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart’s (R-FL-21) amendment that intends to restrict Cuban-American family travel and remittances to Cuba.
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Emergency Demonstration at the White House
by LAWG Colombia Team
on July 05, 2011
Get your signs and noisemakers ready! There will be an emergency demonstration opposing the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) outside the White House next Monday July 11th at 12pm (noon). We would love to have you there.
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