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LobbyFind your lawmakers by using the tool to the right. Please note that new Members of Congress are still in the process of setting up their websites and webforms. Please call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 if you think your email may not get through. Pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey bill)The House just passed a landmark climate bill and now it's up to the Senate. The American Clean Energy and security Act of 2009 (also known as the Waxman-Markey bill) is a sensible approach to controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The bill will break our dangerous reliance on foreign oil, make our nation the world leader in clean energy jobs and technology, and cut down on dangerous factors which accelerate the deteriorating atmosphere. Pass the Employee Free Choice ActThe Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced in both the House and Senate on March 10, 2009. Passing EFCA will make it easier for working people to join a union by dismantling the barriers that prevent them from having fair elections and an equal voice in the workplace. Learn more about why ADA supports EFCA by clicking here. ADAction: Click here to lobby your Representative and Senators. Tell them to pass EFCA. Support Single-Payer Health CareToday many politicians promise us "universal health care," but usually they only mean that the government (taxpayers) would help us buy private insurance, an overly expensive, ineffective, cumbersome way toward a worthy goal. We want to be able to choose a doctor, rather than choose an insurance company. For decades, ADA has advocated a single-payer health care system as the fairest, most efficient, most affordable path to real universal high-quality health care. The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, which had 90 co-sponsors in the 110th Congress, is a good single-payer bill. We urge you to make use of the model letter here, with any changes you choose to make, to write your Representative, asking him or her to be a co-sponsor of the bill, and your two Senators, asking them to introduce a companion bill in the Senate. ADAction: Click here to lobby your lawmakers in support of single-payer Stop Tax Haven AbuseThe Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act will close loop holes, strengthen detection and investigation capabilities, stiffen penalties, and toughen requirements. You can learn more about needed tax reform here. Uniting American Families ActU.S. citizens and legal permanent resident can sponsor their spouses and other family members under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Unless you're spouse is the same sex. Same-sex partners of U.S citizens are not considered legal spouses and are therefore excluded from family-based immigration rules. The Uniting American Families Act would amend immigration law so that same-sex families torn apart by this injustice can be reunited. ADAction: Email your Representative and Senators and tell them to support the Uniting American Families Act. | Lobby Your Leaders
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