Counter Wall Street lobbyists! #p2 #tcot #teaparty

Minerva Novoa,
Advocacy  Web Administrator

The Wall Street CEOs got their taxpayer bailouts and huge bonuses – now they’re trying to stop reforms that would protect us from getting the shakedown again!

Debate begins today on the Wall Street reform bill and your Senators are hearing right now from deep-pocketed lobbyists trying to fill the bill with loopholes. They almost blocked the bill earlier this week – but your calls and emails beat back their efforts!

Now we need your voice to get a strong bill passed. Each day that goes by the bank lobby makes more phone calls, visits and campaign contributions. Use our toll-free number right now – your personal call to your Senators’ offices can counter the lobbyists’ money!

Think you can do better than the politicians?
Then join us for Consumers Union’s annual activist summit, June 9-11, in Washington, D.C., where you’ll learn to lobby, speak to the media, and develop a grassroots movement to make change in your community. You’ll even visit Congress. Check out the agenda and register today–hurry, only a few seats left!

Shape health reform in your state
Now that health reform passed, it will be up to each state to help get skyrocketing insurance premiums under control. Regulators are shaping guidelines right now on how states should deal with companies that want to raise your rates. Make sure your state rejects unreasonable rate hikes!

It shouldn’t take 70 years!
That’s how long it’s been since Congress significantly updated our food safety laws. And despite a recent rash of deadly food contaminations, we’re still waiting. Now, some are trying to get loopholes so they don’t have to comply with prevention techniques. Tell your Senators to pass the food safety bill after Wall Street reform!

Could your local hospital be safer?
A top doctor has developed a simple checklist that can reduce deadly hospital bloodstream infections by two-thirds. Email your state lawmakers now to urge your local hospitals to use the checklist.