VICTORY IN THE U.S HOUSE !

NOVANEWS

Dear,

The last 24 hours have been amazing, thanks to you.

• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Senator Tom Harkin spoke at our press conference on Wednesday with over 100 jobless workers YOU sent to DC.1

• Remember TrueMajority/USAction member Edrie Irvine, from our email on Tuesday? She was interviewed on ABC’s “Good Morning America” the next day.2

• Late yesterday afternoon, the House voted in favor of one half of our agenda – ending the Bush tax cuts for millionaires.3

This is one of the victories we’ve been working for.
Jeff Dalzell, another USAction member you helped send to D.C. yesterday, wanted to thank you for helping to deliver his message in person to decision makers in Congress. As he says, this fight isn’t over.

And we need you to chip in $35 so we can keep fighting.

Click here to see his message, and chip in to keep the victories coming.

https://secure.truemajority.org/o/2/t/56/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=243

But, this fight is far from over. Next week, the bill moves to the Senate. By all accounts, this fight is just beginning.4 
So, we’re bringing in our leaders from the states, the Executive Directors of our powerful affiliates. People like Linda Teeter of Michigan Citizen Action, who leads a staff over 100 every day fighting for economic justice and equal opportunity in her state.

“I’m coming to D.C. to fight for a lifeline to the unemployed and jobless, NOT a tax break for wealthy CEOs. If you believe in social justice and economic opportunity for all, help me get to D.C. so my voice, and yours, can be heard in the U.S. Senate before it’s too late.”

Help Linda convince the Senate to do the right thing: don’t let Republicans hold unemployed Americans hostage while bailing out millionaires with tax cuts. Their behavior on this issue is unconscionable any time of year, but particularly right now during the holidays – Senator Harkin said it best  yesterday, “Where is the moral outrage?” 
We’ve done some amazing work this week. With your support, the Executive Directors of our state affiliates will 

keep the pressure on Congress and make sure Washington doesn’t ignore us.
 
Thanks for your support,
 
Japhet Els

TrueMajority//USAction

1 – http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/desperate-times-unemployment-benefits-expire-12293136?tab=9482931&section=4765066&playlist=&page=2
2 – http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/desperate-times-unemployment-benefits-expire-12293136?tab=9482931&section=4765066&playlist=&page=2
3 – http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/sc-dc-house-tax-vote-20101202,0,3604563.story 
4 –  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7320989.html