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03/21/12
Originally appeared on Congresswoman Linda Sánchez's official website on February 28, 2012. All women deserve access to contraception. What is being debated before the Committee has nothing to do with religious liberty. The regulations that the Obama Administration adopted were developed by an...
Linda T. Sanchez's picture
03/21/12
Take a Tech Detox for the Kids I am taking the Causes.com pledge to unplug for the National Day of Unplugging for my 3-year-old. I already see how much my use of technology has impacted him. He walks around the house saying, “Where’s my iPhone? I have a call in a minute.” And he has two (fake)...
Tanya Schevitz's picture
03/21/12
Cross-posted at the National Council of La Raza . It’s probably the hottest seat in Washington, DC -- and you can’t buy tickets to it. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the almost two-year-old health care...
Jennifer Ngandu's picture
03/21/12
Eighteen years ago, Dr. Peter Goodwin led the fight to grant Oregonians the right to end-of-life choice. I was honored to work alongside Peter as a co-campaigner and call him a friend. Both as a physician and an advocate, he promoted honesty in facing death. This month he confronted his own...
Barbara Coombs Lee's picture
03/21/12
Today, a pesticide that scientists have called "one of the most toxic chemicals on earth" is being pulled out of strawberry fields and off the U.S. market altogether. I love good news. And this victory is a big one. It's a win for kids living and going to school near strawberry fields. It's a win...
Kristin Schafer's picture
03/21/12
For English, click here . Es fácil y sencillo: el acta del cuidado de salud a bajo precio es algo BUENO para nuestra comunidad. Te voy a explicar porque: 1.Más niños tendrán acceso a seguro médico. Actualmente más de 3 millones de niños latinos viven sin seguro médico y 1,7 millones de ellos...
Lorena Garcia's picture
03/21/12
Para español, haga clic aquí . Plain and simple: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a GOOD thing. Let me tell you four reasons why: 1.More children will be covered with health insurance. Currently over 3 million Latino children are not covered and of those, 1.7 million qualify for...
Lorena Garcia's picture
03/21/12
During the Republican primary in Florida, Mitt Romney announced to an audience that his strategy on immigration was “self-deportation.” Many people in the audience were puzzled, some laughed and others applauded. But what did Romney really mean when he proposed a strategy of self-deportation? Delmy...
Jacinta Gonzalez's picture
03/21/12
It was only this morning that I learned of Erica Delgado’s story. Erica was an undocumented immigrant in Wyoming who — after being confronted by ICE agents — set fire to her mobile home, killing herself and her 11-year-old daughter. Erica was terrified that she would be separated from her daughter...
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