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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Campus Progress created a Congressional Recess Toolkit for guidelines on how to structure a lobby meeting or town hall with your Reps and Senators while they are home on recess (April 6-19). The toolkit includes talking points, follow up tips and details on planning and holding successful lobby meetings and town halls. Check it out and be your own progressive budget lobbyist!
Can’t plan a lobby visit or event on your own? Attend an event that’s already happening near you! Click here to find events.
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Are you interesting in reporting on the college affordability issues in President Obama’s proposed budget? This is going to be relevant to young people everywhere in the coming years, and there are some great local angles that would make for a great story. Here are some ideas you might consider: (more…)
Tags: budget, college affordability, journalism, press, Resources, student loans
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
All this talk about the budget, but haven’t had the chance to actually see it yet? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Check out the full FY2010 budget proposals below:
So, how it works: Obama released his budget proposal to Congress, outlining his key priorities for investments in America’s future. The House then decided on a “budget resolution”, or a budget proposal of their own, and the Senate did the same. The House Budget Resolution and the Senate Budget Resolution will lead to one final federal budget decided in Conference. Conference is when committees from both chambers of Congress resolve the differences between the budget resolutions to pass one final budget.
So check them out and see how the President and Congress have outlined investments for our future!
For more on how to decipher the archaic and confusing congressional budget process, click here.
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Already a master of the letter to the editor? Try your hand at an op-ed:
Op-eds (opinion editorials) are 500-800 word pieces that give you the opportunity to write your own news. The opinion/editorial page is usually the most read section of a newspaper, so you will have a platform to reach a wide swath of readers, including members of congress. Writing an op-ed might seem daunting, but it’s really not as hard as it sounds. Here are some tips to get you started.
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
During the Congressional recess, you are sure to come across a number of articles, op-eds and editorials opposing the idea of a progressive budget — we will try to alert you to some of them here. The good news is that you can turn a negative into a positive by making your voice heard. Write a letter to the editor explaining why a progressive budget is good for your community. Here are some tips to keep in mind when you sit down to write.
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
How does investment for health care in the budget become progressive legislation that reforms our health care system? Find out here!
Obama’s budget proposed a $634 billion down payment for health care, which is the first step for health care reform. The House and the Senate both passed their budget resolutions, to be finalized in Conference after recess, and both versions included mandatory spending for health care.
So what’s next? How will the investment outlined in the final budget become a health care reform bill?
Check out this interactive “Steps to Win” guide from Health Care for America NOW! to follow the health care reform process through Congress. Congress will begin working on legislation for health care reform this summer, so check it out and stay up to date on the legislative process!
Tags: budget, congress, health care, health care reform
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
The Washington Post has a cool video from 2007 that explains the federal budgetmaking process, how Congress processes the President’s proposal, and how our budgeted money is spent, in general. Check it out here.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Check out this Washington Post article that succinctly demystifies the process: (more…)
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