League Sends Letter to U.S. House in Opposition of H.R. 3, Keystone Pipeline (Legal Document) 4/23/2013 The League joined partners in signing a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives opposing H.R. 3. This legislation is sponsored by Congressman Lee…
Testimony by ELISABETH MACNAMARA, LWVUS PRESIDENT FOR THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Legal Document) 9/11/2012 STATEMENT BY ELISABETH MACNAMARA, PRESIDENT LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THESENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON THE CITIZENS…
Water—Let's Use this Precious Resource Wisely! (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member) Water is an increasingly scarce resource. Many parts of the United States…
The United States Must Take Aggressive Action To Cut Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Stabilize Earth’s Climate (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 The evidence is clear that human-induced climate change is underway.The emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases—primarily by the…
CURBING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — TWO APPROACHES (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)Facing the growing evidence that burning fossil fuels is contributing…
Global Climate Change: Impacts In The Midwest (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 Eleanor Revelle, LWVUS CCTF, June 23, 2009The climate of the Midwestern states is already changing. Annual average temperatures have risen in recent…
League Says “No” to Anti-Environmental Riders on Budget Bills (Legal Document) 12/8/2011 The League and coalition partners sent a letter to Senate and House leadership, opposing the attachment of any anti-environmental riders to the…
Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, LWVUS at a Forum Entitled "Excluded from Democracy: The Impact of Recent State Voting Changes" (Legal Document) 11/14/2011 Thank you Mr. Conyers and member of the committee for holding this discussion which will help focus our nation’s attention on voter suppression…
League Urges President to Deny Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline (Legal Document) 10/6/2011 League President Elisabeth MacNamara sent a letter to President Obama expressing opposition to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline and urging him to…
League Urges Senate to Pass Critically Important Campaign Finance Law (Legal Document) 3/18/2010 League President Mary G. Wilson sent a letter to the House urging them to update campaign finance laws, with particular attention to disclosure…