Lawmakers move to block secret, foreign money for 2010 elections (Press Release) 4/29/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kelly Ceballos April 29, 2010 202-263-1331 LAWMAKERS MOVE TO BLOCK SECRET, FOREIGN MONEY FOR 2010 ELECTIONS“…
League mourns passing of civil rights leader Dorothy Height (Press Release) 4/20/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Kelly Ceballos April 20, 2010 202-263-1331 LEAGUE MOURNS PASSING OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DOROTHY HEIGHT Voting Rights…
House Finally Passes Comprehensive Health Care Reform (Press Release) 3/22/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 21, 2010 www.lwv.org Contact: Kelly Ceballos [email protected] House…
League Says House Procedures on Health Care Vote "OK" (Press Release) 3/19/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kelly Ceballos March 19, 2010 202-263-1331 House Procedures “OK” According to League of Women VotersObjections “…
Mary Wilson: Congress must act quickly after 'Citizens United' (Press Release) 2/4/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kelly Ceballos February 3, 2010 202-263-1331 “DOING NOTHING NOT AN OPTION" CONGRESS MUST ACT QUICKLY IN AFTERMATH OF…
Congress Must Finish Health Care Legislation (Press Release) 1/27/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Kelly Ceballos January 27, 2010 202-263-1331 CONGRESS MUST FINISH HEALTH CARE LEGISLATIONLeague Urges Quick…
Supreme Court Ruling Undermines Basic Pillar of Democracy in U.S. (Press Release) 1/21/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Kelly Ceballos January 21, 2010 202-263-1331 CITIZENS UNITED DECISION SETS OFF REVOLUTION IN CAMPAIGN FINANCESupreme…
Money in Politics (Topic Page) Why It Matters In a democracy, politicians are expected to represent each person equally, regardless of their financial status. …, What We're Up Against Because of Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (see above),…, Further, Citizens United paved the way for the creation of super PACs: outside groups that can accept unlimited contributions from…, What We're Doing Advocating for Financial Transparency and Ethics The League works with coalition partners, grassroots organizers, and…
Health Care Reform (Topic Page) Why It Matters The US health care system should provide all US residents with a basic level of quality health care at an affordable cost. …
League Joins Letter Opposing Trump Administration's Rescissions Package (Article) LWVUS joined a letter sent to the U.S. House and Senate urging the rejection of a $15.3 billion rescission package proposed by the Trump…, Group Letter Opposing the Trump Administration’s Rescissions (Funding Cuts) Package (sent to all House and Senate offices) May 22, 2018 Dear…