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No taxpayer bailout of big oil
Under current law, corporate liability for oil spills is capped at $75 million. For BP, which reported a profit of over $6 billion in the first quarter of 2010, it amounts to less than one day’s average earnings. Congress must act now to ensure that the corporations responsible for the massive oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico pay the full cleanup costs, not the taxpayers.
» Urge your senators to cosponsor S. 3305 and prevent the bailout of Big Oil!
Hold BP accountable for oil drilling disaster
On April 20, 2010, BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank off the Louisiana Gulf Coast killing 11 workers. In a region plagued with a high poverty rate and still recovering from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike, BP’s oil drilling tragedy now threatens the health and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in the region.
» Tell BP to take full responsibility for this oil drilling disaster and not to exploit local workers!
Let's rebuild the Gulf Coast with good green jobs
Four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast, the recovery needs of communities in the region are still great. Good “green” jobs would help people rebuild their lives and restore the environment.
The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (H.R. 2269) is a bipartisan bill with broad community support that would create 100,000 living-wage jobs and training opportunities for local and displaced workers. This bill was introduced in May 2009 – and so far, only 31 House members have cosponsored it.
» Urge your congressperson to cosponsor The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act of 2009
Urge President Obama to restore civil liberties and reject indefinite detention
President Obama may soon issue an executive order keeping intact "prolonged" detention of individuals being held at Guantanamo Bay. Grassroots voices are needed NOW to reject this practice and restore our nation’s commitment to civil liberties.
» Urge the president not to continue indefinite detention, through an executive order or any other means
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