Rep. Raskin vs. Big Oil
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Dear John,

I just want to make sure you saw this message. Congress is now deliberating
another relief package for Covid-19, so we need to lift up the Congressmembers
that are working hard to make sure fossil fuel companies don't get off the hook.

Please add your name. Join us in thanking the sixty Congressmembers that are
insisting that polluters not get a free pass in Covid-19 relief.
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Sincerely,
Mike Tidwell
Director
CCAN Action Fund


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Dear John,

Thank Congressmembers for keeping Big Oil out of Covid legislation.
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Sixty members of the US House of Representatives just took a strong stance
against the fossil fuel industry.

Last week, Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland and dozens of his colleagues
from across the country sent a letter
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the coronavirus pandemic.

Please thank these Congressmembers for demanding that any Covid-19 relief legisl
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As part of the Covid-19 relief, some members of Congress are working on language
to protect designated entities such as grocery stores and hospitals from certain
lawsuits related to the pandemic. These moves are controversial and unresolved,
but one thing is certain: Rep. Raskin along with 60 members of Congress refuse
to support giving any such immunity to the fossil fuel industry -- now or in the
future.


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As the government grapples with the greatest health crisis of our time,
polluting industries responsible for another global crisis -- climate change --
cannot be let off the hook. Shielding polluters is not where our focus should
be.

Join us in thanking Congressman Jamie Raskin and his colleagues from across the
country for insisting that polluters be held accountable for the harm their
industries have caused to people and property.
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For fifty years, energy companies hid their knowledge of the devastation fossil
fuels would inflict on the climate -- all while amassing billions of dollars of
wealth. Today, communities already struggling from the fallout from climate
catastrophes are faced with even greater financial insecurity. These communities
need to be able to seek financial compensation. By blocking fossil fuel
companies from taking advantage of immunity provisions in the Covid-19 relief
packages, these Congressmembers is ensuring that polluters pay for their harms
now and in the future.

This is not the first time Rep. Raskin has taken on the fossil fuel industry. On
October 23, 2019, he chaired a hearing with Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), to expose Exxon’s multi-million dollar campaign to discredit climate science.
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actions taken by Rep. Raskin and others who consistently stand up to fossil fuel
giants and their allies in Congress. Every attempt by legislators to hold fossil
fuel companies accountable for the climate crisis is essential in our fight for
a livable future.

As we struggle as a nation to cope with crises of historic proportions, Congress
must remain focused on helping the people they swore to protect.

Sincerely,
Mike Tidwell
Director
CCAN Action Fund



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