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goal in House campaign
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CCL volunteers finished up strong with our campaign urging House members to support carbon pricing in the reconciliation bill. We set a national goal of getting 10,000 constituents to contact their representatives, and as the campaign ended Tuesday, more than 11,000 had reached out to congressional offices by email or phone. “In both the Senate and the House campaigns, our volunteers made their voices heard loud and clear with members of Congress,” said CCL President Madeleine Para. “I’m so proud of our people for the effort that went into this.” With our message delivered, we now await reports from the various Senate committees on draft language for the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill to learn what provisions will be included to address climate change. Want to learn more about what’s happening with the budget reconciliation bill? Our latest blog explains the process, what to expect next, and actions you can take now.
In other news this week: Climate disasters in the news: Big disasters related to climate change continue to dominate the news. Hurricane Ida came ashore in Louisiana, going from a Category 1 storm to a Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours. Out West, the beautiful Lake Tahoe area is being evacuated as the Caldor fire rages out of control. Send letters to the editor responding to these stories that urge Congress to take decisive action on climate change that includes a price on carbon. Our LTE Topics resource can help you with these and other letter ideas. Carbon fee & dividend in Scientific American: An economics professor from the University of Massachusetts recently published a piece in Scientific American singing the praises of carbon fee and dividend, calling it a “win-win for people and for the climate.” You can help spread this article around by retweeting our post about it on Twitter. |
