Archive snipets, Economic stimulous package?? This was ACORN? The school system in Little Rock where this Janet Miles works just hosted a group of Rwandan students. Bill Clinton holds an honorary Rwandan citizenship:
Dec. 4, 2001:
ACORN DEMANDS REFORM OF WELFARE REFORM - On Nov. 26, Little Rock ACORN Member Janet Miles spoke at a national U.S. Health and Human Services listening session in Philadelphia. Miles is a recent welfare recipient, and she described to Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade Horn the problems she has seen with the recent “reform” of welfare. ACORN is working with the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support to insist that significant improvements be made when Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is reauthorized next year. Miles told HHS that welfare recipients who are trying to find stable employment and are complying with all TANF requirements should be assisted with transportation and childcare and must not have their benefits cut off. Already, nationwide, 120,000 families have had their benefits cut or ended because of time limits. ACORN is asking people to urge their Congress members to eliminate time limits on TANF! To listen to New York ACORN Executive Director Bertha Lewis discuss welfare time limits on WNYC Radio, link to
http://web.archive.org/web/20011216204820/http://www.acorn.org/acorn10/otheracornwork/clips.htm. For more information, contact Chris Saffert at legnatacorn@acorn.org or 202-547-2500.
Dec. 4, 2001:
SACRAMENTO PUSHES ANTI-SPRAWL LEGISLATION - Sacramento ACORN and allies on Nov. 28 announced the formation of a new coalition called Sacramento Valley Residents for Regional Solutions, a group that has collected more than 75 letters of endorsement in only six weeks for a cutting edge state bill that would limit urban sprawl in the Sacramento region. The coalition unites neighborhood groups, environmentalists, housing organizations, small businesses, and labor to push for a regional solution to sprawl. AB 680, sponsored by Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, would redistribute new sales tax in the six county Sacramento region in a manner that promotes smart growth, increases equity in the region, and fosters cooperation. The two-year bill must pass out of the Assembly by the end of January. For more information, contact Brian Kettenring at caacornsaro@acorn.org or 916-247-8231.
Nov. 20, 2001:
ACORN CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE - ACORN is urging Congress to pass an economic stimulus package directed at low- and moderate-income Americans, and (in contrast to some of the corporate welfare proposals under consideration) at actually stimulating the economy. ACORN members in several cities staged events to gain attention for this issue on Nov. 13. For more information, link to
http://web.archive.org/web/20011216204820/http://www.acorn.org/acorn10/otheracornwork/releases.htm or contact Chris Saffert at legnatacorn@acorn.org or 202-547-2500.
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March 19, 2001:
ACORN MARCHES ON US CAPITOL — Jackson and Wellstone spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of ACORN members. Wellstone said that within the next two weeks he would introduce legislation backed by ACORN to create a federal living wage.
Following these speeches, hundreds of ACORN members carrying banners and chanting marched five blocks to the steps of the US Capitol for a rally against the Bush tax cuts.
Sen. Jon Corzine (D., N.J.) spoke in support of ACORN’s positions, and members made clear what the cuts would mean through use of some outdoor theater: an elephant presented an enormous gift to a fat cat on the Capitol steps. Fox News and CNN sent cameras. NPR’s Morning Edition covered the event; listen to the story at
http://web.archive.org/web/20011223141211/http://npr.org/programs/morning/archives.
The event was also covered by the American Banker newspaper, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
See http://web.archive.org/web/20011223141211/http://www.startribune.com/.
ACORN’s positions on the tax cut proposals:
http://web.archive.org/web/20011223141211/http://www.acorn.org/
For more information, contact Chris Saffert, ACORN legislative director, at legnatacorn@acorn.org or (202) 547-2500.
March 19, 2001:
ACORN LOBBIES CONGRESS — Also as part of the annual conference, Representative Mike Ross (D., Ark.) and Representative Danny Davis (D., Ill.) spoke to members of ACORN, and Representative Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) was presented with an ACORN Hero-of-the-People Award. In addition, ACORN members from 27 cities and 18 states visited their Congressional delegations. Many Members of Congress, including the first Republicans, agreed to sign on as cosponsors of the Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act. ACORN members lobbied in support of a federal living wage, for an increased minimum wage, for strong legislation against predatory lending, against the Bush tax cuts, in support of making the child tax credits refundable, in support of building more affordable housing, and in support of providing low-income Americans with assistance paying utility bills.
Living Wage and Minimum Wage: ACORN supports the Federal
Living Wage Responsibility Act, and also increasing the minimum wage to $6.65 without providing unneeded tax breaks for the rich or permission for states to opt out.
Predatory Lending: ACORN supports bills by Rep. John LaFalce (D., NY) and Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D., Md.) that would strengthen consumer protections.
Tax Cuts: ACORN opposes Bush’s proposed cuts as too large and too slanted toward the wealthy. ACORN supports making the child tax credit refundable.
Affordable Housing: ACORN supports legislation similar to S. 2997 introduced last year by Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) to devote additional federal resources to building affordable housing.
Utilities: ACORN supports providing more funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to prevent widespread shut-offs. S.J. Res. 26, introduced by Sen. Kerry, recommends that the Senate approve $1 billion in immediate funding for LIHEAP. The House Appropriations Committee should pass a supplemental appropriations bill.
To learn more about these issues, and to contact your Congress Members, visit www.Acorn.org, or contact Chris Saffert, ACORN legislative director, at legnatacorn@acorn.org or (202) 547-2500.