[StBernard] Congress convenes extraordinary recess

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Thu Jun 1 18:56:21 EDT 2006



If it wasn't so pathetic it would be funny! Neither party has the monopoly
on sleaze or being a crook, a la Jefferson and Randy Cunningham from CA.
But man, they can sure circle those wagons and protect their own butts!! N
O N E of them are above the law.

JLY




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Dear Members,

Last week, Congress could not agree on funding for housing and
levees in
time for hurricane season before breaking for vacation. Yet,
yesterday,
Congress convened an extraordinary recess to hold hearings about the
raid of
Rep Bill Jefferson's office. They sacrificed their vacation time to
draft
legislation that would bar the FBI from searching Congressional
offices in
the future!

Please tell Congress how you feel about these actions by our
Congress
Members by writing a letter to the Washington Post and the New York
Times.
Here are some talking points:

1. 95,000 homes were destroyed by flood water in metro New Orleans
due to
broken levees.
2. Community block grants for housing are still not approved and are
in
danger of being slashed in the House.
3. A recent study by the U.C Berkeley lays the majority of the
responsibility for the flooding on the US Army Corps of Engineers.
4. Hurricane Season begins on June 1.

Your letter will more likely get published if you use your own
words.
Please send your letter in separate emails to:

letters at washpost.com and to letters at nytimes.com

Writing letters not your thing? Go to:
http://www.levees.org/advocacy/congress1.php and use our letter
writing tool
and with one click of a mouse, send a letter to your Congress
Members! The
letter is already there, just add your address and click "Send."

Thank you,
Sandy






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