Tag Archive: US Congress

As we mentioned in an earlier post, we recently brought Be Prepared to Stop to the Capitol Visitor Center as part of a presentation for lawmakers, their staff, government agencies, and other stakeholders in the fight for better, safer highways. We were honored to have Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) as our sponsor and featured speaker for the evening. It was a...

Above: Jen Gilbreath (center)   There is an interesting mythology about the inaccessibility of your representatives on Capitol Hill. That the offices of politicians are only available to lobbyists or special interest groups - you know - people with deep pockets, right? Maybe not.   Last week, Marijane Miller and I were at the Capitol Visitor Center in...

Back in December Jon Stewart made a passionate return to The Daily Show to talk about the Zadroga Bill for 9/11 First Responders health care. That passion paid off when the bill passed a week later, tagged last minute onto the massive year-end ominbus appropriations bill. Stewart’s influence and his call for supporters to take to social media...