| Excerpt: | Progressives will need to back the forty-sixth president, but make sure he will have our backs when it comes to safeguarding shared waters of the Salish Sea. Our worries should be heard and considered at the highest level. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution, Presidential Transitions |
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Category Archives: Legislative Advocacy
Joe Biden and the Salish Sea: Will cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline mean Alberta’s bitumen crude oil is headed to our waters?
Incoming Biden-Harris team signals it will avoid repeating many of Obama’s missteps
| Excerpt: | At this incredibly fraught and perilous moment in American history, we don't just need steady, compassionate governance -- we need savvy, capable leadership with a respect and appreciation for history and a willingness to learn from it. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Monday, January 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Open Government, Public Service |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Partybuilding, Presidential Transitions |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted on Donald Trump’s removal
| Excerpt: | How did United States Representatives from the Pacific Northwest vote on two resolutions seeking Donald Trump's removal? Find out in this edition of Last Week In Congress. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Impeachment, Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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NPI again urges Washington State Legislature to embrace equity with a capital gains tax
| Excerpt: | Voters in Washington State have told the Northwest Progressive Institute they support a capital gains tax on the wealthy for six years running. It's time to act. |
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| Published at: | 6:40 PM on Thursday, January 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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NPI calls on Pacific Northwest congressional delegation to impeach Donald Trump — again
| Excerpt: | Read a letter from the leadership of the Northwest Progressive Institute to the region's members of Congress urging them to impeach Donald Trump for a second time. |
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| Published at: | 9:36 PM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Impeachment |
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Progressive champion Representative Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for COVID-19
| Excerpt: | Sad news to share: our own Representative Pramila Jayapal says that she has tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Read her full statement. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Accountable Leaders |
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2021 legislative session begins in Olympia with a series of defeats for pro-Trump forces
| Excerpt: | After months of planning and preparation, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate gaveled their respective chambers to order and promptly proceeded to adopt rules providing for the first ever mostly remote legislative session |
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| Published at: | 8:21 PM on Monday, January 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Opening Ceremonies |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 4th-8th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included adoption of House rules for the 117th Congress and the defeat of two objections to the counting of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' Electoral College votes. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (Dec. 28th-Jan. 1st, 2021)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the CASH Act and House and Senate repassage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which will now be implemented because each chamber mustered the two-thirds threshold needed to override Trump's veto. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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U.S. Senate overrides Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act
| Excerpt: | The 2020 incarnation of the appropriations bill that funds the United States military will become law without Donald Trump's signature after more than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate voted for its implementation. |
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| Published at: | 12:45 PM on Friday, January 1st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense |
| Tags: | Effective Procurement, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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U.S. House overrides Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act
| Excerpt: | “With this overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the House has upheld our sacred Constitutional responsibility to keep our country and our people safe," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. |
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| Published at: | 10:45 PM on Monday, December 28th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Effective Procurement, Fiscal Responsibility |
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U.S. House resoundingly adopts CASH Act to boost COVID-19 recovery payments to $2,000
| Excerpt: | The legislation earned the near unanimous support of the Democratic caucus. Democrats were joined by forty-four Republicans, including Washington State's Jaime Herrera Beutler and Oregon's Greg Walden. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 PM on Monday, December 28th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Disaster Recovery, Universal Basic Income |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 18th-22nd)