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The United States Constitution (Article I, Section I) grants all legislative powers to the Congress, which consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Visit the links below for upto date information about the legislative process.

From the Education and Labor Forefront

About the Committee -
For generations, America has been a leader in the global economy, thanks to the drive and innovative spirit of America's workers. But over the last five years, middle class families have lost ground despite overall economic growth, finding themselves squeezed between shrinking paychecks and bigger bills for basic items like housing, health care, college tuition, and energy. The mission of this committee is simple: Strengthening America's middle class.
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From Capitol Hill with Congress.org

About Roll Call -
Since 1955, Roll Call’s mission has been to deliver superior coverage of the people, politics, process and policy on Capitol Hill. With accurate, unbiased reporting, Roll Call has earned a level of credibility unparalleled in Washington and beyond.
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From the US Senate

About the Senate -
On July 16, 1787, the 55 Founding Fathers meeting in Philadelphia reached what is commonly called the "Great Compromise." The compromise emerged from the struggle between the large states and the small states over the apportionment of seats in the Congress. The framers easily accepted by principle of bicameralism—a two-house national legislature—but disagreed strongly over how each chamber would be constituted. This was the most contentious issue at the Constitutional Convention and nearly led to its dissolution. The large states favored the "nationalist" principle of popularly-based representation, but the smaller states insisted on a "federal" principle ensuring representation by states. The smaller states feared that if representation was based on population, the larger states would quickly dominate the new Congress. And an agreement was reached. As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 39, "The House of Representatives will derive its powers from the people of America....The Senate, on the other hand, will derive its powers from the States, as political and co-equal societies; and these will be represented on the principle of equality in the Senate." Read more

The Library of Congress - Thomas

In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress

THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Since that time THOMAS has expanded the scope of its offerings to include the features and content listed below.

Bills, Resolutions, Activity in Congress, Congresional Record, Schedules, Calendars, Committee Information,
Presidential Nominations, Treaties, Government Resources, For Teachers, Help and Contact

Other Informative Resources

HCFANY Campaign is a statewide coalition dedicated to winning affordable, comprehensive, and high-quality health care for all NY residents.

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Western New York
Health Care Campaign

WNYHCC is a coalition of organizations dedicated to finding solutions to the crisis in health care access, quality and affordability. Read more

CWA Local 1168 is asking all Members
to Contribute at least $2.00 per week

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Political activity is not financed by Union dues, but generated from a voluntary member contribution fund called COPE (Committee on Political Education).

CWA-COPE is the political action committee for the working men and women of CWA, their families and retirees. CWA-COPE informs and mobilizes union families to encourage their participation in the political process. Read More

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