In March, I stayed up all night with thirty other senators to
urge Congress to take immediate action on climate change.
Last week, the National Climate Assessment confirmed that
climate change is real, it's already altering our daily lives, and we have
the power to slow it down. And
now, we're bringing the wake-up call right to Congress' front door.
As co-chairs of the Climate Action Task Force, Senator Barbara
Boxer and I invite you to join us on May 21, 2014 when we kick off the Capitol Hill Climate Action Rally
to wake up Congress to climate change. Other climate champions in the House
and Senate will join us to show public support for action on climate change.
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Take action on climate change
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Help working families!
Hardworking American families deserve a raise.
That's why the three of us are going to keep fighting, every
day, to raise the minimum wage. And it's why we're joining together to urge
passage of our 21st
Century Worker Tax Cut Act.
Our new legislation would modernize the tax code to help
working families keep more of what they earn -- and pay for it by closing tax
loopholes that allow the wealthiest Americans and big corporations to avoid
paying their fair share.
Together, we can give American workers and their families a
better chance to get ahead in today's economy. But we need your help to show
that our new plan has broad grassroots support.
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Saturday, May 10, 2014
It's time for action on climate change!
Stand with President Obama and me to lead the fight
against climate change.
Four years of work. Over 4,000 public comments. Thirteen federal
agencies and more than 250 researchers and scientists.
And we now have the
third National Climate Assessment (NCA) -- the most comprehensive study of
its kind confirming that climate
change is real, it's already altering our daily lives, and we have the power
to slow it down.
On Tuesday, President Obama unveiled the NCA, highlighting these
key findings. It provides a grim outlook of what our future will look like if
we fail to drastically cut carbon pollution.
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Friday, May 9, 2014
Rep. Langevin announces openings at Job Corps
Program Open to Twenty-Four Additional Students
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today announced that
the Exeter Job Corps program is now eligible to increase their on-board
strength (OBS) by an additional 24 students. Exeter was selected for this
increase by the Employment and Training Administration Office of Job Corps.
“Sustainable job creation
requires an increased focus on training our workforce and closing the skills
gap in the sectors of the economy with the most growth potential,” said
Langevin, who co-chairs the Congressional Career and Technical Education
Caucus.
“The Exeter Job Corps continues to successfully identify those sectors
and empowers its young members to learn those job skills that will make them
competitive candidates in the workforce. From health IT to manufacturing,
construction to culinary arts, Exeter Job Corps programs produce
highly-capable, hardworking young people who go on to become leaders in their
chosen fields.”
Sunday, May 4, 2014
House Democrats Introduce the Green Bank Act of 2014
Washington, D.C.
– Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen introduced the Green Bank Act of
2014 with cosponsors Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Congresswoman
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Congressman
Jim Langevin (D-RI), Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Congressman Jim Himes
(D-CT), and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-CT).
Green Bank
legislation was embraced on a bipartisan basis in both the House and Senate in
2009, and eventually included as the Clean Energy Deployment Administration in
the House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act later that year. Since
that time, the Green Bank movement has moved to the states.
Four states –
Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and Hawaii – have now established their own
state green banks, and 10 more are at various stages of exploring this
forward-looking, cost-effective public policy tool. In addition to
authorizing direct financing support for priority clean energy and energy
efficiency projects across the United States, this legislation also recognizes
and reflects the growing Green Bank movement occurring in our states by
authorizing the Green Bank to partner with and provide seed funding to state
clean energy financing institutions.