The Cancel Debt Fast has ended, but you can still use the resources for your grassroots actions and to tell more people in your community to urge their Members of Congress to support the Jubilee Act in the House (HR 2634) and Senate (S 2166)!
Oct. 16, Washington, D.C. -- Rev. David Duncombe, a United Church of Christ minister from Washington state, broke his 40-day fast during a prayer breakfast on Capitol Hill this morning as the introduction of new Senate companion legislation to the Jubilee Act (S 2166).
Rev. Duncombe was joined by Representatives Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Emmanuel Cleaver (D-MO), each of whom broke their own one-day fasts for the legislation.
The introduction of a new Senate companion bill sponsored by Senators Robert Casey (D-PA), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) was also announced. Senators Joseph Biden (D-DE), John Sununu (R-NH), and Barack Obama (D-IL) are original co-sponsors of the legislation. MORE
Although our Oct. 17 Call-In Day Against Debt has ended, you can still make the call to your senators and representatives about the Jubilee Act. In the House, the Jubilee Act is HR 2634. In the Senate, the Jubilee Act is S 2166. The Senate version of the Jubilee Act was introduced Oct. 16 by Senators Casey (D-PA), Lugar (R-IN) and Dodd (D-CT) with Senators Biden (D-DE), Sununu (R-NH), and Obama (D-IL). But we need your help to get this bill off to a strong start! - MAKE THE CALL
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