Stop the U.S. Senate from Undermining Key Protections for American Families!

Corporate interests are demanding that Congress weaken critical protections for American families — protections that we need to make sure that our air is breathable, our water is clean, our food is safe to eat, and our economy is stable.

This Thursday, June 23, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider "regulatory reform" legislation that would hamstring government agencies, making it more difficult for them to protect us.

Here are two things you can do to make your voice heard:

1. Call the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to tell them they should work on making sure regulations protect the public from harm and enforce them. The Committee will be considering several bills this Thursday that once again put special interests above public interests — and undermine public protections. Call (202) 224-2627 to tell them enough is enough. Your voice makes a huge difference.
2. Tell your senators to stand up to special interests and defend public protections for American families!Click here and make your voice heard by using our system to find your senators’ phone numbers and log a record of your calls.

Tell your senators that we need stronger, not weaker, protections to ensure:

• Safe food: Approximately 3,000 people die in this country as a result of foodborne illnesses.
• Clean air: Thousands of people die and thousands of children develop asthma every year as a result of air pollution.
• Stable financial system: Approximately 8 million jobs were lost as result of the tragic near-collapse of our economy three years ago. That crisis was caused by a lack of regulation of our financial system.
• Safe workplaces: Every day, 12 workers die as a result of workplace injuries, and more than 135 workers die from occupational diseases. It now takes nearly 10 years to issue each new workplace safety and health rule designed to prevent these deaths.

Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose any legislation that blocks agencies from carrying out their main mission: protecting the American people from health, safety, environmental, economic, and other hazards.