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National and State Program Interests

The LWVUS Board announced that Global Climate Change and Health Care are the top legislative priorities for 2009-2010. Top priority issues are ones on which major congressional action is expected and on which the LWVUS will seek to be an active player. The LWVUS prioritizes legislative issues for advocacy in order to focus limited resources on those issues where it is considered the League can have a meaningful impact and there is member interest and opportunity for progress. League members from across the country overwhelmingly called for Health Care and Global Climate Change to be top priorities. Please go the National website, (lwv.org) and click on the following words: Issues—Social Policy—Health Care Position for further information.

Since Health Care is both a National and State priority a committee is forming, to inform, update and explore the HealthCare issue from a national, state and perhaps local perspective. Contact LWVPBC at 561-276-4898 if this is your interest.

Interest in Global Climate Change can also be expressed by calling LWVPBC at 561-276-4898. The LWVUS has a plethora of information and study guides for this important issue on their website.

Our State League has adopted a Transportation Study and is asking that each local League be represented. Contact LWVPBC at 561-276-4898 if this study sounds compelling.