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Like many private interest groups and organizations who lobby Congress for their own benefit, Working America is a community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, one of the largest labor unions in the nation.
In June of 2005 and January of 2006, Working America invaded the privacy of your home with phone calls that attacked the integrity and honor of Ginny and other Members of Congress. With the high number of retirees in  Florida's 5th District, many of whom were labor unions members during their working days, Ginny was extremely disappointed to hear that an organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO would personally attack her integrity and honor as a public official.
Specifically in the calls, Working America made wild
claims of an uncaring Congress and an indifference to the high cost of gasoline and prescription drugs.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The U.S. House has passed major pieces of legislation to help improve the
supply and availabilty of oil reserves and gasoline. This includes opening new
areas for oil production, supporting new refineries and the development of
alternative fuels. Additionally, when gasoline prices were at their highest
following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush authorized the
use of the Strategic Petroleum Oil Reserves to help alleviate gasoline prices
and stabilize gas availability.
Also, for the first time ever, Medicare now includes a voluntary prescription drug program. Started in January of 2006, millions of American seniors are now receiving the prescription drugs they sorely need. Ginny worked long and hard to bring this new program to Florida's seniors and will continue efforts to ensure that her constituents receive the service and care they need.
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