7/13/2006
CONGRESSIONAL UKRAINIAN CAUCUS LETTER URGING PRESIDENT BUSH TO SUPPORT UKRAINE019S INTEGRATION WITH EURO-ATLANTIC COMMUNITY DURING G8 SUMMIT IN ST. PETERSBURG - Dear Mr. President:   As you prepare for your trip to St Petersburg and your meetings there with G-8 leaders, the bipartisan Congressional Ukrainian Caucus greatly appreciates the support that you have shown for Ukraine's development as ...(more)

6/13/2006
LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER NOMINATING WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS FOR "VICTORY AGAINST HUNGER" AWARD - Dear Mr. Cooney:   I am writing to nominate the Food Services Department of Warren Consolidated Schools in Warren, MI for the Congressional Hunger Center's "Victory Against Hunger Awards."   Since the 2002-2003 academic year, Warren Consolidated ...(more)

5/16/2006
MICHIGAN DELEGATION LETTER TO SPEAKER HASTERT URGING FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2491, THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE IMPORTATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT - Dear Mr. Speaker, We write again today to request that HR 2491, the International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2005, be brought to the floor for consideration as expeditiously as possible.  You will remember that ...(more)

5/12/2006
LETTER TO HOUSE ENERGY AND WATER CHAIRMAN DAVID HOBSON IN SUPPORT OF EXPANSION OF ETHANOL AND BIOFUELS PRODUCTION - As you begin deliberations on the FY 2007 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, we urge you to provide $213 million for the Department of Energy Biomass Program - Biomass and Biorefinery Systems Research ...(more)

5/10/2006
HOUSE DEMOCRAT LETTER TO PRESIDENT: RESCIND NEW ADMINISTRATION POLICY THAT WEAKENS WORKER HEALTH AND RETIREMENT SECURITY - The Honorable George W. BushPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.Washington, DC  20500 Dear Mr. President: We are shocked to learn that your Department of Energy (DOE) has announced two new policies that would penalize responsible ...(more)

5/3/2006
LETTER FROM WAYS AND MEANS DEMOCRATS TO BUSH ADMINISTRATION SEEKING INVESTIGATION INTO JORDANIAN SWEATSHOPS - The Honorable Condoleezza RiceSecretary of State2201 C Street, NWWashington, DC 20520 The Honorable Rob PortmanU.S. Trade Representative600 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20508 Dear Secretary Rice and Ambassador Portman:  We are writing to express our deep concern about ...(more)

4/27/2006
LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE - We are writing to urge you to allow the government's top scientists to publish their findings on climate change without interference from political appointees.  We believe that climate change science should be based on sound scientific reasoning, ...(more)

4/19/2006
LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH CALLING FOR ACTION ON CHINA TRADE POLICY - In anticipation of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit later this week, we are writing to request that you urge President Hu to take immediate action to address China's longstanding unfair trade practices, including its currency manipulation, flagrant ...(more)

4/6/2006
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM - Below is the text of the letter from Rep. Levin on this issue: Thank you for contacting me about the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.  I completely agree with you.  This program is too important to allow President ...(more)

4/4/2006
LETTER FROM REP. LEVIN CALLING ON IRS TO PROTECT TAXPAYER PRIVACY - We write to voice our strong concern regarding an IRS proposal that weakens the privacy of federal income-tax returns.   As you well are aware, tax returns contain extremely confidential and sensitive personal information, including income, homeownership, employer, ...(more)