Congressman Jim McDermott is once again demonstrating what genuine compassion is and what legislation should be. He has introduced two bills, The Emergency Action for Vulnerable Children Act and The Gas Stamps Act of 2005, to assist victims of this catastrophe.
From his website at
http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/pr050908.shtml~snip~
The Emergency Action for Vulnerable Children Act would do three critical things. First, the legislation would ensure that all services and assistance to foster children from the affected hurricane area are paid for by the federal government. Second, the bill eliminates the bureaucratic barriers foster children and foster parents face before becoming eligible for foster care assistance. Third, the bill ensures that services like mental health treatment for children will be financed by the federal government.
"As someone who has worked with children, I can tell you we have got to act promptly to extend a hand of hope and to begin to heal the wounds that will ravage these young minds if left untreated." ~snip~
The Gas Stamps Act of 2005 would provide temporary relief over the next three months to those Americans who already qualify for food stamps. The legislation would ensure that each household receiving food stamps could receive as much as $30 per month, or about one tank of gas. The legislation would be paid for by a windfall profits tax on gas and oil companies which are reporting record profits. The Department of Energy says some companies are seeing a 400% increase in their profits. Please do what you can to support these bills and let's all keep each other informed about other bills we can support.
I just have to add that I love my representative - keep at it Jim.
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