MORNING MESSAGE
National People’s Action: Taking The Crisis To Those Who Created It
National
People’s Action has developed a reputation for not being content to simply hold
rallies on the streets outside of symbols of political power. In the words of
NPA vice president Bobby Tolbert, “We like to take the crisis to the people who
created it.” ... It is that spirit of bold confrontation and advocacy that has
earned National People’s Action this year’s Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership
Award from the Campaign for America’s Future. The award will be given Tuesday at
the organization’s Awards Gala in Washington.
Boehner Tries To Take Care Of Loose Ends
Boehner
tries to pass debt limit before he departs this week. The Hill: “House GOP
leaders last week had to scrap a Republican Study Committee plan to raise the
debt limit into 2017 attached to a slew of conservative reforms … Senate
Republicans are signaling that they could be forced to move first if their
counterparts in the House can’t reach an agreement on legislation.”
House
may vote on Ex-Im Bank today. WSJ: “If the measure passes, the House would
join the Senate in showing that a clear majority supports the bank. The bank
would still face hurdles. In the Senate, GOP leadership has said it won’t take
up a stand-alone measure to reopen the bank…”
Conservative
shutdown of Ex-Im Bank prompts GM to move plant to Canada. NYT: “If
financing for the Export-Import Bank is quickly restored, will the Waukesha
plant and its workers be spared? No, [GM] said, the decision is irreversible. An
extension of Export-Import Bank funding, he said, would not remove the business
risk that the bank might be killed a few years later. The enthusiastic backing
of Canada’s export credit agency … was a ‘very important consideration’ in
deciding to locate a new factory there.”
Indonesia
may join TPP. NYT: “The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, said he would
decide whether Southeast Asia’s largest economy would join the United States-led
Pacific trade agreement after his meeting with President Obama at the White
House on Monday.”
Obama Addresses Teaching To The Test
Obama
proposes cap on classroom test prep. NYT: “…the administration called for a
cap on assessment so that no child would spend more than 2 percent of classroom
instruction time taking tests. It called on Congress to ‘reduce over-testing’ as
it reauthorizes the federal legislation governing the nation’s public elementary
and secondary schools.”
Obama
to meet with teachers today, reports WSJ.
Florida
superintendents rebel against tests. NYT: “…hey are arguing that the tests
were flawed — first, because they were developed for Utah schools and based on
the curriculum taught there, and second, because of a string of disruptive
technical glitches when they were rolled out here. The superintendents are
challenging the state’s plan to use the scores to give schools grades from A to
F and to influence some teachers’ evaluations.”
REPUBLICAN Breaks Ranks On Climate
Republican
Sen. Kelly Ayotte supports EPA climate rules. Roll Call: “She is also facing
a competitive re-election challenge next year in the swing state from Democratic
Gov. Maggie Hassan … ‘I have decided to support the Clean Power Plan to address
climate change through clean energy solutions that will protect our
environment,’ Ayotte [said.]”
Obama
moves to rally public behind international climate agreement. The Hill: “The
White House set the tone for the week Monday with the news that 81 companies,
including some big names like Intel Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co., are on
board … a senior administration official… also tried to set expectations for the
deal, which is unlikely to achieve the goal of limiting global warming to 2
degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.”
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