Accountability Visit to Congresswoman Wilson’s Office Today

On Tuesday, January 9, grassroots organizations and individuals will ask Congresswoman Heather Wilson to stay true to the letter and spirit of her campaign promises by supporting four vital bills expected to move through the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Drop by and join in supporting this action.

Advocates for workers, low-income citizens, seniors, students, and religious groups will meet in the lobby of First Plaza in Downtown Albuquerque for a press conference at 2:00 PM and then will visit Rep. Wilson’s offices to ask Rep. Wilson to support the following four pieces of legislation:

• Increase the minimum wage to at least $7.25, without using other issues as a red herring to avoid supporting a clean bill.
• Allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for our seniors, just as every company, non-profit, and most all other government agencies in America are allowed to negotiate when making bulk purchases.
• Restore funding for student loans (which was cut by the last Congress) to enable more New Mexicans to attend institutions of higher education.
• Repeal big oil and gas company tax cuts from the last Congress. America needs fiscal responsibility, and it is absolutely irresponsible to stand in favor of these tax cuts when oil and gas profits are at all-time highs and George W. Bush and the Republican Congress have run up all-time high deficits.

Congresswoman Wilson ran as a moderate who favors an increase in the minimum wage, cares about prescription drug prices, supports more accessible higher education, and is independent of big oil and gas. She will have the chance to prove that her election promises and themes were more than rhetoric in the next week. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.

For more information contact Carter Bundy at (505) 463-8499.