Arkansas Legislature – Page 153

House Rules Stifling the Voice of the People

Mar 16, 2011JerryLegislatureArkansas Legislature

If you call the Capitol Building to leave a message for representatives serving in the Arkansas House, you may be in for a surprise. There’s a new rule at the Capitol: You can only leave a message for the representative from your district.

Now, that may not come as a surprise to some, but two years ago you could leave messages for multiple representatives at a time—or for any representative you wanted. That’s changed now. And some may wonder why that’s a big deal—after all, a representative from Pine Bluff wasn’t elected by voters in Fayetteville. Well, there are five good reasons why it’s important for Arkansans to be able to communicate with any representative in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
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Updated: Emergency Pro-Life Day

Mar 15, 2011Jerry3 CommentsAbortion, LegislatureAbortion, Alert, Arkansas Legislature

Monday we told you the House Public Health Committee needs to hear from you. They have seven pro-life bills pending before their committee, and every one of those bills needs a lot of support and a good vote.

Today we’re announcing an emergency Pro-Life Day at the Capitol Building in Little Rock Tuesday, March 22, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Come to the Capitol to lobby the members of the House Public Health Committee, and ask them to vote for all seven of the pro-life bills pending before their committee. These bills could fail if Arkansans do not make their voices heard. I hope you will be able to join us for Pro-Life Day this Tuesday, as we lobby for the passage of these bills. Please call our office at (501) 375-7000 for more information.

Below is a list of the bills we will be lobbying.

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Call the House Public Health Committee Today!

Mar 14, 2011Jerry2 CommentsAbortion, Legislature, NewsAlert, Arkansas Legislature

There are seven good pro-life bills pending before the House Public Health Committee right now. Pro-abortion members of the committee are opposing these good pro-life bills. They say that the bills don’t do anything. Most observers believe some members of the committee simply don’t want to vote on these bills. I hope this is not the case, but I am afraid it is. All of these bills are likely to fail unless you call and ask the members of the House Public Health Committee to vote for the pro-life bills pending before their committee.

Below are names and phone numbers of members of the Health Committee. Click here to see some of the pro-life bills pending.