Advocacy Save Social Studies Education

Make your voices heard.

Tell the Secretary of Education, Governor of Alabama, and your State and U.S. Representatives that social studies education is vital to the welfare of our country and people. The SSCA has the letters here for you.  All you have to do is download one or all of the letters, sign, and mail them. If you wish to create your own letters, we have the addresses here for you too.

Help us save social studies education in the schools!  Please send your letters today.

Letter from Governor Bentley’s Office

November 2, 2011

Dear Mrs. Chesser:

Thank you for your letter which I received today regarding social studies education in Alabama.  I have forwarded your concerns to a member of my policy staff for their review.

I appreciate your dedication to such an important issue in our children’s lives.  A thorough understanding of social studies is critical to the continuation of our democracy.  It is my hope that all of Alabama’s children will be given every opportunity to succeed in all areas of study.

Hearing from the people of Alabama is the best way for me to know which issues are affecting the daily lives of the citizens of this great state.  Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns with me.

Sincerely,

Robert Bentley
Governor

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Letter from Mike Rogers

Dear Donna,

As we approach the 2nd anniversary of the passage of President Obama’s signature healthcare law, many folks across East Alabama remain deeply concerned about its impact on our economy and want the law repealed.  I agree.

According to a March 19th Ramussen survey, 56 percent of those surveyed favor repeal of the President’s health care bill.

Hardworking families and our nation’s seniors need both quality and dependable healthcare. It’s a complex challenge. But I simply don’t believe the healthcare law provides that piece of mind when it comes to healthcare for folks of any age in our country.

Many across East Alabama may have seen on the news recently the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the healthcare law will cost almost double what the President originally said it would.

At a price tag of $1.76 trillion over the next ten years, it just doesn’t sit well with most folks. It certainly doesn’t appear to have helped lower the overall cost of our healthcare system, as the legislation was intended to do.

The CBO also estimates approximately 4 million American workers will lose their health insurance provided by their employer because of this burdensome law.  How can we allow this to happen?

This week, I voted to repeal a provision in the healthcare law called the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). This provision creates a panel of what I consider to be 15 unelected Washington bureaucrats to ration Medicare benefits as they see fit to our seniors.

It’s bad policy. Seniors need to be more in control of their Medicare coverage and benefits, not less. I will continue to advocate for repealing this board made of Washington bureaucrats who are not elected to the position on the panel. It is just not right.

Of course full repeal of the law will be difficult. Nevertheless I strongly supported H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, which would repeal the healthcare law.

Some of the most outlandish parts of this law have already been shelved by the President’s own Administration because they are simply unworkable, such as the CLASS Act.

Don’t forget that other portions, most importantly the individual mandate which requires all Americans to purchase healthcare coverage, are about to be considered by the Supreme Court for possible violations of the Constitution. The ruling will have huge consequences either way.

I will continue to work to repeal this bill in full and in parts because it is bad economic medicine for America.

As always, my staff and I are here to serve you.

Sincerely,

Mike Rogers
Alabama’s Third District