House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) have introduced a bill seeking to end the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. The bill’s language is similar to the DADT repeal that was stripped out of the National Defense...
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Efforts Moving Forward
House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) have introduced a bill seeking to end the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. The bill’s language is similar to the DADT repeal that was stripped out of the National Defense...
California Governor Signs Social Worker Loan Repayment Act
Governor Signs Legislation to Help California Social Workers Sacramento- Assembly member Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) announced today that his measure,, was signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Today is a new day for California social workers who will now...
Six Months of the Affordable Care Act: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Six Months of the Affordable Care Act: Guest Blogger, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
NASW Celebrates Affordable Care Act Anniversary
NASW applauds passage of the historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and recognizes the 6 month anniversary since the bill was signed into law. Enactment of the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010 was an important step forward in the fight to...
Global Hunger Challenge
This is a chance for our community to come together and in a small way show our commitment to those whom we work to help every day. In an expression of solidarity with people throughout the world who struggle with food insecurity, InterAction challenges you to join us...
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Unconstitutional
NASW’s efforts to repeal the U.S. military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy reached a conclusion on Thursday when Federal District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips ruled the policy to be unconstitutional. Judge Phillips accepted the arguments of the plaintiffs:...
News from the Hill – August 2010, Second Edition
Political Action for Candidate Election In our last message, we alerted you to the first round of endorsements issued by the PACE Board of Trustees (members only). In late August we issued more, and then round out the endorsements in late September (after all...