2008 Ratified Policy Resolutions

AGRICULTURE(AGR)

RESOLUTION AGR-08-01
SUPPORTING RURAL AMERICA

BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND INSURANCE (BFI)

RESOLUTION BFI-08-12
IMPROVING ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES

EDUCATION (EDU)

RESOLUTION EDU-08-02
MAKING A COMMITMENT TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RESOLUTION EDU-08-03
SUPPORTING AMERICA’S TEACHERS

ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIORNMENT (ETE)

RESOLUTION ETE-08-04
SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO MITIGATE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FINANCIALLY STRESSED COMMUNITIES

RESOLUTION ETE-08-05
URGING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

RESOLUTION HHS-08-03
POWER TO END STROKE

RESOLUTION HHS-08-07
IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE

RESOLUTION HHS-08-08
CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION

RESOLUTION HHS-08-08A
TRANSPARENCY FOR PATIENTS IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG CARE

RESOLUTION HHS-08-20
HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES: THE FORGOTTEN FAT

RESOLUTION HHS-08-21
REDUCING HYPERTENSION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RESOLUTION HHS-08-23
TO ADOPT ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EDUCATION, AWARENESS OUTREACH, AND EARLY DETECTION FOR PROSTATE CANCER

RESOLUTION HHS-08-40
IMPROVING QUALITY OF AND LOWERING COST FOR MEDICAID-FINANCED LONG-TERM CARE

HOUSING (HO)

RESOLUTION HO-08-19
SUPPORTING CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE EFFORTS TO ELEVIATE THE FORECLOSURE CRISES OF 2007-2008 AND REASSERTING THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HOUSING

LABOR, MILITARY, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (LMV)

RESOLUTION LMV-08-11
SUPPORTING JOB CREATION IN THE “GREEN” ECONOMY

RESOLUTION LMV-08-15
EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT

LAW, JUSTICE, AND ET HICS (LJE)

RESOLUTION LJE-08-10
COMBATING RISING CRIME

RESOLUTION LJE-08-13
URGING REFORM OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND EXPANSION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

RESOLUTION LJE-08-14
CLOSING THE JUSTICE DIVIDE

RESOLUTION LJE-08-24
URGE AND REQUEST THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROSECUTORIAL PREJUDICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY REED WALTERS AND JUDGE J.P. MAUFFRAY, JR. THAT VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE “JENA 6”

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SCIENCE, AND TEC HNOLOGY (TST)

RESOLUTION TST-08-04
CALL FOR STATES TO FACILITATE COMPETITIVE ADVANCED VOICE SERVICES

RESOLUTION TST-08-06
TELECOMMUNICATIONS