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Welcome to AAUW New Mexico  Public Policy
"Empowering Women to take charge of their lives"
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AAUW-NM 2010 - 2011 Public Policy Program

AAUW-NM supports AAUW's mission: advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research.
AAUW-NM supports the Association Public Policy Program. We support constitutional protection for the rights of all individuals, reproductive rights, separation of church and state, social security that is fair to women and opposition to the use of public funds for nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
AAUW-NM supports the issue of "Equity in Education for Women and Girls," academic freedom, protection from censorship, and the Association position in favor of diversity.
AAUW-NM works with other organizations in support of AAUW objectives.
AAUW-NM continues to support the NM State Equal Rights Amendment. Any attempt to revoke or change that NM Constitutional Amendment will become priority for action. We believe in policies that promote justice and human rights and we recognize the need for a clean and healthful environment in an interdependent world.

Priorities 2010-2011

1.  Support the AAUW program to educate and galvanize women voters.
2.  Support a strong adequately funded program for public education to include:
•    Integrity of the funding formula,
•    Equitable funding for all state supported institutions of higher learning,
•    Increased number of instructional days for K-12,
•    Early childhood development initiatives,
•    Reasonable and fair capital outlay expenditures
•    Adequate federal funding for the “No Child Left Behind” Act.
3.  Support programs to encourage women to achieve economic self-sufficiency at all ages to include:
•    Pay equity,
•    Education, training and support for success in the workforce, especially women transferring from welfare to work,
•    Access to quality, affordable dependent care,
•    Legal reforms for the prevention of domestic violence.
4.  Support for quality, affordable health care for all New Mexicans, including choice in the determination of one’s reproductive life. 
5.  Support for campaign finance and ethics reform to include creating a statewide Ethics Commission with subpoena powers over statewide elected officials.
6.  Support for a healthful environment including:
•    Clean air and water,
•    Sustainable use of natural resources and green technologies,
•    Reasonable guidelines and efforts to develop new energy sources and conservation programs.
7.  Support of civil liberties and all efforts to preserve the rights guaranteed in the New Mexico Constitution.


Congressional Contact Information

Sen. Tom Udall
DC Address:    The Honorable Tom Udall
United States Senate
DB-40D Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-3102
DC Phone:    202-224-6621
DC Fax:    202-228-3261
Email Address:    http://tomudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
WWW Homepage:    http://tomudall.senate.gov


Sen. Jeff Bingaman
DC Address:    The Honorable Jeff Bingaman
United States Senate
703 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-3101
DC Phone:    202-224-5521
DC Fax:    202-224-2852
Email Address:    http://bingaman.senate.gov/contact/types/email-issue.cfm
WWW Homepage:    http://bingaman.senate.gov/

Rep Martin Heinrich, District 1
DC Address:    The Honorable Martin Heinrich
United States House of Representatives
1505 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-3101
DC Phone:    202-225-6316
DC Fax:    202-225-4975
Email Address:    https://forms.house.gov/heinrich/contact-form.shtml
WWW Homepage:    http://heinrich.house.gov/           
 

Rep. Harry Teague, District 2
DC Address:    The Honorable Harry Teague
United States House of Representatives
1007 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-3102
DC Phone:    202-225-2365
DC Fax:    202-225-9599
Email Address:    https://forms.house.gov/teague/contact-form.shtml
WWW Homepage:    http://teague.house.gov/

Rep Ben Ray Lujan, District 3
DC Address:    The Honorable Ben Ray Lujan, Jr.
United States House of Representatives
502 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-3103
DC Phone:    202-225-6190
DC Fax:    202-226-1331
Email Address:    https://forms.house.gov/lujan/contact-form.shtml
WWW Homepage:    http://lujan.house.gov/