100% of Oregon's Members of Congress Jubilee Act Co-Sponsors

Oregon Congressional Delegation Co-Sponsors Jubilee ACT -- House and Senate versions!

In August, 2006 two Jubilee Oregon activists, Pat Rumer and Andy Szatkowski met with Judah Ariel, Washington DC staff for Congressman Earl Blumenauer to discuss future debt cancellation legislation. Judah suggested that Jubilee Oregon organize outreach to the entire Oregon delegation with the goal of bi-partisan support of the ACT. That became Jubilee Oregon’s goal for the 2007 Sabbath Year.

Winter 2007: Education & Outreach
Andy, as chair of the Jubilee OR advocacy committee, worked with others to meet with Portland-based congressional staff to discuss the elements of the proposed Jubilee Act. Jubilee Oregon collaborated with the Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition and the Oregon Fair Trade Coalition in these visits to make the links between debt and AIDS and debt and trade.

June 2007: Jubilee ACT Introduced
Congressmen Blumenauer and Wu signed on as cosponsors as soon as the Jubilee Act was introduced. Jubilee Oregon hired a summer intern who set up appointments and organized visits with other members of the Oregon delegation.