Minnesota Independent » Progressive Change Campaign Committee http://minnesotaindependent.com News. Politics. Media. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Franken whips up support for Elizabeth Warren appointment http://minnesotaindependent.com/62798/franken-whips-up-support-for-elizabeth-warren-appointment http://minnesotaindependent.com/62798/franken-whips-up-support-for-elizabeth-warren-appointment#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:07:17 +0000 Jon Collins http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=62798 Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is joining an effort by progressive groups to get consumer advocate, Harvard professor and liberal darling Elizabeth Warren appointed to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Talking Points Memo reports that the effort…]]>

Warren meets in 2009 with Rep. Keith Ellison

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is joining an effort by progressive groups to get consumer advocate, Harvard professor and liberal darling Elizabeth Warren appointed to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Talking Points Memo reports that the effort involves the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and CREDO, which have gathered 200,000 signatures on a petition in support of Warren’s appointment.

To do his part, Franken wrote a letter in support of Warren, and is asking his colleagues in the Senate to sign on. Franken initially announced his backing of Warren at the recent Netroots Nation conference. He’s persisted in that support despite reservations from some Democrats, including Sen. Chris Dodd, that Warren is not confirmable.

Franken told the Huffington Post:

“The White House has to decide if they want a confirmation fight. I don’t know what their considerations are. In my consideration, I think Elizabeth would be the best.”

Members of the Minnesota delegation in Congress, including Rep. Keith Ellison, have thrown their weight behind Warren. Others members of the delegation are targets of the progressive groups’ lobbying campaign.

]]> http://minnesotaindependent.com/62798/franken-whips-up-support-for-elizabeth-warren-appointment/feed 0 NormDollar.com earns $166K (and counting) for progressive candidates http://minnesotaindependent.com/37139/normdollarcom-earns-163000-for-progressive-candidates-off-coleman-contest http://minnesotaindependent.com/37139/normdollarcom-earns-163000-for-progressive-candidates-off-coleman-contest#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:06:25 +0000 Paul Schmelzer http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=37139 Since launching NormDollar.com in April, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee has raised more than $166,000 for progressive candidates from donors who agreed to give a dollar each…]]> Norm ColemanSince launching NormDollar.com in April, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee has raised more than $166,000 for progressive candidates from donors who agreed to give a dollar each day Norm Coleman refuses to concede in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate contest. This morning PCCC launches a video showing their latest foray into GOP territory (the last time, a NormDollar.com advocate got Coleman to put his John Hancock on a prop check for the dollar-a-day campaign): They attended a GOP fundraising dinner and captured the doubletakes they got from Republican funders when they heard progressives had raised over $150,000 from the Coleman court case.

Their ultimate goal is $200,000 raised.

Watch it:

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