Join McEwen, Pursell, and Stark for the DFLEC Legislative Forum This Sunday!
Also, join our legislative team, and also, help protect the horses.
Sunday December 15th: Legislative Forum and Meeting of the DFL Environmental Caucus
Join us for a forum to introduce the 2025 legislative session with special guests Senator Jen McEwen, SD8, Representative Kristi Pursell, HD58A, and Jim Stark of the Legislative Subcommittee on Water Policy. The Zoom will open at 5:30 pm for informal time, and the forum will begin and 6 pm and be followed by a short meeting of the DFL Environmental Caucus. Register to get the zoom link here.
2025 DFL Environmental Caucus Legislative Committee Forming
Join the DFL Legislative Committee and help us advocate for the environment and protect what you love! Please sign up here to let us know your interests. See this newsletter for more details.
Help Save Some Horses!
Dear Caucus Member,
You can help save horses with a few emails to our U.S. Senators.
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 3475 / S. 2037) needs help to get it through the U.S. Congress.
The bill, which has large bipartisan support, would stop the slaughtering of horses for human consumption here, and it would also ban shipping American horses abroad. Based on 2023 numbers, this bill could save over 20,000 horses from slaughter each year.
The bill was introduced last year with 236 co-sponsors in the U.S. House and 11 co-sponsors in the Senate. This included Representatives Phillips, Omar, Craig, and McCollum. We are hoping you will help raise support for this bill in the senate by sending an email to Senator Smith's office and one to Senator Klobuchar's office. See this factsheet for more information on the SAFE Act.
Here is a sample email for Senator Smith and one for Senator Klobuchar. You can make a copy, edit it to make it your own, and send. Please bcc me (vmkanitz@gmail.com), so we know how many emails were sent.
Thank you!
Veda Kanitz,
Legislative Director