Church in Society Program Unit of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),

Pennsylvania Lutheran synods, and

Pennsylvania-based ELCA agencies and institutions.

 

900 S. Arlington Avenue, Suite 234A

Harrisburg, PA  17109

Telephone:  717-545-3500

Fax:  717-545-3501

Email:  lampa@lamp.org

 

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Announcing                              

4Lutheran Day at the Capitol 2010

 

Issues                                       

 LAMPa Issue Briefs

4Affordable Housing Jan. 2010

 

 HEALTH CARE  ACT NOW!

456 Faith Groups Urge Congress to

   Move Forward on Meaningful Health

   Care Reform (action alert posted 1/26/10)

        Letter to Congress download.pdf file

4Visit the LAMPa Health Care Page

4PA Needs Health Care Now!  

(New  census data proves health care can't wait.)

4Health Care Reform Statewide

   Conference Recorded...  

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 STATE BUDGET...

4Declaration of the Interfaith Budget

   Coalition of PA

4Faith Groups hold Prayer Vigil for

   Budget

4Interfaith Coalition Calls for

   Non-stop Talks

430 Ways in 30 Days Service Cuts

   Will Hurt Pennsylvanians

 

 Alerts/News/Publications...

4Upcoming Vote on Housing Trust

   Fund (2/8/10)

4Interfaith Justice Coalition letter to

   State Representatives (2/3/10) urging

   support for bill to create State

   Housing Trust Fund - HB60

4Support a State Housing Trust Fund

4Raise Your Voice for Health Care

   Reform on October 20th!  

4Support Severance Tax on Drilling

    for Natural Gas

4Action Alert: 09-10 Budget Priorities

4Press Release: Coalition Calls on

    Lawmakers to Preserve Essential

    Services

4Press Release: Fiscally prudent bills

    that would help Pennsylvanians

    who are hurting

4Press Release: Senate Bill 9 4Health Care Discussion with LAMPa's

    Marissa Harris and Berry Friesen of the

    PA Health Access Network (PHAN)

             Watch Video

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PUBLIC STATEMENTS

 

July 13, 2009

Press Release: Coalition Calls on Lawmakers to Preserve Essential Services

 

April 1, 2009

Press Release:  Senate Bill 9

 

September 15, 2008

House Bill 2600 Testimony

Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act (PHARE)

 

February 17, 2008

Op-Ed: ID bill would hurt poor and legal immigrants

 

January 29, 2008

News Release:  Health Care

 

October 16, 2007

Senate Bill 9 Testimony

Proof of Citizenship for Receipt of Public Benefits Act

 

October 1, 2007

Letters from Pennsylvania Religious Leaders' to Senators Casey and Specter on the

Farm Bill

 

June 18, 2007

Op-Ed: TABOR

 

May 3, 2007

PA Conference of Bishops' Letter to Senator Arlen Specter on Immigration Reform

 

July 22, 2006

Op-ed: Farm Bill

 

September 8, 2005

PA Bishops Speak to PA Members of Congress