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Today’s Action: Talk to your Reps in person during April Recess!
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Today’s Action: Talk to your Reps in person during April Recess!
Taxes done? Great! Because April Recess is just getting started. Your Members of Congress are home through April 26, and now is the perfect time to tell your representatives in-person what you care about the most.
Visit Town Hall Project and Indivisible Event Guide for scheduled Town Hall events. If your representative doesn’t have a recess event, ask them why not!
Then, choose a few topics from the following and check the cosponsor list. If your MoCs aren’t already cosponsoring, tell them they should be!
AUMF: Remove Trump’s unilateral power to wage war – repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Currently House only – Senate needs sponsor
#DefundHate: Cut funding for Trump’s anti-immigration terrorizing tools (ICE and CBP) down to FY16 levels
FAMILY Act: Paid time off for family care and medical leave. House/Senate
LGBTQ: The Equality Act of 2019 finally adds gender identity and sexual orientation to federal anti-discrimination laws. House/Senate
Minimum Wage: $15/hour. Full stop. House/Senate
Native Women: Savanna’s Act provides protection for Native women, who face higher-than-average levels of violence. Currently Senate only – House needs sponsor
NO BAN Act: Legislation to end hateful, xenophobic Trump’s bans against Muslims, refugees, and asylum seekers. House/Senate
#ReleaseTheReport: Tell Congress we and they deserve Mueller’s full text of the Russia report, no redactions.
Universal Healthcare: The Medicare For All Act of 2019 provides free, single-payer healthcare for everyone, including non-citizens. House/Senate
Women: You choose…the Paycheck Fairness Act (Senate only – passed House) or funding for the Violence Against Women Act
Yemen: The worst humanitarian crisis of our time, thanks to US weapons. Withdraw support: Senate only – passed House
Last year, we elected a new Congress that would finally do the people’s work. This is our chance to make sure they stay on track.
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition to tell Trump to stop excusing his pal Kim Jong Un’s attrocities and END THE GENOCIDE IN NORTH KOREAN PRISONS, and check out the brilliant “Don’t Think of an Elephant” by George Lakoff — a quick read that contains the ultimate keys for Democrats to win elections — and arguments.