The vote to repeal the ACA is now scheduled for TODAY! If you can go to your representative’s office and make your case in person, today’s the day! If you can’t, keep making calls! Here are the changes to the bill demanded by the House Freedom Caucus that make it so much worse. Remember, this …
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Week of Action on ACA Repeal aka NO #Trumpcare
Update: Please RSVP for our Tuesday night conference call, where we’ll discuss ACA repeal The Affordable Care Act faces a critical repeal vote this Thursday. This is a do-or-die moment for the ACA. Exactly seven years to the day of the Affordable Care Act becoming law, the House of Representatives will be voting to repeal …
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CBO Score on repeal is out P.S. we’re all screwed
The Congressional Budget Office score is out, and #Trumpcare will throw 14 million people off insurance by 2018, rising to 24 million by 2026. All for a savings on the deficit $337 billion over 10 years (which is virtually nothing–the US budget for 2015 was $3.8 TRILLION). Per the CBO: Premiums would rise by 15 …
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ACA Repeal Bill is Here
Working to get more information and analysis, and will update when we do. Politico has the story. Full text of the bill is here. (PDF)
Sign Up Now to Take Action on ACA Repeal!
Is health care repeal one of your top concerns? Then we hope to see you at the Capitol on March 6, along with 1000+ other health care activists and advocates! While ACA repeal or replace or who-knows-what will happen in Congress, much of the implementation will be left to the states, especially with respect to …
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Thank you for filling out the volunteer survey (and why it’s taking us some time to respond)
Y’all, we have no words. Well, almost no words. We were shocked and amazed to wake up and discover that 500 people (!) had answered our call for volunteers! So we’re trying to sort through the data as quickly as possible right now, and to help people get connected with the right teams and with …
How to Get More Involved with IATX
Your Indivisible Austin steering committee has been working hard over the last couple of weeks to figure out just what the heck we’re all doing as part of this incredible movement, and who and what we need to do even more. We have needs, y’all. So many needs. And the good news is we have lots …
URGENT: Call Cornyn on Betsy DeVos, well, always
**This action is targeting Sen. Cornyn’s DC office** UPDATE 2/1/17 6:30 pm: As of now a final vote has not been scheduled, so keep the pressure on! Keep calling, faxing, and carrier-pigeoning Cornyn’s office. GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski in back-to-back speeches on the Senate floor announced today that they would OPPOSE Betsy …
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Tuesday is Texas Muslim Capitol Day
***Please see this post to for details on how to be a peaceful supporter for this event on Tuesday*** ___ Y’all, I missed a lot of the news yesterday and this morning I was struggling to believe what I was reading. I don’t know why I was surprised. When an autocrat tells you something, believe …
CALL TO ACTION: Peaceful Protectors at Texas Muslim Capitol Day
On Tuesday January 31 at 9 a.m. there is an opportunity to show up and stand with Texas Muslims who are engaging in participatory democracy. This call to action is unique–this is not an “Indivisible” action or protest or rally. It’s a call to stand with marginalized members of our community as they engage in our …
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