Guest post by Dr. Christine Eady Mann By now you have probably read Felicia Miyakawa’s excellent write up of John Carter’s once-in-a-blue-moon Town Hall in Hutto. Well, believe it or not, he had a second Town Hall in Leander. I attended both. My observations of the first Town Hall were exactly as presented by Felicia. …
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Congress must act to #ReleaseTheFullReport; Medicaid expansion vote this Wednesday in the #TXLEGE; Oppose SB9; John Carter Town Hall | Take Action Newsletter
Take Action Congress must act to #ReleaseTheFullReport Attorney General William Barr released his summary of the Mueller report. Celeste Pewter has this short list of things to do next: Continuing to push for Congress to get the full report Continuing to push for the public to receive a declassified version of the report Supporting the …
That time Rep. John Carter held a town hall in Hutto
Photo: Christine Eady Mann Guest post by Felicia M Miyakawa Read Part Two, by Dr. Christine Eady Mann On Tuesday, March 19, I attended an extremely rare event: my Congressman, John Carter, held an actual in-person town hall, for the first time since at least 2013. It was poorly advertised (Facebook announcements began to circulate …
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Donald’s Foot in Donald’s Mouth | How your voices are making a difference
Republicans Reconsidering (and Calling out the Very Stable Genius) In a fairly pointed rebuke of Don John, former president George W. Bush said at a naturalization ceremony in Dallas, “May we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength.” In the wake of Don John’s escalating, unbelievable ongoing attacks on a dead war …
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The real crisis is Cornyn and Cruz’s spinelessness on the #FakeEmergency; Stop #SB15 | Take Action Newsletter
Take Action The real crisis is Cornyn and Cruz’s spinelessness on the #FakeEmergency When “Constitutional Conservatives” John Cornyn and Ted Cruz voted against Rep. Joaquin Castro’s resolution to end Trump’s fake emergency, they abdicated their duties as Senators. As usual, they expressed “concern” but continued to enable the autocrat-in-chief. Twelve other Senate Republicans actually did …
Congress Bucking Trump | How your voices are making a difference
In a striking—but ultimately symbolic—rebuke of Donald’s circumventing of Congress to appropriate funds for his compensatory border wall, the Senate voted 59-41 to reject the “national emergency” Don John trumped up, with 12 Republicans joining Dems in voting against the executive order (here’s how every senator voted—and please note Cornyn and Cruz continued their enabling of this corrupt …
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H.R.1: Why are Cornyn and Cruz afraid of Democracy? Keep pressuring to #PurgeWhitley; Support the Children’s Health Coverage bill | Take Action Newsletter
Take Action Hey Cruz and Cornyn: Why are you afraid of Democracy? Tell Sen. McConnell to bring H.R.1 to a floor vote. H.R.1, the “For the People Act of 2019,” passed the House, with all Republicans voting against the bill. The bill includes Rep. Lloyd Doggett’s provision to ensure that we seek the business tax …
House Dems sent more than 80 letters seeking information from Trump World | How your voices are making a difference
The Walls Closing In House Dems sent more than 80 letters last Monday to Donald Jr and Eric Trump, as well as the CFO of the Trump Organization (specifically cited by Michael Cohen under excellent questioning by Alexandria Ocasio Cortez as the person who would have info on Donald’s tax returns and other financial interests) seeking documents and …
Take Action Newsletter: #FakeEmergency: Senate Edition; Lobby for Medicaid Expansion at #TXLEGE; Activist Spotlight on Cat Yuracka; Your Moment of Zen
Take Action Tell Cornyn and Cruz to support the resolution to end the #FakeEmergency Now that the resolution has passed in the House, it’s time to shift our attention to our senators. Cornyn has already stated he will not support this resolution, but he also expressed concern about the precedent this sets. Cruz seems undecided. …
Nullifying the phony national emergency | How your voices are making a difference
Democrats Getting It Done The House passed a resolution to nullify Donald’s declaration of a phony national emergency, with the support of 13 Republicans. The motion will be forced to the Senate floor for a vote now; it needs only 4 Republican Senators to vote for it in order to pass, and three GOP senators have already …
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