Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism Once again this week there is much to celebrate and congratulate yourselves for in fighting against the co-opting of our country by Donald and his profiteering administration. How Our Voices Are Making a Difference The house of cards is starting to fall, as news reports reveal the FBI had Donald’s …
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Read: How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week ALL WEEK: Congressional Recess – Check for Town Halls or Hold One of your Own Congress is in recess, meaning they are traveling within their districts, allegedly to meet with constituents. Town Halls and other pubic appearances will be scheduled on short notice, so watch this …
Cross-posted from Progress Texas and Indivisible HTX Olly Olly Oxen Free! As the United States grapples with a White House in chaos, Texans are looking for leadership to stand up to questionable activities of the administration. Yet one of our most prominent representatives in Washington, Senator Ted Cruz, is nowhere to be found. It seems …
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism Devin Nunes finally recused himself from the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, after showing his partisan loyalties to the White House in breaches of classified info, and complaints filed against him with the Office of Congressional Ethics. Steve Bannon: Puppetmaster and government deconstructionist Steve Bannon has been removed from the National …
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First of all: https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/850163636605779968 A-men to that. We are not Syria experts. But we do know a thing or two about our Members of Congress, and their tendency to contradict themselves depending on who happens to be president at the time. Assad has used chemical weapons before, in 2013, and Obama considered responding with a …
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This is a cross-post by Stacey Pogue of Center for Public Policy Priorities Media reports indicate that President Trump and Congressional Republicans are working to revive their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the same harmful provisions plus two new ones. States would be able to opt out of “essential health benefits” …
Week of April 3, 2017 ALL WEEK: Tell CRUZ and CORNYN to vote NO on cloture for Gorsuch + Oppose the “nuclear option” Last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Neil Gorsuch were more of the same for the Trump administration: an extreme nominee attempting to defend his record of standing with corporate power instead of …
Republicans as well as Dems are pushing back against Trump’s draconian budget–and resisting funding the infamous (and ridiculous) border wall. Donald and company are running scared on Russia. Michael Flynn has asked for immunity in exchange for testifying–a request the FBI is not entertaining. Heat mounts with calls to replace Devin Nunes as head of the House …
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ALL WEEK: Call Your MoC’s and Ask Them to Support an Independent and Complete Investigation Into Trump’s Ties with Russia The American people demand – and deserve – the truth. Congress must create an independent commission to #FollowTheFacts on Russia. pic.twitter.com/aa3SmJ7pRI — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 25, 2017 Despite calls for an independent investigation lead …
Really, let’s just revel in the one big fat win of the week: No ACA repeal. Despite having control of literally every aspect of government right now, Trump and the Republicans in the House couldn’t come up with a better plan, or unite themselves enough to reach agreement. This is hopeful for so many reasons: We …
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