Week of March 20, 2017 First, let’s look at how your voices made a difference last week. ALL WEEK Go to our Week of Action on ACA Repeal Monday, March 20 All day – Call SENATORS to Combat Donald Trump’s Arch-Conservative SCOTUS Pick Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the United States …
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Good news this week, friends: Republican MoCs are beginning to push back against Donald and his agenda–with health care, with the budget, and with his baseless wiretapping allegations. That’s the clearest sign so far that our voices are being heard. Don’t let up! The reason these GOP lawmakers are finding their spine is that constituents …
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Week of March 13, 2017 ALL WEEK Call your Congressperson to stop ACA Repeal attempts by Trump/Ryan! Call your MoC and say: Will [Senator X, Rep Y] commit, publicly, to opposing any congressional action on ANY ACA repeal bill without a transparent process, including public hearings on options besides a full repeal, a public nonpartisan CBO score, …
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Those lucky enough to be in attendance at yesterday’s citywide rally know that this video, generously donated by Spotzen, and organized by Indivisible TX-25 East, was one of the highlights. https://youtu.be/zlXlj4MCdOA
We just had an amazing experience at Huston-Tillotson University with Rep. Lloyd Doggett, State Rep. Celia Israel, and 700 of our closest friends. If you were there, or there in spirit, you know that Indivisible is a positive, uplifting movement. It is bringing together people from all walks of life to oppose authoritarianism and defend …
There is so much positive news to share! We’re making a big difference. Now is not the time to relax our guard, though. We’re making headway, and fault lines are beginning to show. So it’s time to keep the heat on. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions finally recused himself from investigating Russia’s interference in our elections …
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ALERT! Two committees in the House appear to be planning to jam through legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act next Wednesday, March 8. Call HOUSE REPS—especially Bill Flores if you are in TX-17—and ask them not to repeal the Affordable Care Act. I am calling to ask my representative to vote NO on the repeal …
Out of respect for the presidential address to the joint sessions of congress tonight at 8 CT, we are canceling our weekly conference call. Well… actually: It’s so we can have an internal planning meeting for our March 5 Citywide Gathering & Rally. Here’s a partial agenda: 10:30 – 45 DOORS OPEN 11:00 a.m. VOLUNTEER/INFO …
Week of February 27, 2017 Monday, Feb. 27 All day. Call SENATORS and HOUSE REPS and ask them to request Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Treasury Department. Donald Trump is the only president in our modern history not to release his tax returns. The American people deserve to know whether the president is following the …
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Amid the usual cyclone of horrific news from the Republican administration’s White House, there is this enormous sign of our growing impact and reason for hope: The spirit of opposition that emerged after the inauguration spilled over into town hall meetings held across the country by Republican lawmakers on recess, and the GOP sees us now, …
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