Week of July 24, 2017 Early Friday morning, with three key Republican NO votes, the Senate's latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid failed decisively. That victory was a testament to constituent power. Groups from all over the country banded together to protect our care -- and it worked! Back in January, …
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For new activists and seasoned members of the Resistance alike. Join us for a discussion of the Indivisible movement, which has its roots in Austin. At this free, one-hour workshop you'll learn: How Indivisible started, and where we go from here How we use Austin’s six gerrymandered congressional districts to our advantage How we have …
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Monday, July 17 All day. Call Sen. Ted Cruz and ask how weakening protections for pre-existing conditions helps Texans Virtually everyone except a handful of Republican senators thinks the Cruz Amendment to the BCRA is a terrible idea. From the CPPP: His amendment would set up two parallel health insurance markets – one with popular …
Week of July 10, 2017 That said, the Russian affair will continue to unravel slowly, while Senators get back to work on Trumpcare this week. Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn would love to ram through the BCRA while we're all looking towards Moscow. Ted Cruz would love to be adding amendments to make the bill worse. …
Guest post by Emily Wolinsky, posted with permission It’s July in Texas. I’m not sure if those of you who are not from Texas understand just how hot it becomes at this time of year for people living in this state, but this kind of sweltering sweatfuckery is hard to for most non-Texans to comprehend …
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As a public service, here is where Ted Cruz will be during the next recess. We'll update this post as we learn more. If you know of more Texas lawmaker appearances, email us at tips@indivisibleaustin.com. Tuesday, July 4 - McAllen City of McAllen Independence Day Parade Starts at 8 a.m. Source: McAllen Monitor Wednesday, July …
We could be just days away from the Senate voting on an Affordable Care Act repeal bill that is both disastrous and cruel. But we're not going to let them vote without hearing the loud voices of Texans! This may be our last chance to show the Senate what we're made of - to tell …
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Four ways to stop Trumpcare this week (j/k, we added even MORE ways to stop Trumpcare–check out Wednesday and Thursday) A Senate vote on Trumpcare could happen as soon as Thursday. Here are four ways to help kill the bill. Visit protectourcare.us and share your story. We’re more than halfway toward our goal of 500 …
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Wednesday, June 21 Share your healthcare stories to stop Trumpcare Thursday, June 22 11 a.m. Indivisible Austin Women's Lunchtime Coffee Meetup New World Deli, 4101 Guadalupe St Back by popular demand! The Indivisible Women's Lunchtime Coffee Meetup is now coming to you monthly. This is intended as a safe space to get to know each other, …
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UPDATE: Please scroll to the bottom of this post for an update from Scholz management. An Indivisible Austin member was targeted for abuse by a group of white supremacists today and their car was vandalized. Today, neo-Nazis held a hate-filled rally at the State Capitol in Austin to claim that “Tomorrow Belongs to Texas” (a …
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