ALL WEEK: Ask Cornyn and Cruz these five questions about the AHCA From Indivisible Project’s “Defend the ACA and Medicaid”: [showhide type="20170529ahca" more_text="Show more..." less_text="Show less..."] Since the fight to save the ACA is now in the Senate, the following question are for your two senators. Questions for your representative, see here. Republicans in the …
How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: We Remember Those Who Fought Before Us
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism You marvelous patriotic people are keeping the heat turned up to 11 on Russia--and things are starting to cook: Fired national security director Michael Flynn has taken the Fifth and refused to surrender his personal records regarding his possible collusion with foreign governments to Senate subpoena. Combined with his previous (refused) request for immunity, it's growing …
Five questions to ask John Cornyn and Ted Cruz about the AHCA
From Indivisible Project's "Defend the ACA and Medicaid": Since the fight to save the ACA is now in the Senate, the following question are for your two senators. Questions for your representative, see here. Republicans in the House sided with Trump over the wellbeing of their constituents when they voted to pass TrumpCare. They voted …
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New Analysis of U.S. House Health Care Repeal Proves How Damaging it Would Be
By Stacey Pogue, Center for Public Policy Priorities, May 25, 2017 Today the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its “score” of the U.S. House-passed health care repeal bill. Earlier this month the House took the short-sighted and unusual step of voting to pass the “American Health Care Act” before the CBO scored it, and …
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How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: GOP’s Blind Support Is Crumbling
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism The Department of Justice has finally named a special prosecutor to oversee the FBI investigation into the possible collusion between Donald/Donald's campaign and Russia. Former FBI director Robert Mueller is widely seen as nonpartisan and is respected on both sides of the aisle (his term as FBI head was even …
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Take Action: Get ready to stake out Sen. John Cornyn’s offices until he can provide answers on Russia
Week of May 22, 2017 ALL WEEK: Help Indivisible Austin Grow [showhide type="201705121board" more_text="Show more..." less_text="Show less..."] To ensure the health and longevity of our organization, Indivisible Austin is expanding its leadership team. Help us make sure that a diverse and representative group of Austinites know about this opportunity by sharing this application link—and applying! [/showhide] …
It’s a Stakeout! Conference call on the John Cornyn Stakeout
https://soundcloud.com/indivisibleatx/conference-call-may-23-2017-cornyn-stakeout Guest Speaker: Dan Epstein, TX-19 Congressional Candidate and founder of West Texans Concerned About Vladimir Putin Dan Epstein is a Visiting Instructor at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2008. His research focuses on political parties, electoral competition, and political culture in developing countries in Eastern Europe and Latin …
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Take Action: Email Sen. John Cornyn Your ACA Story
ALL WEEK: Email Sen. John Cornyn Your ACA Story [showhide type="20170515ahca" more_text="Show more..." less_text="Show less..."] Sen. Cornyn sent an email asking for Texans to share their ACA stories. This is from his newsletter: Health care affects each and every Texan’s life. As the United States Senate continues the process of replacing President Obama’s healthcare law, I …
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How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: Payback Recess Success
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism After their hasty, partisan votes to pass Donald's RepubliCare health care plan that will leave millions without coverage, America made its disgust with the GOP clear. Idaho rep Raul Labrador (R) was roundly booed at a town hall by constituents after ludicrously declaring "Nobody dies because they don't have access to health …
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Phone Bank to Demand a Special Prosecutor
This is an opportunity for everyone to influence Rep. Will Hurd in TX-23, regardless of where you live. There will be a rally at Hurd's San Antonio offices on Tuesday, May 16 to demand a special prosecutor to investigate Russian election interference. A phone bank has been set up that enables you to call constituents in …
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