There is an easy way to help expand the voter rolls in Travis County and beyond. You can become a Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR) of voters. With 159 people a day (net) moving to the Austin area, according to this report, it is imperative that we stay on top of voter registrations. Regularly schedule VDR …
Category Archives: Call to Action
Take action TODAY to stop ACA repeal
The vote to repeal the ACA is now scheduled for TODAY! If you can go to your representative’s office and make your case in person, today’s the day! If you can’t, keep making calls! Here are the changes to the bill demanded by the House Freedom Caucus that make it so much worse. Remember, this …
Week of Action on ACA Repeal aka NO #Trumpcare
Update: Please RSVP for our Tuesday night conference call, where we’ll discuss ACA repeal The Affordable Care Act faces a critical repeal vote this Thursday. This is a do-or-die moment for the ACA. Exactly seven years to the day of the Affordable Care Act becoming law, the House of Representatives will be voting to repeal …
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CBO Score on repeal is out P.S. we’re all screwed
The Congressional Budget Office score is out, and #Trumpcare will throw 14 million people off insurance by 2018, rising to 24 million by 2026. All for a savings on the deficit $337 billion over 10 years (which is virtually nothing–the US budget for 2015 was $3.8 TRILLION). Per the CBO: Premiums would rise by 15 …
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Thank you. Here’s what’s next.
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 …
Action Alert: Call MoCs to Save ACA
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 …
Sign Up Now to Take Action on ACA Repeal!
Is health care repeal one of your top concerns? Then we hope to see you at the Capitol on March 6, along with 1000+ other health care activists and advocates! While ACA repeal or replace or who-knows-what will happen in Congress, much of the implementation will be left to the states, especially with respect to …
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SB4 “Sanctuary Cities” Update
Short version: This is an URGENT call to action. Call, email, fax, tweet at, and post on Facebook to your state senators, tell them you oppose Senate Bill 4, and urge them to vote against it. The bill aims to eliminate so-called sanctuary cities and counties, where local officials decline to participate in federal immigration …
ACTION TODAY – Rep. Roger Williams Wants to Punish Austin for Being a So-called “Sanctuary City”
We will be meeting today at Williams’ Austin office at 1005 Congress Ave at 12pm today. Please bring signs, written statements, and/or just your contempt for a Congressman who puts partisan politics above the law and what is best for Austin. Try to get there a little early to have time for parking, traffic, etc. No, …
URGENT: Call Cornyn on Betsy DeVos, well, always
**This action is targeting Sen. Cornyn’s DC office** UPDATE 2/1/17 6:30 pm: As of now a final vote has not been scheduled, so keep the pressure on! Keep calling, faxing, and carrier-pigeoning Cornyn’s office. GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski in back-to-back speeches on the Senate floor announced today that they would OPPOSE Betsy …
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