Cross-posted from cornynstakeout.com The stakeout was amazing, y’all. Thirty-one groups came together from all over the state to hold John Cornyn accountable at each of his Texas offices, all day long, for four days. (See highlights here.) As an all-volunteer community of citizen activists, this was a big commitment of time and energy, and we definitely got Sen. …
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Day One: Why We Need the Cornyn Stakeout
Cross-posted from cornynstakeout.com Today is the first day of the Cornyn Stakeout. Citizen activists are making their concerns known at Sen. Cornyn’s offices all over the state. Sen. Cornyn himself has reacted, if obliquely. His Houston office has a sign on the door cautioning protestors not to demonstrate on private property. And there was this …
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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Has Anyone Seen Ted Cruz?
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 …
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 …
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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How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: Feb. 19, 2017
Here’s how your voices made a difference last week. National Security Adviser (and Islamophobe) Michael Flynn resigned amid proof that he discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Russian intelligence prior to Donald taking office, and lied about it to the VP and the FBI. Subsequent findings showed that many in the Republican administration have had contact …
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Reminder: Tell your Senators don’t confirm Betsy DeVos
Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, may be the worst of them all. Of course, it’s hard to say in his cabinet of horrors. She was one of his first candidates for the cabinet in exchange for giving nearly $200,000 to the Republican National Committee and millions more to super PACs aiding Trump …
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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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CALLS TO ACTION for Friday, Jan. 27!
CALLS TO ACTION!!! – JAN. 27th, 2017 – TEMPLE PROTEST and PHONE CALLS TO CORNYN AND YOUR HOUSE MEMBER! REMINDER! Many Indivisible folks will be heading to Temple this afternoon to join the Bell County Democrats in a protest outside the Convention Center where Sen. Cornyn is the key speaker. There aren’t many opportunities for …