Mitch McConnell is rightly worried that vulnerable senators might be swayed by discussions of real-life healthcare issues with their constituents. He wants this national trauma wrapped up in a bow before the summer recess, so they can present it to us as a done deal. Continue reading “Last Week! – Release the Kraken!”
The House is expected to bring the anti-immigrant Kate’s Law to a vote this week!
“No” on Anti-Immigrant Kate’s Law (HR 361, S 45, HR 3004)
These bills revive a bill introduced by Ted Cruz in 2015 which would establish mandatory minimum sentences for immigrants who try to re-enter the United States after being deported. It removes protections for people who reenter the U.S. for humanitarian reasons or who seek protection at the border and limits the ability of immigrants to challenge their removal on legal grounds. Prosecutions for illegal reentry are extremely costly, will fill up our jails with refugees from violence, and have not been shown to deter unauthorized immigration. After extensive research, even the conservative Cato Institute opposes this legislation.
Script: I’m calling to ask Rep.(Brown or Carbajal) to vote NO on HR 361 & 3004, Kate’s Law. This law prevents those trying to reenter for humanitarian reasons or for protection from violence. Filling up our jails with these people will be expensive, counter-productive and cruel.
Script: I’m calling to ask Senator (Feinstein and Harris) to vote NO on S 45, Kate’s Law. This law prevents those trying to reenter for humanitarian reasons or for protection from violence. Filling up our jails with these people will be expensive, counter-productive and cruel.
Call all three Members of Congress
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26): DC (202) 225-5811, Oxnard (805) 379-1779, T.O. (805) 379-1779
OR Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24): DC (202) 225-3601, SB (805) 730-1710 SLO (805) 546-8348
Senator Feinstein: DC (202) 224-3841, LA (310) 914-7300, SF (415) 393-0707, SD (619) 231-9712, Fresno (559) 485-7430
AND Senator Harris: DC (202) 224-3553, LA (213) 894-5000, SAC (916) 448-2787, Fresno (559) 497-5109, SF (415) 355-9041, SD (619) 239-3884
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Your Weekly Dose of Sanity Saving Good News & a Short Break from Healthcare…
This Week In Resistance – “The Empire Strikes Back” Edition
As you know, the Senate 13 have crept into the daylight with a “healthcare” bill which will destroy the middle and lower classes, as well as the elderly, special needs children and people with HIV or disabilities.
Here’s what our Secretary of Health and Human Services DOESN’T have to say about it… Continue reading “This Week In Resistance – “The Empire Strikes Back” Edition”
Medicaid is not “somebody else’s” insurance.
Who does Medicaid serve?
Surprisingly, the answer is most likely you.
“Roughly one in three people now turning 65 will require nursing home care at some point during his or her life. Over three-quarters of long-stay nursing home residents will eventually be covered by Medicaid. Many American voters think Medicaid is only for low-income adults and their children — for people who aren’t “like them.” But Medicaid is not “somebody else’s” insurance. It is insurance for all of our mothers and fathers and, eventually, for ourselves.”
“The Definition of Insanity…”
The definition of insanity, commonly (and possibly mistakenly) attributed to Albert Einstein, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Indeed, the GOP should be considered a bit touched, if not criminally negligent, for proposing to replicate the failed taxation scheme of Kansas on a national scale. The five year experiment in “trickle-down” economics was such a bust that even Kansas Republicans gave it up as a bad job and voted for more taxes.
Similarly, a health insurance plan very like the GOP’s darkest fantasies already exists as a small-scale real-life experiment in Iowa. Continue reading ““The Definition of Insanity…””
Keep California out of the Deportation Business – Rage Against the Deportation Machine
The California Values Act (SB 54) aims to stop the use of state and local law enforcement resources for mass deportations. Now more than ever, we need our state to take bold actions to protect all in our community against the deportation machine. The California Values Act will uphold our core principles of equal treatment, community, and compassion.
Script: I’m calling to ask our Governor actively support the California Values Act (SB 54). We need to protect our neighbors and our communities from the Trump administration’s heartless deportation program.
Call Gov. Brown: 916-445-2841 Email: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov39mail/
