Tag: Action Item

Johnson Amendment keeps churches from endorsing candidates, so of course Trump wants it weakened.

The Johnson Amendment prohibits tax-exempt houses of worship from endorsing political candidates or making campaign contributions. At Trump’s urging the House’s Financial Services spending bill includes a provision that bars the IRS from enforcing the Johnson Amendment. The bill moves to the House Appropriations Committee this week for further debate. Put a stop to it now.  

Script:  Separation of church and state is fundamental to American Democracy.  Please save the Johnson Amendment.

Call 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

Other Rep. Contacts: http://www.phoneyourrep.com

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What kind of people have we become?

Senator Feinstein: DC (202) 224-3841, LA (310) 914-7300, SF (415) 393-0707, SD (619) 231-9712, Fresno (559) 485-7430

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

Other Senator Contacts: http://www.phoneyourrep.com

More Info:
https://tinyurl.com/Medicaid-for-kids

Don’t forget:
Please write about this and other healthcare topics to the regulatory board the GOP is using to gut the ACA. The deadline for comments is also 7/12. 

https://indivisibleventura.org/2017/07/10/for-the-next-2-days-write-what-youve-been-saying-to-your-senators/

The Ozone Implementation Act undercuts 46 years of air quality protections. Oppose!

One hundred and twenty one organizations oppose HR 806, which eliminates the right to safe air that we enjoy under the Clean Air Act. It would delay for ten years efforts to improve air quality, and even the right to know if the air is safe to breathe. By expanding exemptions and imposing barriers to strict air quality standards, it undercuts 46 years of air quality protection.

Script:  I ask Representative (________)  to oppose HR 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act.  Many areas in California do not yet meet the EPA’s ozone standard, and I’m concerned because ozone causes asthma, lung disease and premature death.  Please don’t weaken clean air protections; oppose HR 806.

Call 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

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Mitch McConnell is fast-tracking the Environment Disaster, S. 1460, without a committee vote. That can’t be good.

Mitch McConnell is using “bi-partisan!” to fast-track S 1460 directly to the floor. This almost 900-page monster increases hunting on public land, expedites pipeline approvals, increases fracking and methane hydrate use, slashes laws created to stave off climate change and includes boundary changes in our national parks. Vote NO without extensive committee review and comment.

Script: I’m calling to tell Senator (____) to vote “NO” on this ridiculously long and complicated bill until it’s been fully analyzed and run through the appropriate public hearings. I’m suspicious of the rush and worry that this bill allows the government to more easily approve dirty oil and gas pipelines and exacerbate the climate crisis even more.

Senator Feinstein: DC (202) 224-3841, LA (310) 914-7300, SF (415) 393-0707, SD (619) 231-9712, Fresno (559) 485-7430

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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Block Far-right Extremist Damien Schiff from the US Court of Federal Claims

Damien Schiff is a far-right extremist. He’s accused a CA school district of “teaching ‘gayness’, and he opposes decriminalizing homosexual sex and adoptions by same-sex couples. He’s an enemy of the EPA and the Endangered Species Act, and he supports unlimited corporate donations to political campaigns. Why is he a candidate for the U.S. Court?

Script: I’m calling to ask Senator (_____) to vote NO on Damien Schiff for the US Court of Federal Claims. He is a far-right extremist whose views on equal rights, the environment and the corruption of our political processes are far from what the majority of Americans want.

Call 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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