Vote Yes on S.1006, The Equality Act. Extend the protections of the Civil Rights Act to LGBTQ Americans.

Script: I’m calling Senator [___] to ask her to support S 1006, The Equality Act. It’s time to extend the protection of our Civil Rights Act to this vulnerable group of citizens.

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

More Information: Continue reading “Vote Yes on S.1006, The Equality Act. Extend the protections of the Civil Rights Act to LGBTQ Americans.” →

NO AUGUST RECESS! Stop Trump’s corruption play.

UPDATE: Recess has been “technically” cancelled!

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/345261-senate-blocks-trump-from-making-recess-appointments-over-break

Script: Hi, I’m calling to ask Sen. [___] to urge Sen. McConnell to keep the Senate technically in session throughout the August recess period. Then Trump won’t have the opportunity to push Mueller out while nobody’s watching.

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

More Information:

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Stop this Trojan Horse full of dirty energy policies! S1460 is SCARY.

Mitch McConnell is fast-tracking this 900-page monster through the Senate that will increase U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. It’s on the floor and could go for a vote at any time and they’re hoping you won’t notice it. Please call your two senators and ask them to OPPOSE S1460. If you called before, please call again.. We need everyone to pile on this one.

Script: I’m calling to tell Senator [____] to vote “NO” on S1460, the massive energy bill being rushed through the Senate. It’s opposed by conservation, water, farming, and even industry groups because it will only increase our country’s dependence on fossil fuels and further endanger the environment.

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How many Russians were in that meeting? Pull Jared’s Security Clearance.

Until we know more about Jared Kushner’s friends, the Senate intelligence committee should ask to have his security clearance revoked. To get top secret clearance, Kushner had to list all meetings with foreign contacts over the last seven years. Kushner has updated this information not once, not twice, but three times. He’s suddenly recalled more than 100 foreign contacts. His bad memory and his private business problems leaves him open to “kompromat” and the US vulnerable to hostile actors.

Script: I’m calling to express my serious concern about Jared Kushner’s failure to disclose meetings with foreign officials and his clear knowledge of the Russian government’s effort to help the Trump campaign in June of 2016. Because of his repeated dishonesty, his national security clearance must be immediately revoked.

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

More Info: Continue reading “How many Russians were in that meeting? Pull Jared’s Security Clearance.” →

Ryan Zinke told me that “wildlife needs to show that it has economic value to warrant protection” – Jim Hines, Sierra Club

Update from Jim Hines 7/18:

Greetings Activists:

YOU are making a powerful difference. On our conference call this morning with U.S. Dept of the Interior officials in DC they said that so many people are calling, emailing and texting various Dept of Interior staff (including the Secretary of Interior himself) about protecting national public lands and wildlife that it is getting overwhelming.

And this is all because of YOU. So lets keep it up. Never stop speaking out on what is important to you.

YOU matter, YOU make a difference.

for the wild,

Jim

Save the Endangered Species Act! Congress is considering multiple bills on July 19th – including one from Senator Rand Paul – that would gut the Endangered Species Act and put countless species at risk of extinction. These bills allow decisions on the fate of endangered species to be made by local politicians, not scientists. Call to stop these cynical attempts to destroy the Endangered Species Act.

Please contact members of the House Committee on Natural Resources before July 18th:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/contact/

Address all comments to Chairman Bishop and copy your member of congress as well.

Script: I’m calling Rep. [___] to convey our disapproval of the 5 bills coming up to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources on July 19th. In an age where the pace of extinctions is increasing, we need to stop any reductions in Endangered Species Act protections.

Call all three Members of Congress:

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

AND 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

More Info: http://www.salon.com/2017/03/07/congress-targets-species-act-and-its-climate-benefits

The Bills:

H.R.3131 —Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

H.R.2134 —Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act

S.935 —Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act

H.R.1273 —21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act

S.375 —A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.

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

More Info: Continue reading “Mitch McConnell is fast-tracking the Environment Disaster, S. 1460, without a committee vote. That can’t be good.” →

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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The United States has one of the worst maternal health records in the developed world

Both bills (S 1112 / HR 1318) support States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period. Every year in the U.S., 700 to 900 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes, and some 65,000 nearly die —the worst record in the developed world. These bills aim to identify solutions to improve healthcare and health outcomes for mothers.

Script: I’m calling […] to ask them to support [S 1112 / HR 1318]. It’s way past time for the United States to address our persistently high maternal mortality rates.

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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Thank Senators Feinstein and Harris for standing up for civil rights in our schools!

Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris were among 34 Senators who sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos detailing their concerns over her failure to support civil rights within the realm of public education. Let’s thank them by email for signing the letter and let them know that their constituents support civil rights at all levels of public education.

Thank Senator Harris: https://www.harris.senate.gov/content/contact-senator

AND Senator Feinstein: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me

More Info: Continue reading “Thank Senators Feinstein and Harris for standing up for civil rights in our schools!” →

Trump’s proposed budget completely defunds the West Coast’s earthquake warning system

After years of work, an earthquake early warning system for the west coast was scheduled to begin operating next year. The system would deliver an early warning of an earthquake or tsunami to every cell phone. Trump’s budget would defund it. Public safety is a nonpartisan issue, and stopping progress on the warning system would put millions of lives at risk.

Script: I’m calling to ask (___) to fight to maintain funding for the west coast earthquake warning system that has been in development for many years. Public safety is a nonpartisan issue.

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

More info: Continue reading “Trump’s proposed budget completely defunds the West Coast’s earthquake warning system” →