Tag: Healthcare

Vote “NO” on Trumpcare 3.0. The Worst. Sequel. Ever.

This time it may actually happen. Republicans are feverishly trying to pass a new bill, which underfunds protections for people with pre-existing conditions, while letting states opt out of full insurance coverage. And without a CBO score, no one knows the extent of the devastation it will cause America’s health care. The vote is scheduled for tomorrow. Urge NO.

Script: I’m calling to ask her to vote NO on this ridiculous Trumpcare bill. It doesn’t even have a CBO report. This whole business smacks of desperation and carelessness with both our health and the economy.

Call Rep. Julia Brownley: DC (202) 225-5811, Oxnard (805) 379-1779, T.O. (805) 379-1779

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Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

We made big leaps this week with the stupid border wall, climate change, immigration, voting, and women’s rights. Also, believe it or not, Trump’s greatest accomplishment is actually a good thing! Gotta love those unintended consequences!

Don’t Frack with our future! The Ventura Climate March became a GIANT art instillation – we hiked up our vertical Botanical Gardens in coordinated bright colors to become a human thermometer. With drones flying overhead and photographers hiking all over the opposite hillside, some stunning pics should come out of the celebration. Watch the Facebook page for them!

Buh-bye Border Wall! The government spending bill will not include funds for the wall. Lawmakers in border states are united against this stupid wall, why go on? Our action calls are working!

California won’t back down: Trump’s order to defund sanctuary cities was blocked by a U.S. District Court Judge in San Francisco. Continue to fight for California’s Sanctuary Bill by making your phone calls – action item here.

Voters won’t back down either! A new poll showed 63% of Democrats nationwide feel “very excited” about voting in 2018, and they’ll have plenty of choices in the primary: There’s a 58% increase in Democratic candidates.

In fact, Trump’s greatest achievement so far? He has sparked one of the greatest surges of American citizen action in half a century!

Good news in the battle for reproductive rights Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!” →

NO on TrumpCare 2.0: The revised bill is so bad that GOP legislators are trying to exempt themselves!

The revised health care bill is so bad that GOP legislators are trying to exempt themselves from its provisions.

The new healthcare plan with the MacArthur amendment takes all that was bad in the ACHA and makes it worse, removing protections that make insurance affordable for people with preexisting conditions, and not requiring plans to cover “essential benefits”, like prescription drugs. This plan is so bad that even GOP legislators are trying to exempt themselves from it.

Script: I’m calling to ask (____) to call out the AHCA with the MacArthur amendment as a very bad deal for us, so bad, in fact, that GOP legislators have exempted themselves from its provisions.

Call all three Members of Congress

Rep. Julia Brownley: DC (202) 225-5811, Oxnard (805) 379-1779, T.O. (805) 379-1779

Senator Feinstein: Continue reading “NO on TrumpCare 2.0: The revised bill is so bad that GOP legislators are trying to exempt themselves!” →

Trump must not be allowed to use millions of people’s health insurance as a bargaining chip to fund his stupid wall

Don’t hold the ACA hostage: The ACA offsets the costs that insurance companies incur insuring low-income enrollees.  Trump is threatening to withhold these payments unless Congress passes a budget that funds his border wall with Mexico.  Holding the health insurance of millions of Americans hostage is not an acceptable way to fund this wall, or anything else for that matter.  
 
Script: I’m calling to ask (_____) to reject any deal that involves holding the ACA hostage in return for funding the border wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for in the first place.

Call all three Members of Congress

Rep. Julia Brownley: DC (202) 225-5811, Oxnard (805) 379-1779, T.O. (805) 379-1779

Feinstein Contacts:  Continue reading “Trump must not be allowed to use millions of people’s health insurance as a bargaining chip to fund his stupid wall” →

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

Huge turnout across our Nation as we Marched for Science! Including these clever Ventura Indivisians in Santa Barbara!

 “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” – Noam Chomsky

Congress was on recess these past weeks, but the resistance didn’t let up…

Bill O’Reilly is out at Fox News! In large part due to the immense pressure from the American people toward the advertisers on his show.

Seven executions in Arkansas were blocked by a federal judge – the State was trying to outrun expiration dates on the lethal drugs used in these executions.

The last abortion clinic in Kentucky remains open due to an ACLU lawsuit.

Maryland has become the first state in the country to agree to reimburse Planned Parenthood if Congress cuts its funding.

The anti-gerrymandering fight makes a big Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!” →

Creating a Resistance Self Care Plan

A gentle guide for passionate souls

By Jen Hofmann

Self care is a radical way to resist because it fuels your efforts to defend democracy, giving you energy and strength. Self care has deep roots in the 60’s civil rights movement and 70’s women’s liberation movement. The goal of self care is to cultivate internal resourcefulness—no matter what’s happening in the world around you. When we’re resourceful, we win. Self care starts with making choices.

Take stock

What activities do you enjoy that nourish Continue reading “Creating a Resistance Self Care Plan” →

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

This happened yesterday, all over America! We marched to tell Donald that, contrary to his belief, we REALLY do want to see his taxes!

Mr. Trump seems to be a bit worried…

Yup. It looks like someone was paying attention.

Also, how do we get our greedy mitts on one of those fabulous Trump Chickens? We need one in the worst way.

Good News!

The Wall is looking increasingly less likely.

Some GOP leaders are starting to publicly support elements of the ACA.

8,000 millennial Democrats plan to run for office. Yay!

THIS should be good… Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!” →

Take a Moment Today to Send Rep. Brownley a Thank You for Holding our Healthcare Town Hall

Representative Brownley held a town hall meeting to address our concerns and fought hard to protect our healthcare. 

Let’s email or write to thank her for her time and passion.

Representative Julia Brownley
1019 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Click here for uber-cool postcards to print out

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

Buh-bye Bannon!

Steve Bannon has been removed from the National Security Council fulfilling our collective dreams when we made phone calls to our congresswoman!

…and Nunes

Devin Nunes will step aside from leading the investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia. (He’s now officially under an ethics investigation himself.) Was there a call to action on our part? Why, yes, there was! Great job everyone!

Next up – Bill O’Reilly! More than 40 companies pulled their ads from The O’Reilly Factor, following sexual harassment accusations. Sleeping Giants, who have worked diligently to have advertisers remove their presence on Breitbart, is now working on getting advertisers to stop advertising on Fox News during Bill O’Reilly’s show.  Keep up the pressure! Here is their current list that is being updated

And in case you missed it:

A Kentucky judge ruled that a lawsuit accusing Trump of inciting violence can proceed, dismissing his free speech defense. According to the judge, Trump’s remarks against protesters at a campaign rally “at least ‘implicitly encouraged the use of violence or lawless action.’”

California Leading the Charge

On Monday evening, Senate Bill 54, the “sanctuary state” bill, or CA Values Act, was passed. The bill will now go to the State Assembly, and if approved, to Governor Brown. Take some time to “happy dance,”because our phone calls began a process that will make a HUGE difference in so many lives!

More representatives are announcing support for single payer health care! California has been flirting Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!” →

Reject Trump’s Budget cuts to the NIH; our lives depend on it!

Trump’s proposed 18% budget cuts to the National Institute of Health (NIH) will impact research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, Ebola and Zika vaccines and HIV/AIDS. 90% of the NIH budget is focused on research and is so important, that Congress recently voted them a raise. Vice-President Joe Biden said, “This would set.. biomedical research, back 15 years.”

Call all three Members of Congress

Script: I’m calling to express my support of the National Institute of Health and to request that you protect its funding so that it can continue cutting-edge medical research projects.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley: DC (202) 225-5811, Oxnard (805) 379-1779, T.O. (805) 379-1779

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

Harris Contacts: DC (202) 224-3553, LA (213) 894-5000, SAC (916) 448-2787, Fresno (916) 448-2787, SF (415) 355-9041, SD (619) 239-3884

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