Tag: Phone Calls

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

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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.

Friday 10-minute Resistance Diet

We at Indivisible gnaw on legislators’ corruption and greed. The effort keeps us lean.

This has been a big week for bad bills! 


Let’s do a 10-minute call blitz to add to our legislator’s call tallies. We have short and long versions for scripts. Choose what seems natural to you. If calling makes you nervous, take a minute to read this: https://tinyurl.com/God-I-hate-calling

Senator Calls

(Ask the intern if they’ll record more than one subject per call.) Continue reading “Friday 10-minute Resistance Diet” →

Demand that Congress oversees Russia Sanctions, not Trump!

The Senate’s bipartisan bill (S.722) on sanctions for Russia and Iran heads to the House. The bill codifies the Obama sanctions, beefs up sanctions on cyber activity and weapons sales, and adds new sanctions for human rights violations. Critically, it gives Congress, not Trump’s administration, the right to review and reject any lifting of sanctions against Russia.

Script:  I’m calling to urge Representative […] to support the efforts to enforce Congressional oversight for any lifting of sanctions against Russia and Iran.  It’s clear that we cannot trust the Trump administration to do the right thing.

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

More Info: Continue reading “Demand that Congress oversees Russia Sanctions, not Trump!” →

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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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

More Info: 

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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

More Info: Continue reading “Block Far-right Extremist Damien Schiff from the US Court of Federal Claims” →