Today’s Fabulous Resource: tinyurl.com/this-is-lunacy. Continue reading “One bad idea after another…”
Tag: Phone Calls
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
While you were looking at our President beating up a man with a CNN head…
32 MILLION PEOPLE lose their Health Care Coverage!
Your President is now agreeing with the GOP that maybe they should just REPEAL, and worry about REPLACING sometime down the road, because “keeping promises”.
Trump releases tweets to distract us. If it’s a really egregious tweet, something really terrible is being hidden from us.
Rachel Maddow has cracked his code. Check out the list of what he’s hiding starting from 14:12.
He’s distracting us from the CBO report, his upcoming date with Putin, and the destruction of our voting systems.
Yeah, his tweet was juuuuust big enough to do all that.
Call your Senators! Every day. ALL WEEK LONG!
Their offices are open during the recess! Let them come back to a monster tally of resistance calls.
For Scripts: click here: tinyurl.com/3-week-war
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
This 4th of July Week in Resistance!
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
(From Lauren O’Neal)
Hi, friends!
A minor victory: The Senate vote on the Republican health care bill is delayed until after the July 4th recess. Here are some ways to keep combating the bill during the recess. Continue reading “This 4th of July Week in Resistance!”
Time to stand Indivisible.
How many of us are discovering that there are people we know, seemingly sensible people, who are not following the healthcare debate as if their lives depended on it?
– Perhaps they are young and healthy and plan on staying that way forever. Good for them!
– Perhaps they think that their employer will shield them from any of the harsh changes that are coming.
– Perhaps they think the controlled chaos that is Congress will get this all resolved before it gets to their door.
– Perhaps, they’ve just been lucky enough never to receive a medical bill that their insurance company refused to pay.
– If you have any other good reasons why people don’t think this affects them, please add them in the comments section.
Continue reading “Time to stand Indivisible.”
Call health care what it is…a human right.
Today’s fabulous resource is an article from 2009 about reframing the the healthcare debate into what it has always been – an issue of human rights. Even as our rights to clean water and air are being wrenched away from us, let’s take back part of our history, the language of justice, human dignity and equality which makes us proud to be Americans.
This isn’t the first time we’ve fought for this.
“January 9, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his Four Freedoms speech, articulating the relationship between socio-economic rights and freedom. He declared “freedom from want” to be one of four essential liberties necessary for human security. Continue reading “Call health care what it is…a human right.”
The sanctuary city attack that we’ve all been dreading is coming up for a vote in the House THIS Thursday. Call ASAP!
HR 3003 attacks sanctuary cities, which would be forced to comply with ICE detainment requests to keep immigrants in jail so that they can be deported. If localities don’t comply, they would be denied much-needed Homeland Security and Justice Department grants. HR 3003 also expands mandatory detention policies and the government’s ability to indefinitely detain immigrants.
Script: I’m calling to ask (___) to oppose the “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.” This anti-immigrant bill is a blatant attack on the ability of localities to determine how best to keep their communities safe.
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 (never thought we’d link the Cato Institute): Continue reading “The sanctuary city attack that we’ve all been dreading is coming up for a vote in the House THIS Thursday. Call ASAP!”
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
Oppose Cuts to Core Public Health Programs – We’re Not in the Mood for an Epidemic!
The ACA provides nearly $1 billion annually to the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which combats bioterrorism threats, responds to epidemics like Zika, and provides routine preventive services like immunizations. The Senate Trumpcare bill eliminates this funding, which will increase vaccine-preventable disease, food-borne infections, and hospital-contracted infections.
Script: I’m calling Senator (Feinstein and Harris) to vote NO on cutting funding to Core Public Health Programs, like any sensible person. I can’t believe that the GOP, in their rush to give a huge tax break to the wealthiest among us, would be willing to put us all, including the rich, in danger of preventable diseases and infections.
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
The GOP has been trying to shut down Planned Parenthood for years, and they’re getting alarmingly close.
Buried amid Medicaid cuts and regulatory changes in the Senate Trumpcare bill is a provision stopping Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood for one year. The organization’s clinics could lose between 30 and 40 percent of their funding. This would devastate Planned Parenthood which provides health-care services to 2.4 million people each year.
Script: I’m calling to ask Senator (Feinstein and Harris) to vote NO on any attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. I expect my Senator to vote against any attacks on Planned Parenthood and the vital health services they provide. My zip code is [#####]. Thank you for your time.
Call 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
INDIVISIBLE VENTURA 