Thursday, April 6, 2017

Action: Call to Vote No on Clayton for SEC Chair

From Indivisible Oregon...

**CALL TO ACTION**
Thursday April 6, 2017
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VOTE NO ON CLAYTON FOR SEC CHAIR
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On Tuesday, Jay Clayton, Trump's nominee for Chair of the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) was cleared by the Senate Banking Committee. Three Democrats crossed the aisle in a vote of 15-8, to move the nomination forward: Mark Warner (VA), Heidi Heitkamp (ND) and Jon Tester (MT).

We’re asking our Senators to consider Clayton's numerous conflicts of interest and vote NO:

-Clayton's wife is an advisor for Goldman Sachs, an institution he’ll be charged with regulating.

-Reuters reported that prior to his nomination, Clayton communicated with Peter Thiel, member of the Trump transition team and co-founder of a company with a $43 million contract with the SEC.  http://reut.rs/2ndrJ4O

-Clayton currently represents Duestche Bank, the German financial institution embroiled in a $10 billion Russian money laundering scandal. Deustche Bank also happens to be the largest known creditor to Trump.

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CALL YOUR OREGON US SENATOR TODAY!
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SAMPLE SCRIPT:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon. I am calling to urge the Senator to vote NO on Jay Clayton for SEC chair. His multiple conflicts of interests and defense of big banks disqualify him from this position.”
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**PHONE NUMBERS**
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SENATOR MERKLEY
Portland: (503) 326-3386
DC: 202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102
Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102
Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
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SENATOR WYDEN
Portland: (503) 326-7525
DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555
Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122
Bend: (541) 330-9142

** After you call, please comment below and briefly share your experience!**

https://www.thenation.com/article/trumps-sec-nominee-has-a-major-conflict-of-interest-problem/