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Indivisible North Coast Oregon (INCO) defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption.
Monday, April 30, 2018
INCO WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 4/30
ACTION : PROVIDE HOUSING AND FOOD NOT TAX BREAKS
From Indivisible Oregon...
**CALL TO ACTION**
Monday, April 30, 2018
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PROVIDING HOUSING AND FOOD – NOT TAX BREAKS
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#ProtectMedicaid
#SaveSNAP
Our safety net is under constant attack from Trump and his GOP. The attacks won’t stop until Congress changes.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson proposed the latest assault: tripling rent for the poorest families with subsidized housing and allowing housing authorities to impose work requirements. Carson stated, “from a budget perspective” current levels of spending are “unsustainable.” The GOP tax scam has gifted Wall Street banks $3.59 billion in lower taxes in the 2018’s first quarter.
This is proposal is especially cruel given the acute shortage of affordable housing. The Portland Housing Bureau found "[T]here are no neighborhoods affordable to rent for the average Black, Latino, Native American, and single mother households."
This is on top of
--Medicaid work requirements which will cost thousands their healthcare - up to 97,000 in Kentucky alone
--preparing another ACA repeal
--the Farm Bill which increases work requirements for food assistance for 5 to 7 million, and may take free school meals away from as many as 280,000 children
Congress must work for people and not corporations. They must provide housing and food for America rather than tax breaks for banks. If this Congress can’t, we must vote in one that will.
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**ACTION 1: CALL OUR SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
(Leave a message if you can’t get through.)
SAMPLE SCRIPT: for everyone but Walden
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am very worried about the constant attacks on our safety net. Tripling the rent on subsidized housing and cutting nutrition assistance from families and children are not my values. I ask that the Senator/Rep work to remove work requirements for SNAP from the farm bill, keep the nutritional assistance we have going, and stop HUD from raising rent on subsidized housing. Thank you.”
SAMLE SCRIPT: for Walden
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am disgusted by HUD proposing to triple the rent on subsidized housing and provisions in the farm bill that cut nutrition assistance from families and children. This is especially vulgar in the face of the tax breaks corporations get from the tax plan. I ask that the Rep Walden think of his constituents and work to remove work requirements for SNAP from the farm bill, keep the nutritional assistance we have going, and stop HUD from raising rent on subsidized housing. Thank you”
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**ACTION 2: REMEMBER FOR THE MIDTERMS**
It has become clear that we need a different Congress to protect our safety. The attacks on housing, nutrition assistance, and healthcare won’t change until Congress does. Make sure
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website (www.IndivisibleOR.org) for midterm actions
--every candidate for Congress is answering questions about how they will work to protect our safety net.
The 2018 elections will be the most important of our lives. Join in and help make a difference.
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**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
** After you call, please comment below and briefly share your experience!**
**CALL TO ACTION**
Monday, April 30, 2018
—————————————————————————————
PROVIDING HOUSING AND FOOD – NOT TAX BREAKS
—————————————————————————————
#ProtectMedicaid
#SaveSNAP
Our safety net is under constant attack from Trump and his GOP. The attacks won’t stop until Congress changes.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson proposed the latest assault: tripling rent for the poorest families with subsidized housing and allowing housing authorities to impose work requirements. Carson stated, “from a budget perspective” current levels of spending are “unsustainable.” The GOP tax scam has gifted Wall Street banks $3.59 billion in lower taxes in the 2018’s first quarter.
This is proposal is especially cruel given the acute shortage of affordable housing. The Portland Housing Bureau found "[T]here are no neighborhoods affordable to rent for the average Black, Latino, Native American, and single mother households."
This is on top of
--Medicaid work requirements which will cost thousands their healthcare - up to 97,000 in Kentucky alone
--preparing another ACA repeal
--the Farm Bill which increases work requirements for food assistance for 5 to 7 million, and may take free school meals away from as many as 280,000 children
Congress must work for people and not corporations. They must provide housing and food for America rather than tax breaks for banks. If this Congress can’t, we must vote in one that will.
—————————————————————————————
**ACTION 1: CALL OUR SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
(Leave a message if you can’t get through.)
SAMPLE SCRIPT: for everyone but Walden
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am very worried about the constant attacks on our safety net. Tripling the rent on subsidized housing and cutting nutrition assistance from families and children are not my values. I ask that the Senator/Rep work to remove work requirements for SNAP from the farm bill, keep the nutritional assistance we have going, and stop HUD from raising rent on subsidized housing. Thank you.”
SAMLE SCRIPT: for Walden
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am disgusted by HUD proposing to triple the rent on subsidized housing and provisions in the farm bill that cut nutrition assistance from families and children. This is especially vulgar in the face of the tax breaks corporations get from the tax plan. I ask that the Rep Walden think of his constituents and work to remove work requirements for SNAP from the farm bill, keep the nutritional assistance we have going, and stop HUD from raising rent on subsidized housing. Thank you”
————————————————————————————
**ACTION 2: REMEMBER FOR THE MIDTERMS**
It has become clear that we need a different Congress to protect our safety. The attacks on housing, nutrition assistance, and healthcare won’t change until Congress does. Make sure
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website (www.IndivisibleOR.org) for midterm actions
--every candidate for Congress is answering questions about how they will work to protect our safety net.
The 2018 elections will be the most important of our lives. Join in and help make a difference.
—————————————————————————————
**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
** After you call, please comment below and briefly share your experience!**
Friday, April 27, 2018
ACTION: REIGN IN TRUMP’S SECRET POLICE
From Indivisible Oregon...
**CALL TO ACTION**
Friday, April 27, 2018
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REIGN IN TRUMP’S SECRET POLICE
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#ICE
#ICEabuses
Every society is judged by how it treats the least powerful among them. By that measure, ICE shames us all.
Officers from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have snatched mothers from families, fathers dropping their kids at school, and now we learn, hundreds of children from their parents. This week, NY Times reported that ICE has seized 700 children. Many of these children will languish in the system indefinitely.
The system is such a nightmare that it has drawn 33,000 complaints of abuse from adult prisoners, which is likely a massive undercount. One US District Court Judge said early this year that the treatment ICE victims suffer is something “ . . .we associate with regimes we revile as unjust.”
Inspired by Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, ICE arrests are up 40%. That will grow. ICE is surging in sanctuary cities, issuing new guideline to arrest pregnant women, and withholding humanitarian parole for asylum seekers.
“This is the bitter fruit of dehumanization – in a facility, in a system, in a country,” wrote conservative columnist Michael Gerson this week.
This is not America.
Our MOCs must:
Hold hearings on ICE abuses.
Withhold funding until abuses are corrected.
———————————————————————————
**ACTION 1: CALL BOTH SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
SAMPLE SCRIPT – for all MOCs:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling to express my distress at the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The massive roundups of immigrants and even those who appear to be immigrants is not normal. And the abuse they suffer in detention camps is outrageous. I ask that Congress hold hearings on ICE abuses and withhold funding until the abuse stops. Societies are judged by how they treat the least powerful of their members. We must do better. Thank you.”
———————————————————————————
**ACTION 2: REMEMBER THIS FOR THE MIDTERMS**
In the November Midterm elections, remember the position of your Member of Congress on this issues. We are a more just and compassionate country than what we see ICE doing, and ICE is only a reflection of Trump’s agenda. These are lives being ripped apart. Children torn from mothers. This is not normal. Become an activist now. Check out www.indivisibleOR.org. Fight for what is right. Fight to restore America.
———————————————————————————
**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
** After you call, please comment below and briefly share your experience!**
**CALL TO ACTION**
Friday, April 27, 2018
——————————————————————————
REIGN IN TRUMP’S SECRET POLICE
——————————————————————————
#ICE
#ICEabuses
Every society is judged by how it treats the least powerful among them. By that measure, ICE shames us all.
Officers from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have snatched mothers from families, fathers dropping their kids at school, and now we learn, hundreds of children from their parents. This week, NY Times reported that ICE has seized 700 children. Many of these children will languish in the system indefinitely.
The system is such a nightmare that it has drawn 33,000 complaints of abuse from adult prisoners, which is likely a massive undercount. One US District Court Judge said early this year that the treatment ICE victims suffer is something “ . . .we associate with regimes we revile as unjust.”
Inspired by Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, ICE arrests are up 40%. That will grow. ICE is surging in sanctuary cities, issuing new guideline to arrest pregnant women, and withholding humanitarian parole for asylum seekers.
“This is the bitter fruit of dehumanization – in a facility, in a system, in a country,” wrote conservative columnist Michael Gerson this week.
This is not America.
Our MOCs must:
Hold hearings on ICE abuses.
Withhold funding until abuses are corrected.
———————————————————————————
**ACTION 1: CALL BOTH SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
SAMPLE SCRIPT – for all MOCs:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling to express my distress at the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The massive roundups of immigrants and even those who appear to be immigrants is not normal. And the abuse they suffer in detention camps is outrageous. I ask that Congress hold hearings on ICE abuses and withhold funding until the abuse stops. Societies are judged by how they treat the least powerful of their members. We must do better. Thank you.”
———————————————————————————
**ACTION 2: REMEMBER THIS FOR THE MIDTERMS**
In the November Midterm elections, remember the position of your Member of Congress on this issues. We are a more just and compassionate country than what we see ICE doing, and ICE is only a reflection of Trump’s agenda. These are lives being ripped apart. Children torn from mothers. This is not normal. Become an activist now. Check out www.indivisibleOR.org. Fight for what is right. Fight to restore America.
———————————————————————————
**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
** After you call, please comment below and briefly share your experience!**
Thursday, April 26, 2018
ACTION: STAND UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
From Indivisible Oregon...
**CALL TO ACTION**
Thursday, April 26, 2018
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STAND UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
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#RedForEd
#TrumpTaxScam
#Resist
Thursday, April 26, 2018
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STAND UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
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#RedForEd
#TrumpTaxScam
#Resist
K-12 education is among the national treasures threatened by fallout from Trump’s tax bill. Democrats negotiated a $2.7 billion increase in FY 2018 spending, but it took five continuing resolutions and a brief shutdown first. And funding is STILL less than 2008 levels.
Trump will seek deep cuts again in FY 2019. We must urge our MoCs to keep fighting for public schools.
Kansas experimented with radical tax cuts like those passed by Congress. They nearly wrecked the public school system.
Kansas has company:
--- Funding is below 2008 levels in more than half of states, including Oregon.
-- Teachers earn less than other workers with comparable experience and education — especially in states that have seen walkouts.
-- Schools employ 135,000 fewer workers, even though students have increased by 1.4 million.
Kansas has company:
--- Funding is below 2008 levels in more than half of states, including Oregon.
-- Teachers earn less than other workers with comparable experience and education — especially in states that have seen walkouts.
-- Schools employ 135,000 fewer workers, even though students have increased by 1.4 million.
Meanwhile, the nation’s six big Wall Street banks were bestowed at least $3.59 billion in taxes in the first quarter of 2018.
We can’t afford to enrich the already-rich but make our teachers and children get by with less. Tell our MoCs to keep fighting for robust public schools in FY 2019, and to be ready to pass a fair tax plan if Congress changes hands after the midterms.
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**ACTION 1: CALL BOTH OUR SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE **
(Leave a message if you can’t get through.)
————————————————————————————
**ACTION 1: CALL BOTH OUR SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE **
(Leave a message if you can’t get through.)
SAMPLE SCRIPT: Everyone but Walden:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because I want {Member] to keep championing public school education in the FY 2019 budget process. Oregon still hasn’t caught up to funding levels before the Great Recession in 2008, and federal funding is important, especially for schools serving low-income students. I believe in our country’s commitment to educating all students, and I want [Member] to keep working for a robust public school system. Thank you.”
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because I want {Member] to keep championing public school education in the FY 2019 budget process. Oregon still hasn’t caught up to funding levels before the Great Recession in 2008, and federal funding is important, especially for schools serving low-income students. I believe in our country’s commitment to educating all students, and I want [Member] to keep working for a robust public school system. Thank you.”
SAMPLE SCRIPT: WALDEN
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because I want Rep. Walden to support an increase in public school education in the FY 2019 budget process. Oregon still hasn’t caught up to funding levels before the Great Recession in 2008. Our district needs federal funding especially for schools serving low-income students. I will only support a candidate that believes in strong public education. Thank you.”
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because I want Rep. Walden to support an increase in public school education in the FY 2019 budget process. Oregon still hasn’t caught up to funding levels before the Great Recession in 2008. Our district needs federal funding especially for schools serving low-income students. I will only support a candidate that believes in strong public education. Thank you.”
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**REMEMBER FOR THE MID-TERMS**
It has become clear that we need a different Congress to protect our public schools and support our teachers. Make sure
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website (www.indivisibleor.org) for midterm actions
--every candidate for Congress is answering questions about how they will work to make sure public schools are fully funded.
**REMEMBER FOR THE MID-TERMS**
It has become clear that we need a different Congress to protect our public schools and support our teachers. Make sure
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website (www.indivisibleor.org) for midterm actions
--every candidate for Congress is answering questions about how they will work to make sure public schools are fully funded.
The 2018 elections will be the most important of our lives. Our children’s future depends on it.
—————————————————————————————
**PHONE NUMBERS**
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**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
ACTION: MAKE AMERICA AN ADMIRED LEADER AGAIN
From Indivisible Oregon...
**CALL TO ACTION**
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
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MAKE AMERICA AN ADMIRED LEADER AGAIN
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#IranDeal
#TameTrump
#TrumpRussia
While some of Trump’s action can be reversed, the US has permanently lost the confidence friends and foes have had in America’s commitments.
Cast-off commitments range from Cuba to trade agreements. Trump is abandoning America’s preeminent role in world affairs. Foreign affairs experts call Trump’s antics “incoherent” and “horrifying.”
This week, European leaders are trying to save the Iran nuclear deal from Trump. If that deal fails, it will inflame conflicts in the volatile region that could end in war.
Next is the North Korean summit on nuclear arms. Last year, Trump called the North Korean leader “little Rocket man” whose country he would “totally destroy.” Today, Kim Jong-un is “very honorable,” says our Great Leader.
Trump is approaching these perilous decisions handicapped by a decimated State Department, a National Security Council in flux (again), and no noticeable inclination to learn.
His only consistency has been his irrepressible “bromance” with Putin. Putin can attack our elections, avoid sanctions, and help Assad kill children. Trump turns the other cheek.
Congress must
--contain Trump by rejecting Pompeo as Secretary of State and enforcing Russian sanctions
--press Trump for clarity on goals and justifications for actions
American isn’t a one-man government. Yet.
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**ACTION 1: CALL BOTH SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
SAMPLE SCRIPT – for Merkley and Wyden:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling to thank you for your opposition to the Pompeo nomination. I’d also like to express my strong disapproval of Trump’s foreign policy. He is uninformed and has abdicated America’s preeminent role in world affairs. He hasn’t enforced Russian sanctions. He must be reigned in. Please 1) demand coherent international goals and justifications for actions and 2) take steps to enforce Russian sanctions. Thank you.”
SAMPLE SCRIPT – for Reps Blumenauer, Bonamici, DeFazio, Schrader and Walden:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon, [zip code]. I’d like to express my strong disapproval of Trump’s foreign policy. He is uninformed and has abdicated America’s preeminent role in world affairs. He hasn’t enforced Russian sanctions. He must be reigned in. Please 1) demand coherent international goals and justifications for actions and 2) take steps to enforce Russian sanctions. Thank you.”
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**ACTION 2: REMEMBER THIS FOR THE MIDTERMS**
Find out what you Members of Congress are doing to hold Trump accountable on foreign affairs. You will have a chance to make changes come November’s midterm elections. Please make sure:
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website (IndivisibleOR.org) for midterm actions
If you have the energy, work for candidates that will help to end our long national nightmare.
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**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
** After you call, please comment below and briefly share your experience!*
**CALL TO ACTION**
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
——————————————————————————
MAKE AMERICA AN ADMIRED LEADER AGAIN
——————————————————————————
#IranDeal
#TameTrump
#TrumpRussia
While some of Trump’s action can be reversed, the US has permanently lost the confidence friends and foes have had in America’s commitments.
Cast-off commitments range from Cuba to trade agreements. Trump is abandoning America’s preeminent role in world affairs. Foreign affairs experts call Trump’s antics “incoherent” and “horrifying.”
This week, European leaders are trying to save the Iran nuclear deal from Trump. If that deal fails, it will inflame conflicts in the volatile region that could end in war.
Next is the North Korean summit on nuclear arms. Last year, Trump called the North Korean leader “little Rocket man” whose country he would “totally destroy.” Today, Kim Jong-un is “very honorable,” says our Great Leader.
Trump is approaching these perilous decisions handicapped by a decimated State Department, a National Security Council in flux (again), and no noticeable inclination to learn.
His only consistency has been his irrepressible “bromance” with Putin. Putin can attack our elections, avoid sanctions, and help Assad kill children. Trump turns the other cheek.
Congress must
--contain Trump by rejecting Pompeo as Secretary of State and enforcing Russian sanctions
--press Trump for clarity on goals and justifications for actions
American isn’t a one-man government. Yet.
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**ACTION 1: CALL BOTH SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
SAMPLE SCRIPT – for Merkley and Wyden:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling to thank you for your opposition to the Pompeo nomination. I’d also like to express my strong disapproval of Trump’s foreign policy. He is uninformed and has abdicated America’s preeminent role in world affairs. He hasn’t enforced Russian sanctions. He must be reigned in. Please 1) demand coherent international goals and justifications for actions and 2) take steps to enforce Russian sanctions. Thank you.”
SAMPLE SCRIPT – for Reps Blumenauer, Bonamici, DeFazio, Schrader and Walden:
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon, [zip code]. I’d like to express my strong disapproval of Trump’s foreign policy. He is uninformed and has abdicated America’s preeminent role in world affairs. He hasn’t enforced Russian sanctions. He must be reigned in. Please 1) demand coherent international goals and justifications for actions and 2) take steps to enforce Russian sanctions. Thank you.”
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**ACTION 2: REMEMBER THIS FOR THE MIDTERMS**
Find out what you Members of Congress are doing to hold Trump accountable on foreign affairs. You will have a chance to make changes come November’s midterm elections. Please make sure:
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website (IndivisibleOR.org) for midterm actions
If you have the energy, work for candidates that will help to end our long national nightmare.
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**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
** After you call, please comment below and briefly share your experience!*
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
ACTION: PROTECT OUR CARE
From Indivisible Oregon...
**CALL TO ACTION**
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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PROTECT OUR CARE
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#ProtectOurCare
#ProtectACA
#ProtectMedicare
#ProtectMedicaid
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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PROTECT OUR CARE
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#ProtectOurCare
#ProtectACA
#ProtectMedicare
#ProtectMedicaid
“Every American deserves the promise of access to a popular, affordable, high-quality health care option.” – U.S. Senator Merkley, D-Oregon
“The best safety net ever invented by God is family, but I’m not sure that government is supposed to supplement that process.” State Senator Shirkey, R-Michigan
Healthcare is a human right, needed for each person to reach their potential.
Democrats work to expand healthcare while Trump and his GOP systematically take our healthcare away.
Democrats work to expand healthcare while Trump and his GOP systematically take our healthcare away.
Constantly threatening the ACA, Medicaid, and Medicare along with repealing the individual mandate were just the beginning. Trump’s latest assaults:
--Approving Medicaid work requirements which will cost thousands their healthcare - up to 97,000 in Kentucky alone. Work requirements don’t lead to sustained employment and place undo administrative burdens on participants.
--Proposing to expand short term plans to one year and to include “junk insurance”. Junk insurance is not required to cover essential health benefits or preexisting conditions. When combined with the repeal of the individual mandate, these changes will increase premiums up to 18%.
Meanwhile, Democrats have FIVE different plans to expand Medicare and/or Medicaid.
Our MoCs must work to
• protect the healthcare we have: ACA, Medicare, Medicaid
• expand healthcare for all
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**ACTION 1: CALL OUR SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
(Leave a message if you can’t get through.)
• protect the healthcare we have: ACA, Medicare, Medicaid
• expand healthcare for all
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**ACTION 1: CALL OUR SENATORS and YOUR REPRESENTATIVE**
(Leave a message if you can’t get through.)
SAMPLE SCRIPT: for everyone but Walden
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am very worried about work requirements for Medicaid and expanding short term insurance plans. These changes will result in less people having access to healthcare. I appreciate all the Senator/Rep has done to protect our healthcare. Please keep working to protect the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid while expanding healthcare for all.”
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am very worried about work requirements for Medicaid and expanding short term insurance plans. These changes will result in less people having access to healthcare. I appreciate all the Senator/Rep has done to protect our healthcare. Please keep working to protect the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid while expanding healthcare for all.”
SAMLE SCRIPT: for Walden
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am very worried about work requirements for Medicaid and expanding short term insurance plans. I also remember the Reps role in repealing the ACA and individual mandate. Please remind him he needs to work for his constituents and protect the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid while expanding healthcare for all. I will remember his actions in November”
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**ACTION 2: REMEMBER FOR THE MIDTERMS**
It has become clear that we need a different Congress to protect our healthcare. The attacks on our healthcare won’t change until Congress does. Make sure
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website midterm actions
--every candidate for Congress is answering questions about how they will work to make healthcare accessible for all.
“My name is [--] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am very worried about work requirements for Medicaid and expanding short term insurance plans. I also remember the Reps role in repealing the ACA and individual mandate. Please remind him he needs to work for his constituents and protect the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid while expanding healthcare for all. I will remember his actions in November”
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**ACTION 2: REMEMBER FOR THE MIDTERMS**
It has become clear that we need a different Congress to protect our healthcare. The attacks on our healthcare won’t change until Congress does. Make sure
--you and everyone you know is registered to vote.
--to check out Indivisible Oregon’s website midterm actions
--every candidate for Congress is answering questions about how they will work to make healthcare accessible for all.
The 2018 elections will be the most important of our lives. Our very health depends on it.
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**PHONE NUMBERS**
**PHONE NUMBERS**
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
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
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
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
CONGRESSWOMAN SUZANNE BONAMICI [D1]
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
DC: (202) 225-0855, OR: (503) 469-6010
CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN [D2]
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER [D3]
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
DC: (202) 225-4811, OR: (503) 231-2300
CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO [D4]
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
DC 202-225-6416, Eugene: (541) 465-6732,
Roseburg: (541) 440-3523, Coos Bay (541) 269-2609
CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER [D5]
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
DC: (202) 225-5711, Salem (503) 588-9100,
Oregon City (503) 557-1324
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