WE NEED AN EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF BILL FOR ALL
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Many of our fellow citizens, including those in Puerto Rico, are struggling to recover from devastating natural disasters. I am calling to ask the Senator to work for the passage of an emergency aid bill for everyone in America, including Puerto Rico, now. Thank you.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Many of our fellow citizens, including those in Puerto Rico, are struggling to recover from devastating natural disasters. I am calling to ask the Representative to work for the passage of an emergency aid bill for everyone in America, including Puerto Rico, now. Thank you.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
Americans in the Midwest, Southeast and Puerto Rico are struggling due to natural disasters. Disaster relief for those in need is being held hostage to the whims of Trump’s racism and political manipulation.
Republicans refused to include increased aid for Puerto Rico in a Senate emergency aid bill, and it was defeated by Democrats. Democrats supported a House bill which included aid for both the Midwest affected by recent flooding, and for Puerto Rico. Republicans blocked it because Trump won’t support it.
Trump doesn’t believe Puerto Ricans are real Americans, and considers them undeserving.
He initially opposed including even limited food aid in the Republican bill. He lied about both the extent of the damage and casualties caused by the hurricanes, and the aid that Puerto Ricans received. Thousands of deaths resulted from this administration’s lack of response to the devastation of the islands infrastructure.
Trump continues to fuel resentment in his base, telling Midwesterners the racist lie that Democrats want to take disaster funds away from them for the benefit of undeserving brown foreigners in Puerto Rico.
Tell your MOCs to fight the racism and lies and pass a bill that helps all recover from natural disasters.
