NO MORE MONEY FOR A BORDER WALL. DEFUND ICE AND CPB HATE.
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…
I want to thank you for condemning Trump’s decision to divert $3.6 billion of military funds to pay for his border wall. I ask the Senator make sure the 2020 budget:
- Does not re-appropriate money for the de-funded projects
- Blocks DHS from raiding other agency’s accounts to pay for expanding detention and deportation activities
- Sets up guardrails to hold ICE and CPB accountable.
Thank you for protecting our democracy.
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…
I am calling about the 2020 budget. I ask the Representative to make sure the 2020 budget:
- Stops Trump’s end run on Congress and does not re-appropriate money for the de-funded projects
- Blocks DHS from raiding other agency’s accounts to pay for expanding detention and deportation activities
- Prevents inhumane actions at the border by setting up guardrails to hold ICE and CPB accountable.
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:
Government spending bills must be passed by September 30th. There could be a shutdown over two immigration issues when it comes to Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security funding:
1) whether to replace the $3.6 billion that Trump diverted to pay for his wall. Our Senators have come out strongly against Trump’s theft of DoD funding. Trump is counting on McConnell to put additional money in the appropriations bills to cover his thefts. McConnell will need 60 votes to pass any funding bill. The Senate — and House – must refuse to go along with this direct attack on their spending authority.
2) whether ICE and CPB will receive even more funding. DHS announced that it is taking another $171 million from agencies it controls to pay for more detention beds, even though Congress specifically limited the number of people who could be detained. Congress must prohibit DHS from transferring and reprogramming its authority to benefit Trump’s immigration policies. Congress also must fund ICE and DHS at lower levels with tighter controls on how the money can be spent.
Trump and his GOP’s hope to use this budget to further their inhume agenda. Congress must stop them.
