NO COVID DEAL IS BETTER THAN A BAD COVID DEAL

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…

COVID has laid bare corporate greed and racist policies in America.  The next COVID package must include:  

  • $600/week unemployment insurance through at least January 2021 
  • eviction and foreclosure moratorium
  • no liability shield for employers
  • funding for:
    • SNAP 
    • state, local, and tribal governments 
    • USPS 
    • vote by mail

A bad deal is worse than no deal at all, especially when people’s lives are at stake.

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ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS

Not sure who your U.S. Representative is? Find out here. 

SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…

COVID has laid bare corporate greed and racist policies in America.  The next COVID package must include:  

  • $600/week unemployment insurance through at least January 2021 
  • eviction and foreclosure moratorium
  • no liability shield for employers
  • funding for:
    • SNAP 
    • state, local, and tribal governments 
    • USPS 
    • vote by mail.

A bad deal is worse than no deal at all, especially when people’s lives are at stake.

ACTION THREE:

Oregonians are joining with activists across the country to power a Landslide Democratic victory in November 2020, from the state house to the Senate to the White House.  Here’s how you can get involved 

BACKGROUND:

No matter our ZIP code everyone deserves a chance to live up to their potential. COVID lays bare the fractures in America that have held so many back. COVID exposes how wealthy corporations and the politicians they pay for have been taking our money for decades,robbing us of schools, food, housing, and medical care. COVID shines a light on racist policies targeting Black, Indigenous and People of Color. 
 
We can start to address corporate greed and racist policies with a good deal on the next COVID package. If we can get a good deal on a COVID package now, we set the stage for good deals across the country in the future. 
 
Negotiations on the next COVID package are happening right now. Please call all three of your Members of Congress. Then take action Get Out The Vote with Indivisible Oregon. 

SOURCES: 

Trump Donors Among Early Recipients of Coronavirus loans: https://apnews.com/00a34243825661313f2cb6a0f6a21720 

Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-racism-not-race-is-a-risk-factor-for-dying-of-covid-191/