DEMOCRATS: KEEP FIGHTING TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND OUR CONTINUED PROSPERITY
QUICK READ: On July 4, while Americans were celebrating our freedoms, Trump was touting the cruelest, most draconian and oppressive legislation in 150+ years which erases many of these freedoms and transforms our country into a police state. Democrats, united in the fight to protect these freedoms and America’s social safety net, lacked the votes to prevail. We must thank them for their fierce efforts on our behalf and urge them to remain united in the upcoming battle to tie every Republican incumbent to the bill’s monstrous human results.
CONTENTS:
BACKGROUND
On July 4, while Americans were celebrating our freedoms, Trump was touting the cruel, draconian, oppressive law, enacted solely with Republican votes, which erases many of these freedoms and transforms out country into a police state:
Ripping apart the social safety net, consigning millions—many of them children—to a life without decent nutrition and medical care;
Delivering the largest ever wealth transfer to the rich;
Supercharging Trump’s violent, reckless, and cruel deportation machine, which can now expand its unconstitutional kidnapping, trafficking, and confinement of non-criminals.
Outnumbered in both chambers, but united in opposition, Democrats did everything possible to stop this unpopular, fascistic bill, educate the public about its provisions, and pressure, shame, and expose Republicans’ cruelty.
Senators challenged and knocked out as many harmful measures as possible, required the weekend reading of the full bill, and, in a 24-hour record-breaking Vote-a-Rama involving 45+ amendments and procedural motions to amend or block it, and forced GOP Senators to demonstrate repeatedly on national television how their only constituent was Donald Trump.
Representatives tried unsuccessfully to convince just 4 Republicans to help them kill the bill. For a record-setting 8+-hours, Hakeem Jeffries held the floor, underscoring Democrats’ devotion to ordinary Americans and calling out vulnerable Republicans. In press conferences and speeches, Democrats blasted the bill for attacking vulnerable Americans and offered numerous unsuccessful amendments, including one precluding cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
Democrats lost the battle but can still win the war. The next step requires all Congressional Democrats to regularly tie Republican incumbents to the bill’s monstrous human results.
ACTION One: Call the Senate.
Script for Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank you, and all your Democratic colleagues, who fought long and hard to try to prevent passage of Trump’s regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill. The next step, which begins immediately, requires all Congressional Democrats to make Republican incumbents individually responsible for the suffering they’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE.
SEN. WYDEN:
Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank you, and all your Democratic colleagues, who fought long and hard to try to prevent passage of Trump’s regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill. The next step, which begins immediately, requires all Congressional Democrats to make Republican incumbents individually responsible for the suffering they’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
I am sickened by your betrayal of your constituents who will suffer enormously from the regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill you pushed through Congress, which takes from the poor and gives to the rich. I plan to hold you individually responsible for the suffering you’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE—to ensure that this is your last stint as a Member of Congress.
ACTION TWO: Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank you, and all your Democratic colleagues, who fought long and hard to try to prevent passage of Trump’s regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill. The next step, which begins immediately, requires all Congressional Democrats to make Republican incumbents individually responsible for the suffering they’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE.
Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am sickened by your betrayal of your constituents who will suffer enormously from the regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill you pushed through Congress, which takes from the poor and gives to the rich. I plan to hold you individually responsible for the suffering you’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE—to ensure that this is your last stint as a Member of Congress.
Script for Maxine Dexter (OR-03)
Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank you, and all your Democratic colleagues, who fought long and hard to try to prevent passage of Trump’s regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill. The next step, which begins immediately, requires all Congressional Democrats to make Republican incumbents individually responsible for the suffering they’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE.
Script for Val Hoyle (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank you, and all your Democratic colleagues, who fought long and hard to try to prevent passage of Trump’s regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill. The next step, which begins immediately, requires all Congressional Democrats to make Republican incumbents individually responsible for the suffering they’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE.
Script for Janelle Bynum (OR-05)
DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank you, and all your Democratic colleagues, who fought long and hard to try to prevent passage of Trump’s regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill. The next step, which begins immediately, requires all Congressional Democrats to make Republican incumbents individually responsible for the suffering they’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE.
Script for Andrea Salinas (OR-06)
Salem office: 503-385-0906 | DC office: 202-225-5643
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling to thank you, and all your Democratic colleagues, who fought long and hard to try to prevent passage of Trump’s regressive, dangerous, unpopular, fascistic bill. The next step, which begins immediately, requires all Congressional Democrats to make Republican incumbents individually responsible for the suffering they’ve unleashed—every hospital closed, family losing healthcare or SNAP, scientific researcher or green energy worker becoming unemployed, family going without heat, student denied higher education, immigrant or American terrorized by ICE.
