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Why is this so important? Our phone calls fire up our Members of Congress, stiffen their spines, and push them to fight harder. We let them know that we're paying attention – and we have their back when they go out on a limb. Make sure to call your own U.S. Representative and both Senators – they are the ones who represent you!
IS NERO FIDDLING WHILE MAGA REPUBLICANS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT?
MAGA Republicans are still threatening to shut down the government unless they get the deep spending cuts they sought during the debt-ceiling standoff. But now, they’re also seeking passage of a wish list of hot-button positions and put more energy into kowtowing to Trump’s demand that Biden be investigated than in actually governing. As all this clearly demonstrates, MAGA Republicans want chaos, while Democrats want to pass legislation that protects working Americans.
IS A CLIMATE EMERGENCY IMMINENT?
The world is facing an unprecedented global environmental crisis and the Biden Administration must do much more to mitigate this existential threat. Declaring a Climate Emergency should just be the beginning.
“Stop Letting Republicans Claim the Mantle of Patriotism without Actually Being Patriots” –Robert Reich
Republicans do not love America. They attack our core principles while calling themselves freedom-loving patriots. We should attack their phony claims and call out their hypocrisy. We defend the rule of law, democracy, and free elections. Not them.
THE DEMOCRATS’ INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS FIGHTING FOR OUR CLIMATE FUTURE
Record heat waves in the South and Midwest? Deadly wildfires Maui and Canada? Catastrophic storms in Texas and California? Smog-covered cities all over? The Inflation Reduction Act, passed with only Democratic votes, is incentivizing green-energy projects that will rein in greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
We Cannot Let Billionaires Buy the Supreme Court
To protect the Supreme Court’s legitimacy, the egregious corruption of Clarence Thomas and the other MAGA Justices demands immediate Congressional action
LET EVERYONE VOTE!!
“Voting is the heart of our democracy, yet Americans continue to face voter suppression efforts that make it harder to vote or intentionally keep voters from the ballot box. . . .Democracy doesn’t exist unless every eligible voter can vote and have their vote counted.” Senator Jeff Merkley, at the Democrats’ reintroduction of the Freedom to Vote Act, July 18, 2023
"Is The United States Ready for Artificial Intelligence? (Hard Nope)"
We stand at the forefront of a technological sea change that will impact work and life significantly. Artificial Intelligence is here but our legislators are not yet having an adequate “informed civil discourse with its innovators that could help us to make wise policy decisions on its regulation.”
IT’S BARBARIC TO USE RAZOR WIRE TO DROWN ASYLUM SEEKERS
What kind of nation keeps out asylum seekers with treacherous razor wire that can kill those it ensnares? Or sets up insurmountable barriers to prevent them from claiming asylum in violation of US and international law? Until Congress reforms our dysfunctional immigration system, the answer is “America.”
Mother Nature is Screaming at Us, but we are Tone Deaf
The world is facing an unprecedented global environmental crisis, but MAGA Republican policies and, sometimes, even those of the Biden administration are exacerbating the crisis.
PUSH BIDEN’S AGENDA IN CONGRESS: PROTECT THE BIDEN-MCCARTHY BUDGET NEGOTIATION AND FILL ALL JUDICIAL VACANCIES
Our MoCs must continue pushing Biden’s agenda in Congress. In the Senate, that means ending blue slips so Biden can appoint district court judges in red states and supporting or improving on the Biden-McCarthy budget agreement. In the House, it means preventing MAGA Republicans from successfully ignoring that agreement.
SCOTUS Is Flouting The Rule of Law. How Ironic.
In a series of Supreme Court decisions about affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and LGBTQ discrimination, SCOTUS’ MAGA Supermajority has pushed a personal agenda in defiance of the rule of law, the other branches of government, the Constitution, and expert opinions. We must expand the Court now.
CORRUPT MAGA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES CANNOT CONTINUE DESTROYING OUR DEMOCRACY
“After a multi-decade, special interest-funded effort. . ., the fanatical MAGA right have captured the Supreme Court and achieved dangerous, regressive policies that they could never attain at the ballot box. This MAGA-captured Supreme Court feels free to accept lavish gifts and vacations from their powerful, big-monied friends, all while they refuse to help everyday Americans. The ill-founded and disappointing decisions from the Supreme Court are a stark reminder that it will take a sustained effort to rebalance our federal courts and restore the values that have made the United States a beacon for freedom, democracy, equality, and opportunity.”
—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
PROVIDING ADVANCED WEAPONS SYSTEMS TO UKRAINE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
The brutal war in Ukraine is at a critical stage. Although Ukraine’s new counteroffensive is off to a slow start, the Wagner Group’s attempted coup has clearly weakened Putin. Promptly providing Ukraine with the additional weapons requested will help its forces take advantage of this opportunity.
WE’RE IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND OUR GOVERNMENT MUST ACT
The “suffocating conditions” now being experienced by much of the Northwest “that have become a regular occurrence in the West, [are] yet another stark reminder that the climate crisis is here. . . .We ought to treat it like the emergency it is.”
--Representative Earl Blumenauer
As Always with The GOP, Every Accusation Is A Confession
The acceleration of attacks on the legitimacy of federal institutions over the past decade should alarm anyone concerned with the health of our democracy. We need to defend and uphold the FBI’s legitimacy and authority.
Why call your Members of Congress
Members of Congress have told us repeatedly that our calls matter. When they meet with their colleagues in Congress, they say "I'm getting swamped with calls about this illegal power grab. We need to take action."
If you're represented by Democrats: They are our best defense in Washington DC. They can throw sand in the gears of the Trump regime by using tools such as parliamentary procedures. And they have the power to call attention to particular issues via press, social media, special events. In short: our elected officials have power, and we must push them to wield it.
If you're represented by Republicans: Our calls let them know just how unpopular their actions are. We make them nervous, even if they don't show it. We make it hard for them to take actions that hurt Americans.
Calling tips
State your name, your zip code or neighborhood, and why you're calling
Stick to one issue per call
Don't worry about getting pulled into a debate -- the staffer will simply document your message.
Be respectful. The person on the other end of the line is likely a staffer who handles numerous calls daily. Being polite makes your message more likely to be heard and taken seriously.
Use personal stories when possible. When you share how an issue affects you personally, or why it matters to you, your message is more likely to resonate and be remembered.