We slowed down AHCA in the House. Now it’s time to eliminate it in the Senate! Pressure them over the summer, the Senate swine may give up.
Take Action: According to Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda, tackle one issue at a time. The more trouble it takes you to contact your politicians, the more they pay attention. So when you can manage the time and effort, put your body out there. Face-to-face meeting, town hall or protest march > calling > faxing if you can’t get through on regular phone > tweeting publicly > writing letters (because they may arrive too late) > personal email > petition or group email.
But we are in this for the long haul, so pace yourselves. Do whatever level you can do. We will be here about once a week with the latest.
To see if your legislator is having a Town Hall meeting: Congress critters theoretically travel home to meet with constituents regularly. Check out the Town Hall Project’s list of Town Hall Meetings so that you can meet them face to face if you wish. Don’t be surprised if they are too chicken to meet everyone.
If your legislators will not have a Town Hall, have one and invite them: Indivisible Guide: Missing Members of Congress Action Plan: Hold a Constituents' Town Hall
To write your letter then fax it for free: FaxZero: Create and send faxes for free to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (up to five free faxes per day) or GotFreeFax: Send free fax online to the U.S. and Canada (a bit easier to use, but only up to two free faxes per day).
Easy resource to find your politicians’ phone, email, etc: The AARP has an action site, Advocacy - Legislative Action Center - AARP. I know AARP isn’t perfect, but it has a nifty feature for everyone: Look down to the right, where it says “find your state legislators”. Put in your zip code. It returns federal, state AND local politicians, NOT just legislators. If you need more than phone numbers and email addresses, it has clickable links to their web pages,which should have up-to-date contact information including fax numbers, street addresses, appearance schedule, how to schedule appointments, and constituent services. Try the link for “Office Locations”.
Twitter accounts!: Per Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), call and tweet your reps both! h/t poopdogcomedy, see links for reps on Twitter here.
Much more action and sample scripts with Indivisible: Indivisible Guide: Stop TrumpCare in June Action Plan
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There was some initial concern that they would try to pass Trumpcare secretly this week: Egberto Willies: Chris Hayes hits the nail on the head. Russia scandal could get Trumpcare passed.
We are not at that level of emergency, but we need to stay on top of things. They do hope to pass it by July 4, or by end of summer at the latest: Snopes: Senate Republicans Planning to Pass Trumpcare While the United States is Distracted by the Comey Hearing?
Republican leaders want resolution to the tumultuous Obamacare repeal debate by the Fourth of July recess, Republican sources said, to ensure that the whole year isn’t consumed by health care and that the GOP leaves room to consider tax reform. …
“We have to do it before we get out of here in August,” said Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas.
Of course, our next fight will be over Trump’s disastrous bad joke of a budget that gives their rich buddies giant tax breaks at our expense (AKA “tax reform”), so stopping them from leaving behind Trumpcare also delays them from considering tax cuts. Win-win.
Joan McCarter: Don't Buy the Emerging Storyline that McConnell is Expecting a Trumpcare Fail
Joan McCarter: What McConnell is doing on Trumpcare is not normal, neither should be the Democrats' response
Joan is on fire today! She recommends that we call Democratic Senators and encourage them to do everything they can to obstruct Trumpcare. Equally important, IMO, is to call Reptublican Senators and tell them that if they pass Trumpcare, you will do everything you can to kick them out of their offices.
The Week: Watch Sen. Claire McCaskill Obliterate Republicans After It's Confirmed There Will Be No Hearings on Their Health Care Bill
Obamacare went through a bipartisan hearing process and in its final form included many Republican amendments (which are the problems with it, LOL). Why aren’t Reptublicans holding hearings and accepting Democratic amendments?
Please consider this an open thread. Discuss these or other topics of your choice!
UPDATE: Purr request, Claire McCaskin, a closer look: