Weekly Actions: Week 18

General Information

• Write – encourage your Washington State elected officials to make voter registration automatic:
  • Script:  Please create legislation for automatic voter registration in Washington State like our neighbors in Oregon and California.
  • Senator Sharon Nelson, 316 Legislative Building, Olympia, WA 98504-0434
  • Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, JLOB 305, PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA, 98504-0600
  • Rep Eileen Cody, JLOB 303, PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA, 98504-0600
  • Petition:  https://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11095
• Write – to tell your Member of Congress why the social safety net, which Trump’s budget will decimate, is so important to you:
  • The fur is just starting to fly on the proposed budget, which appears to be the starting point for the great negotiator to get what he wants.  Remember Pramila’s words:  We need to stand together, fight for the entire social safety net and not allow the administration to divide and conquer us by fighting each other over individual social service programs.
  • We know our Members of Congress will fight this budget proposal.  Can you tell your story about the harm that will be caused, so they get as much ammunition as possible?  Start here, with Maria Cantwells “top ten worst items in the Trump budget”, then get out the pens and post cards.
  • Cuts Medicaid funding an additional $610 billion on top of the $800 billion+ in cuts in the American Health Care Act potentially leaving 1.7 million Washingtonians who get their health insurance through Medicaid without coverage.
  • Breaks the President’s promise not to cut Social Security by including $72 billion in cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance.
  • Completely eliminates the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which funds local projects like Meals on Wheels and economic development in rural areas.
  • Worsens Washington’s homeless crisis by drastically cutting funding for homeless assistance programs and rental assistance, causing up to more than 6,100 Washington families to lose access to housing.
  • Proposes a staggering 70% cut to renewable and energy efficiency initiatives, devastating Washington’s clean energy economy and killing thousands of clean energy jobs all over the country.
  • Puts our nation’s health at risk by cutting nearly 20 percent of the funding for the National Institutes of Health – thwarting advancements in biomedical research, life-saving technology and economic activity in Washington state at universities and research organizations.
  • Proposes to cut off ALL federal funding to Planned Parenthood, including Title X funding, which helps ensure access to family planning and preventative health services.
  • Calls for opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling and selling off half of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
  • Undermines commitments to Indian Country by cutting funding for programs including social services, healthcare, education, climate and natural resources.

• Prefer to speak through petitions?:
  • http://www.cantwell.com/action/stand-against-trumps-budge
  • https://act.credoaction.com/sign/stop_trump_budget
  • http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/887/917/075/
  • https://www.ofa.us/speak-out-against-this-budget/
  • https://secure2.edf.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app30102b

Vashon-Activism (get local – join a team)

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Electoral College Repeal

• No actions this week

Instant Runoff  Voting

• No actions this week

Return US House and Senate to Democratic Control

• No actions this week

The Environment

• Petition – Protect Bristol bay Alaska from mining operations:
  • http://www.cantwell.com/action/protect-bristol-bay-from-offshore-drilling

Climate Change

• Petition – calling on auto makers to stop pushing back on fuel efficiency standards:
  • https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions/58JWzljGf0yS1GQcyKsCxg2

Anti-Hate Actions

• No actions this week

Criminal Justice Reform

• No actions this week

Immigrations/Citizenship

• Petition – Tell the Federal Election Commission to investigate private prison company GEO Group for illegal campaign contributions:
  • https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/no-pay-for-play/

Preserving Democracy & Justice

• Petition – Request your elected officials not serve on Trump’s Voter Suppression Committee:
  • https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Voter_Suppression_Commission

Racial Justice & Black Lives Matter

• No actions this week

Women’s Rights

• No actions this week

LGBTQ Rights

• No actions this week

• Write – share your story about why Health Care is important to you:
  • Our Senators are going to push back against the American Health Care Act, especially now that the Congressional Budget Office has scored the House legislation, and confirmed that 23 Million people will lose health care coverage under this plan.  But, they can fight back more effectively if they hear your story about the critical role of health care coverage in your life.
  • Write: Patty Murray, 154 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
  • Write:  Maria Cantwell, 511 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
• Petitions:
  • http://www.cantwell.com/action/pledge-to-fight-for-affordable-health-care
  • https://act.sumofus.org/go/353360
  • http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/264/610/757/
  • https://action.aarp.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app260b
  • https://www.pattymurray.com/act/say-no-to-trumpcare-may

Economy/Income Inequality

• No actions this week

Get Big Money Out of Politics

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• Petition – MSNBC, Keep Lawrence O’Donnell on the air:
  • https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-to-msnbc-keep-lawrence-odonnell-on-the-air