The Rogan’s List Team is on vacation from July 30 through August 13, but because of the extension of the
Senate calendar we have decided to run a smaller list during this time. We look
forward to being back to the full list on August 14.
Contact Federal
Government Officials
Find your legislators here: https://www.theloyalopposition.net/rep-finder/
OR
Search all members of Congress here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/current
OR
Fax your legislators for free: Reps:
https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php
and Senate: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
OR
Find senators’ Twitter and Facebook Accounts here:
Find representatives on Twitter here:
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If your senators and reps aren't saved in your
phone yet,
text your US postal address to (520) 200-2223 and get a text back
with their contact information.
1. Congress has heard our voices, and is
proposing cutting far less from the EPA budget than Trump wants. (http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/341507-house-bill-would-cut-epa-funding-by-528m)
But they’re still Republicans, and they’re still planning on a 7% reduction in
EPA funding… on top of the 20 percent they’ve cut since 2010. And this is just
the beginning of the unacceptable environmental policies included in the FY2018
Interior & Environmental Appropriations bill. Let’s call our members of
Congress and tell them we want them to vote no on this unless there are NO cuts
to the EPA.
2. The Republican regime has
tucked three (3) riders into appropriations bills that would bar federal
agencies from enforcing campaign finance laws. http://billmoyers.com/story/latest-sneaky-attempt-increase-corporate-political-power/
Let's tell our Representatives that we know these sneaky riders are there and
we oppose them.
3. The Trump administration is
moving quickly to fill empty judicial seats with conservatives. http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-judges-attorneys-nominations-2017-7 Ilyse
Hogue, current president of NARAL, says this should concern us, since more than
a few of these are lifetime appointments (like Neil Gorsuch). http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-judiciary/343289-if-trump-packs-the-courts-expect-ideological-fury Next
up for consideration is Amy Coney
Barrett, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
(August 8). Alliance for Justice is opposed to her nomination for her
pro-life stance. https://www.afj.org/our-work/nominees/amy-coney-barrett Let's let our Senators know that we're
paying attention to these nominations and that we oppose her confirmation. We can check who's up for consideration next here: https://www.senate.gov/committees/committee_hearings.htm
4. Republican Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue received Trump's
endorsement of their RAISE Act on Wednesday. (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/02/trump-legal-immigration-reduction-bill-241249) This
legislation would significantly reduce the number of refugees admitted to the
United States each year, and would overhaul the immigration process, converting
it to a points-based system where the most educated individuals gain priority.
http://bit.ly/2u0XTjb Let's
give our senators a call to see where they stand on the RAISE Act, and to ask
that they oppose this legislation.
5. On Tuesday, it was reported that the Department of Justice is
seeking lawyers to investigate discrimination against white students via
affirmative action admission policies. http://bit.ly/2u0xYIuThis
attack on civil rights is unacceptable, as affirmative action is a key tool in
fighting back against discrimination, creating more equitable conditions.
5calls has more information, as well as a phone number and call script we can
use to call the Department of Justice and voice our opposition: https://5calls.org/issue/recxdBa3iAqAKHMBU
6. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to waive
environmental laws in constructing the border wall. (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/01/540892890/homeland-security-to-waive-environmental-rules-on-border-wall-projects)
We need to be aware of ways our government is circumventing the rules. Let’s
write to the acting DHS secretary so they will know that we are watching and we
do not approve: Acting Secretary Elaine Duke, Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528.
7.
The President of the National Federation of
the Blind has written a piece on The Hill, calling on cosponsors of H.R. 620, the
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, to withdraw their support http://bit.ly/2tJqD4d H.R.
620 would create unnecessary challenges in the litigation process for those
with disabilities who wish to file a complaint against a business not in
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Let's make sure our
representatives are not a cosponsor of this bill, and if they are ask them to
withdraw their support https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/620/cosponsors We
can also make sure our representatives, even if they are not a cosponsor, know
that we oppose this bill.
State Actions
1. GA: As part of Georgia’s off-year voter roll maintenance, nearly
600,000 “inactive voter” registrations have been cancelled (http://bit.ly/2uhuuAA). For those of us who
had registered to vote in Georgia, let’s make sure to double-check our current
voter registration status: https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do.
2. RI: Those of us who live in State Senate District 13 (Newport/Jamestown)
have a special election coming up August 22! Candidates are Democrat Dawn
Euer https://electdawneuer.com/ , Republican
Michael Smith http://votemikesmith.com/ , Green Party
Gregory Larson (appears not to have a website), and Independent Kimberly Ripoli
(appears not to have a website). We can
vote on Election Day, Aug 22, 2017, or by Emergency Mail Ballot http://www.elections.state.ri.us/voting/emergency.php (Aug
2-21). We can find polling places and more here: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/
Other Actions
1. For those of us who aren’t already, we register to vote and find
our polling places here http://www.canivote.org/! Voting is the
ultimate act of resistance. Elections matter at all levels—federal, state, and
local. For example, while Washington, DC, is pushing a radically conservative
agenda, Connecticut reformed its bail system so poor people won’t be jailed
just because they’re poor (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/connecticut-bail-reform_us_59382ca2e4b0b13f2c660f04);
Oregon passed sweeping pro-reproductive rights legislation (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/07/06/oregon_passes_sweeping_law_enshrining_abortion_rights_and_funding_for_all.html);
and the Kent City Council in Ohio strengthened its LGBTQ anti-discrimination
ordinance (http://www.kentwired.com/latest_updates/article_d4fdf31a-6328-11e7-98d5-5fd843f9d124.html).
Let’s make sure we’re registered to vote, and then let’s vote in *every* election—even for dogcatcher.
2. Prisoners in a St. Louis jail have
been suffering in triple-digit temperatures without air conditioning (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/st-louis-jail-to-add-portable-ac-units-mayor-says/).
Activist attention has helped get the city to respond, but we need to do
everything we can to help these folks out. One thing we can do is contribute
to National Bail Out’s efforts
to GET these folks out, since many of them are only there because they cannot
afford their bail. Let’s help them get back to their families by donating
at nomoremoneybail.org.
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the Action Alliance,
a
loosely-federated group of organizations that, in the wake of the
2016 election, are sharing daily or weekly calls
to action.
Other member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/ --scroll down and
click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a difference.
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