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SUPPORT THE KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER ACT, DONATE, JOIN PROTESTS….

FEDERAL DAILY ACTIONS Tuesday, June 19, 2018

SUPPORT THE KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER ACT, DONATE, JOIN NATIONAL PROTESTS, ATTEND WOMEN’S MARCH JAX PLANNING MEETING
DO NOT GIVE UP!
Submitted by: Joanne Pero

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Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border — ProPublica
ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing as an agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.”

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KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Monday, June 18, 2018

SUPPORT THE KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER ACT
Submitted by: Joanne Pero

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NYTIMES.COM
‘I Can’t Go Without My Son,’ a Mother Pleaded as She Was Deported to Guatemala
As a growing number of families are being separated as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to control illegal immigration, some parents are being deported before recovering their children.
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PROTECT ACA AND PREEXISTING CONDITIONS COVERAGE

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Thursday, June 14, 2018
PROTECT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PROTECTIONS FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS
Submitted by Sandy Cullen Goldman
Having failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through legislative means, the Trump administration has ordered the Department of Justice not to defend the ACA against a frivolous lawsuit from GOP-controlled states. In February of 2018, Texas and 19 other GOP-controlled states (FLORIDA IS ONE OF THESE STATES) filed a s…

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NPR.ORG
Trump Administration Move Imperils Pre-Existing Condition Protections
The Justice Department has announced it will not defend the Affordable Care Act in an ongoing lawsuit brought by 20 states that challenge the legality of core pillars of the law.
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OPPOSE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS NOMINEE RYAN BOUNDS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Tuesday, June 12, 2018
OPPOSE RYAN BOUNDS FOR THE 9TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

UPDATE: (6/8/18) The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Ryan Bounds for full Senate approval against the objections of his home state Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.

The Trump administration has nominated Oregon Assistant US Attorney Ryan Bounds for a lifetime appointment to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. This is Bounds’ second nomination, aft…

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CALL FOR PRUITT TO RESIGN

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Friday, June 8, 2018
REMOVE SCOTT PRUITT AS EPA ADMINISTRATOR
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Contact your representatives in Congress

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CBSNEWS.COM
Watchdog: EPA’s Scott Pruitt demanded 24/7 security from first day on job
An internal watchdog said that Pruitt initiated the 24-hour protection, which far exceeds the part-time security afforded to past EPA administrators
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SUPPORT LGBTQ CIVIL RIGHTS

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Thursday, June 7, 2018
PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS OF LGBTQ CITIZENS
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Contact your representatives in Congress

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ABCNEWS.GO.COM
Actress Alyssa Milano, lawmakers make new push for Equal Rights Amendment
Actress Alyssa Milano joined lawmakers and activists at a rally to campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment, which is just one state shy of the 3/4 needed for ratification
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OPPOSE MORTENSEN APPT TO STATE DEPT

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Monday, June 4, 2018
OPPOSE RON MORTENSEN APPOINTMENT
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Contact your representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives to tell them to oppose the appointment of Ron Mortensen, a hardliner on immigration and founder of an anti-immigrant group in Utah, as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. His appointment would endanger the lives of hundreds of people seeking re…

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CNN.COM
Trump admin picks immigration hard-liner for migration State Dept. post
The Trump administration has tapped immigration hard-liner Ronald Mortensen to be the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration.