Author: Ila Rae

FEDERAL DAILY ACTIONS: Wednesday, February 14, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: Demand Trump Implement Russia Sanctions Act H.R. 3364

On the January 29th deadline to implement Russian sanctions passed into law by Congress, the Trump administration announced it has decided to not implement new sanctions, stating, “If the law is working, sanctions on specific entities or individuals will not need to be imposed because the legislation is, in fact, serving as a deterrent.”

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: Demand Congress pass legislation to prevent the DOL’s rule change that steals workers tips.

Trump’s Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to change a section of the current tip regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Current tip regulations state that workers own their tips and prohibit employers from taking tip income from employees.
In early December, the DOL proposed to allow employers to take all …

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Monday, February 12, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: Demand Nunes’s Removal from the House Intelligence Committee

Last week Devin Nunes, the Republican Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, publicly released his memo claiming that the FBI’s investigation into Trump campaign officials was biased, using incomplete information. The FBI, having reviewed Nunes’ memo, vigorously opposed its release citing “material omissions of fact” that impact the memo’s ac…

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Friday, February 9, 2017

BLOCK COAL LOBBYIST ANDREW WHEELER FROM #2 POSITION AT EPA

Donald Trump’s pick for Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, is a former coal lobbyist for Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting. As recently as last year, Wheeler lobbied for coal giant Murray Energy. Wheeler attended the meeting in March 2017 between Energy Secretary Rick Perry and coal executive Robert Murray, in which Murray requeste…

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Thursday, February 8, 2017

STOP THE GUTTING OF THE PREVENTION & PUBLIC HEALTH FUND

Community health centers are federally funded medical facilities that serve everyone, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. These centers provide essential care to medically underserved populations, which collectively care for more than 25 million Americans.

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Wednesday, February 7, 2017

DEMAND CONGRESS PASS THE DREAM ACT

On Jan. 22, the Senate ended a three-day government shutdown with a continuing resolution and promise from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell agreed to put forth a legislative fix for DACA recipients by early February before the end of the current CR, which runs out Feb. 8.

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Tuesday, February 6, 2017

DEMAND NUNES’S REMOVAL FROM THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE

Last week Devin Nunes, the Republican Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, publicly released his memo claiming that the FBI’s investigation into Trump campaign officials was biased, using incomplete information. The FBI, having reviewed Nunes’ memo, vigorously opposed its release citing “material omissions of fact” that impact the memo’s accuracy. Trump green…

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Monday, February 5, 2017

The Call – #ReleasetheDemMemo #NunesHoax

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are determined to release the Nunes memo, which is an obvious partisan move to cripple the Mueller investigation. Republicans’ stance comes amid fears that Trump is preparing to launch an offensive on the intelligence community, and especially Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – FRIDAY, FEB. 2, 2018
GUN VIOLENCE STRIKES ANOTHER SCHOOL
Call Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300), Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House representatives to tell them the ease of access to guns must be addressed. Mass shootings, particularly those in schools, are unacceptable. Sensible laws must be passed that restrict the possession of weapons and ammunition designed to kill multiple human beings in a short period of tim…

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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
DON’T RELEASE NUNES MEMO WITHOUT CONTEXT, COMPLETE INFO
Call Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300), Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House representatives to tell them to oppose release of the Nunes memo without the full context and exceptions documented in the Schiff memo. Tell them to oppose this attempt to undermine the investigation into the Russia-Trump campaign and to accept nothing less than cor…

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