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DEMAND FUNDING FOR NONPARTISAN GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Monday, August 20, 2018
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DEMAND ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR NONPARTISAN GOVERNMENT WATCHDOGS
Submitted By: Chad Brockman

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Opinion | The White House is putting these watchdogs’ work in danger
A senator’s report warns that planned budget cuts risk putting a squeeze on the important work of inspectors general.
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REAUTHORIZE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Friday, August 17, 2018
REAUTHORIZE PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Call your representative in the House and tell him to stand up for women and reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which passed with bipartisan support in 1994. The act is scheduled to expire Sept. 11, and funding for investigation and prosecution of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking would be lost along with new programs that would …

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Time Running Out for Violence Against Women Act

The Violence Against Women Act is set to expire at the end of September and Democrats have introd
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CONSTITUTION AND TRUMP’S CRITICS UNDER FIRE

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Thursday, August 16, 2018
CONSTITUTION AND TRUMP’S CRITICS UNDER FIRE
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Ask all your elected representatives in the U.S. Congress to heed the danger inherent in the president’s recent removal of security clearance from former employees who have spoken out against him. Speak out against these actions and take legislative action to bolster the amendment’s language to include the executive branch of government. No…

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POLITICO.COM
Trump pulls security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan

“Mr. Brennan’s lying and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation’s most closely held secrets.”
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“NO” TO KAVANAUGH: OFFICE, PURPOSE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL AT RISK

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
VOTE NO ON KAVANAUGH TO PROTECT SPECIAL COUNSEL
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Ask Senators Nelson and Rubio to cast a “no” vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh has openly stated he does not agree with a nearly unanimous decision by SCOTUS that it is constitutional for the Special Counsel to operate independently of the executive branch. Without independence of Special Counsel fro…

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PBS.ORG
Where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stands on key business issues

Brett Kavanaugh’s record on the D.C. Circuit Court offers clues about how he could rule and potentially shift the Supreme Court on key business issues.
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DEMAND ROSS RESIGN AS SEC’Y OF COMMERCE

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Tuesday, August 14, 2018
DEMAND COMMERCE SECRETARY ROSS RESIGN
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Call your House representatives and tell them to support, encourage and initiate action to remove Wilbur Ross from his position as Commerce Secretary based on his history of fraud and dishonesty and his continuing efforts to benefit personally from his position. Calls have been made from both sides of the aisle to investigate his activities relat…

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AXIOS.COM
Watchdog flags Wilbur Ross stock holdings

It’s not the first time it’s come up
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INVESTIGATE MAR-A-LAGO TRIO RUNNING VA

FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Monday, August 13, 2018
INVESTIGATE MAR-A-LAGO TRIO RUNNING THE VA
Submitted by Jean Sealey

CALL OR RESISTBOT: Contact the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to call for a full investigation of reports that three of the president’s wealthy friends are the de facto head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Express your concerns about this situation to your representatives in Congress. None of the “Mar-a-Lago Trio” is qualified for leading the VA base…

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CNN.COM
Mar-a-Lago allies touted direct line to Trump at VA

An informal council is exerting sweeping influence over the US Department of Veterans Affairs from President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, a former VA official confirmed to CNN, corroborating details first reported Tuesday by ProPublica.
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FUND ELECTION SECURITY SUPPORT

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Friday, August 10, 2018
Submitted by: Joanne Pero

DEMAND SENATE REPUBLICANS PROVIDE FUNDS TO BOLSTER ELECTION SECURITY

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CNBC.COM
Senator: Russia has breached Florida state election system

Florida’s Democratic senator said Wednesday that Russian operatives have penetrated some of his state’s election systems ahead of this year’s midterms, but state officials said they have no information to support the claim.
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STOP KAVANAUGH’S SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Thursday, August 9, 2018
Submitted by: Joanne Pero

BLOCK BRETT KAVANAUGH FOR THE US SUPREME COURT

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THEHILL.COM
NRA will spend $1M to support Kavanaugh for Supreme Court: report

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has launched a seven-figure ad campaign that targets potential swing votes in the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Wednesday, August 8, 2017
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END THE DETENTION OF DREAMER SERGIO SALAZAR

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MYSANANTONIO.COM
San Antonio student activist under investigation by FBI now in detention, facing deportation

Recent high school graduate Sergio “Mapache” Salazar and his supporters say the FBI has been watching his house, and after he was arrested, friends say agents approached him about cooperating against other protesters.