FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Friday, June 15, 2018
KEEP OIL RIGS OFF OUR COAST!
Submitted by Sandy Cullen Goldman
THELEDGER.COM
TALLAHASSEE — Proponents of drilling for oil and natural gas haven’t given up on tapping areas closer to Florida’s shoreline.
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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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.
CONDEMN TRUMP’S G-7 FIASCO
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Wednesday, June 13, 2018
CONGRESS: CONDEMN PRESIDENT TRUMP’S G-7 FIASCO
Submitted by Sandy Cullen Goldman
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At the summit in Canada, the U.S. president undermines the Western alliance.
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…
AUGUST RECESS INTENDED TO THWART DEM MID-TERM RACES
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Monday, June 11, 2018
PUSH BACK ON THE POLITICAL CANCELLATION OF AUGUST RECESS
Submitted by Sandy Cullen Goldman
POLITICO.COM
The move will keep vulnerable Democrats off the campaign trail ahead of the hotly contested midterm elections.
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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An internal watchdog said that Pruitt initiated the 24-hour protection, which far exceeds the part-time security afforded to past EPA administrators
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
ABCNEWS.GO.COM
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
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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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.
CHECK TRUMP’S ZTE DEAL
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Friday, June 1, 2018
Submitted by Margaret Petty
SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO CHECK TRUMP’S ZTE DEAL
On May 10th, an Indonesia developer secured a $500 million loan from the Chinese government to build a resort called Lido City, which will include Trump-branded hotels, a golf course and residences. Within 72 hours, Trump announced via tweet that he plans to remove sanctions on the Chinese telecom company ZTE. Sanctions were applied in 2017 after ZTE admitted …
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The move would allow stalled trade negotiations with China to move forward, but is also likely to provoke an intense backlash on Capitol Hill.
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BLOCK WHEELER FROM NO.2 EPA POSITION
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Submitted by: Margaret Petty
CALL or RESISTBOT:
BLOCK COAL LOBBYIST ANDREW WHEELER FROM #2 ROLE AT EPA – VOTE THURSDSAY
A final Senate vote on Wheeler’s nomination is expected on Thursday, April 12th.
The man hoping to help lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, is a former lobbyist for coal and natural gas companies. As a young EPA lawyer, he worked on hazardous chemical rules.
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