FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Friday, March 2, 2018
STOP THE SNEAKY ROLLBACK OF DODD-FRANK PROTECTIONS – VOTE TUES 3/6
Update (03/01): The Senate is scheduled to vote on S. 2155 on Tuesday, March 6th.
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Thursday, March 1, 2018
Domestic Abusers should not have guns!
Congress should act to close the boyfriend loophole by passing the Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act/Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act (S.1539/H.R. 3207). The bill from Senator Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representatives Dan Donovan (R-NY) (the ONLY Republican in Congress to sign on) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) would close the loopholes in federal law that allow stalkers to b…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Call or Resistbot: Paul Ryan must remove Nunes as Chair of the House Intel Committee #REMOVENUNES
On Saturday, the Democratic response to the Nunes memo was finally released and it showed the Nunes memo attacking the DOJ and the FBI for the political stunt it was.
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Call or Resistbot: SUPPORT EXPANDED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN PURCHASES
In light of recent mass shootings in Florida, Las Vegas, Texas, and other cities across the country, it is clearer than ever that our approach to gun policy and gun violence must change. One such necessary change is to close background check loopholes. Currently, background checks are mandatory for commercial gun sales but not for purchases made through priv…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Monday, February 26, 2018
Call or Resistbot: OPPOSE OVERRIDING RESTRICTIONS ON CONCEALED CARRY
Update (2/22/18): The House has passed HR 38 in early December of 2017. It now awaits consideration in the Senate.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and his fellow Republicans have proposed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, a pair of bills introduced to the House and the Senate. These bills would require that citizens who are allowed to carry concealed weapons …
In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a candlelight vigil was held at the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church near downtown Jax on Friday, February 23.
The moms and others who shared their stories of loss related to gun violence brought Parkland’s faraway grief much closer to home. Through the pain, however, you could clearly feel the sense of grim determination shared by all in the room. Change is coming, and it’s led by those who have been hurt most of all…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Friday, February 23, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: SAFEGUARD OUR ELECTIONS WITH MANDATED ONLINE POLITICAL AD DISCLOSURE
Last fall, we learned that Russian operatives spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on political ads across Facebook, Twitter and Google to influence the outcome of the 2016 US elections. Because online political advertising is not currently covered by political ad disclosure regulations (unlike television, print, and radio advertising), th…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Thursday, February 22, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: DEMAND FEDERAL BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS
In 2004, the NRA successfully pressured the Republican-controlled government into not renewing the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. The ban had worked to protect lives: after it expired the number of gun massacre deaths (which had decreased over 40% during the ban) jumped nearly 2.5 fold.
Gun violence experts are now renewing their calls for a nationwide ban on these t…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Wednesday, February 21, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: DEMAND ACTION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
The United States has more guns per capita than any other peer nation; Americans constitute about 4% of the world’s population but own 42% of all civilian firearms. On average, there is a mass shooting almost every day of the year in the United States, and the nation has far higher rates of gun homicides than any other developed nation. Firearm suicides in the US are also dismally common, with suicides actually comprising the majority of gun-related deaths. However, thanks to continued lobbying by the National Rifle Association (NRA), Congress has repeatedly failed to take meaningful action and curb gun violence.
Gun violence prevention experts have recommended a number of policy approaches to reduce gun violence:
America’s disproportionately high rates of gun-related deaths are both tragic and shameful. Congress can save lives by passing common-sense legislation to reduce gun violence.
RESISTBOT:
Text the word “resist” to 504-09. Follow the prompts to send your Members of Congress a fax. It’s easy. You enter your zip code and you are directed to your representatives.
FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
NEFL MoC NUMBERS:
Rep. Ted Yoho
DC:202-225-5744
Orange Park: 904-276-9626
Rep. John Rutherford
DC 202-225-2501
Jacksonville 904-831-5205
Rep. Ron DeSantis
DC 202-225-2706
Palm Coast 386-302-0471
Rep. Al Lawson
DC 202-225-0123
Jacksonville: 904-354-1652
Sen Marco Rubio
DC 202-224-3041
JAX – 904-354-4300
Sen Bill Nelson
DC – 202-224-5274
JAX – 904-346-4500
YOUR SCRIPT:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE]
I’m calling to urge [REP. NAME] to take action to reduce the epidemic of gun violence in the United States by…[CHOOSE 1-3 POLICIES BELOW]
Thank you for your time and attention.
[If leaving a voicemail: please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied]
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: #ProtectDreamers DON’T LET THE SENATE LEAVE DREAMERS IN LIMBO
Once again, the Trump administration and Republicans have neglected DREAMers, failing to pass any legislation that would provide protections to DACA recipients. In September, Trump rescinded DACA, threatening over 800,000 undocumented young people with deportation. The declaration gave Congress until March 5th, 2018 to pass a legislative fix or equ…
