Federal Daily Action – Wednesday, January 10, 2018
The Call or RESISTBOT – #SaveNetNeutrality
Despite overwhelming public sentiment against it, the FCC adopted a rule rolling back net neutrality in December.
Federal Daily Action – Tuesday, January 9, 2018
The Call or RESISTBOT–#NoDreamNoDeal & #DreamActNow
Right now, Dreamers are fighting for their lives. In September, Donald Trump eliminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provided relief from deportation to approximately 800,000 Dreamers. These immigrant youth were brought to the U.S. as young children and are as American as anyone else, except on paper. Nearly a thousand Dreamers lose their …
Federal Daily Action – Monday January 8, 2018
The Call or RESISTBOT–PROTECT THE BAN ON OFFSHORE DRILLING
The Trump administration announced plans to allow offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all U.S. waters.
“We’re embarking on a new path for energy dominance in America, particularly on offshore,” Ryan Zinke, the interior secretary said.
He continued:…
Federal Daily Action – Friday, January 5, 2018
The Call or RESISTBOT– PROTECT THE RIGHT TO FIGHT WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Over the past few months, Americans have been inundated with stories of how high-profile men have used their positions of power to sexually harass and assault others (primarily women). Sexual assault and harassment allegations have been levied against men in virtually every industry, sweeping up chefs, journalists, famous actors, political representatives, business leaders, and others. This massive outpouring of allegations – and businesses’ unprecedented willingness to take them seriously – is creating a cultural shift in holding harassers accountable for their actions. The long-overdue acknowledgment of the rampant nature of sexual harassment represents an opportunity to enact laws to protect against sexual harassment in the workforce.
On December 6th, 2017 the bipartisan Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017 was introduced in both the House and the Senate. The bill would eliminate forced arbitration clauses in employment contracts for sexual harassment and discrimination claims. Forced arbitration clauses are found in over 50% of American employment contracts and require employees to waive their rights to a jury trial and/or to speak publicly about an incident. Instead, the harassment victim is forced into private meetings, secret settlements, and obligatory non-disclosure agreements. Arbitration clauses clearly silence victims from coming forward and allow for harassment and assault to continue in the workplace. It is time to bring transparency to workplace sexual harassment claims and to grant victims the right to come forward publicly and in a court of law if they so choose.
Your Action
Call your three Members of Congress and urge them to
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
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
Talking Points:
This is [NAME] and I’m a constituent in [ZIP].
I’m calling in support of [H.R. 4570 for House/S. 2203 for Senate], the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017. This bipartisan bill is an important first step to ending sexual harassment in the workforce, and I urge [SEN/REP ____] to work to pass this important legislation.
Thank you for your hard work answering the phones.
[IF LEAVING A VOICEMAIL: please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied]
Federal Daily Action – Thursday, January 4, 2018
The Call or RESISTBOT– #CHIP
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which was enacted in 1997 with bipartisan support and funds health care for children from working families that don’t qualify for Medicaid was allowed to expire in 2017.
CHIP covers nearly 9 million children, providing coverage for routine pediatric and dental care, as well as coverage for seriously ill children. The program has brought the uninsured c…
Federal Daily Action – Wednesday, January 3, 2018
The Call or RESISTBOT – RESTRICT TRUMP’S NUCLEAR LAUNCH AUTHORITY
Donald Trump’s reckless behavior toward North Korea and his ill-informed statements about the nuclear arsenal have put the presidential power to launch a nuclear first strike in the forefront of the minds of many Americans. In light of his alarming actions, we are long overdue for a thorough reconsideration of the president’s ability to quickly launch weapons …
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Tuesday, January 2, 2018
The Call or RESISTBOT– #DreamActNow #NoDreamNoDeal
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.
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Friday, December 29, 2017
CALL or RESISTBOT: FIGHT THE ROLLBACK OF NET NEUTRALITY PROTECTIONS
On December 14th, the Federal Communications…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Thursday, December 28, 2017
CALL or RESISTBOT: Demand Congress pass a clean DREAM Act
While the deadline to find a legislative replacement for DACA isn’t until March, DACA recipients’ statuses are already expiring, and the program will be a key bargaining chip in the upcoming 2018 budget discussions. The CR (“continuing resolution”) that passed both the House and the Senate on Dec. 21 was their last chance of the year to pass the Dream Act and protect D…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Wednesday, December 27, 2017
CALL or RESISTBOT: Demand Congress protect the integrity of the Special Counsel’s investigation of the Russia investigation and the Trump connections to Russia.
While Robert Mueller wasn’t fired on December 22, as we all feared he would be, the attacks on the Russia investigation continue to heat up. There are at least two reasons to keep up the pressure: 1) our MoC’s are on break (the Senate returns to work on Jan. 3rd; the …
