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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Friday, June 9 DEMAND COATS AND ROGERS ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT TRUMP

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Friday, June 9
DEMAND COATS AND ROGERS ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT TRUMP

The public has a right to know if Trump has asked our top intelligence officers to help him squash an ongoing investigation. These are not classified conversations and should be made public.

CALL Dan Coates, Director of National Intelligence
855-731-3260
(Why you’re calling this office:
This organization is driving legislation related to the issue.)

Your script:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a concerned citizen from ____, Fl.

I’m calling to leave a message for [Admiral Rogers / Director Coats]

I’m deeply disappointed [Admiral Rogers / Director Coats] would not answer basic questions during the Senate Intelligence Hearing about conversations they had with Trump concerning Comey or the Russia investigation. The American public has a right to know if the president behaved inapproriately, and we need transparency from our intelligence leaders in order to maintain any faith in our national institutions.

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]

More Info:

On June 7th, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats, National Security Agency (NSA) Director Adm. Michael S. Rogers, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, where they were questioned about their interactions with Trump. Several news outlets previously reported that Trump personally asked both Coats and Rogers to intervene with Comey and the Russian probe and encourage Comey to back off of the investigation. It was also reported that both men did not feel comfortable with Trump’s request and did not act on his wishes.

During the hearing, however, both Coats and Rogers refused to answer basic questions about Trump’s requests. “I’m not prepared to answer your question today,” Coats responded to Marco Rubio when asked if he had ever “been asked by the president or the White House to influence an ongoing investigation.” Rogers also refused to answer questions, stating “I’m not going to discuss the specifics of discussions with the president of the United States.” As multiple Senators from both sides of the aisle pointed out, these questions were not classified matters and answering them in an publicized session was not dangerous or illegal in any sense. Despite the fact that there was no legal basis for the men to refuse to answer the Senators’ questions, the intelligence officers continued to stonewall. Their motive or reasoning is still unclear.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/e74f7fbe-4b88-11e7-a186-60…

Intelligence officials Rogers and Coats said they won’t discuss specifics of private conversations with Trump
They said they had never felt “pressured” to do anything inappropriate but would not address directly if they had been “asked.”
WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY ELLEN NAKASHIMA
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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Thursday, June 8: STOP CONGRESS FROM UNINSURING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) began the procedure Wednesday, June 7 for fast-tracking Trumpcare to get it to the floor with a minimum of transparency and a maximum of pressure.

Call Senator Rubio and Senator Nelson and let them know you are opposed to the American Health Care Act that is being fast-tracked by Mitch McConnell in the Senate.

MARCO RUBIO DC : 202 224 3041
Jacksonville: (904) 354-4300

BILL NELSON: DC: 202-224-5274
Jacksonville: 904-346-4500 (Nelson is opposed, but call to let him know we have his back!)

SCRIPT:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from ____, FL.

I’m calling today because I’m opposed to the American Health Care Act, which would leave even more Americans uninsured than pre-ACA and drive up premiums for millions more.

[Optional: Share a personal story about how this bill will impact you or someone you know]

I urge [SEN NAME] to vote against the AHCA and ensure the ACA’s expansion of Medicaid and protections for people with preexisting conditions remain in place.

Thank you for your time.

[IF LEAVING A VOICEMAIL: please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied]

More Info:
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the revised American Health Care Act (AHCA) is in, and its findings are clear: the bill will strip 14 million Americans of health insurance by next year and 23 million by 2026 while making coverage unaffordable for millions more. In fact, the AHCA would leave more Americans uninsured by 2026 than were uninsured prior to the ACA’s passage in 2010.

The AHCA’s rollback of Medicaid expansion alone would immediately deprive 11 million low-income people of insurance access. The AHCA’s changes to the individual insurance market, where roughly 19 million Americans buy insurance (via federal and state marketplace plans and other nongroup plans), would also reduce insurance coverage. By replacing income-based tax credits with age-based credits, the bill would drive up nongroup premiums dramatically for low-income, older enrollees. For some older adults, their premiums could go up by as much as 800%. However, wealthy Americans would receive tax breaks totaling roughly $900 billion thanks to the new tax credit structure.

An estimated 1 in 6 people live in states that would request AHCA regulatory waivers, which would allow insurers to reinstate price discrimination based on health status and end coverage of essential health benefits. The CBO estimates that many sicker people would be priced out of the insurance market altogether. For many more consumers, out-of-pocket spending on maternity care, mental health and substance abuse services could increase by thousands of dollars in a given year.

The CBO estimated the AHCA could reduce premiums overall, but it would achieve this by making insurance unattainable for older and sicker Americans and by allowing insurers to offer much skimpier plans. We must not allow the Senate to reverse years of progress in increasing healthcare access.

http://www.dailykos.com/…/-McConnell-starts-fast-track-proc…

McConnell starts fast-track process for Trumpcare in the Senate
Campaign Action Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) began the procedure Wednesday for fast-tracking Trumpcare to get it to the floor with a…
DAILYKOS.COM
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FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Wednesday, June 7

SAY NO TO THE CHOICE ACT AND DEFEND DODD-FRANK REGULATIONS

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, is scheduled for full House vote on Thursday, June 8. Call your representative to express your opposition!

Here’s how to find your local reps http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/…/Repre…/myrepresentative.aspx

Hi, my name is [Name] and I’m a constituent from ____, Florida.

I’m calling to express my opposition to H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, which would undermine the crucial consumer protections provided by the Dodd-Frank Act. As the 2008 recession illustrated, the banking industry must be carefully regulated to protect consumers from risky lending practices and corporate greed.
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]

More Info:
The Dodd-Frank Act is a financial reform law that was passed in 2010 as a response to the Great Recession. It includes a set of regulations intended to prevent “too-big-to-fail” banks from causing another economic crisis. One critical piece of legislation under Dodd-Frank is the Volcker rule, which prohibits banks from making certain kinds of speculative investments, such as those that led to the housing market crash in 2008. The Volcker rule also limits banks in their relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds. Dodd-Frank also created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which ensures that banks, lenders, credit card corporations, and other financial companies treat their customers fairly and protect consumers from practices like predatory payday lending.

House Republicans have introduced legislation known as the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (H.R. 10) that would repeal the Volcker rule and strip the CFPB of key enforcement powers, including the ability to fine institutions for unfair lending practices (which the CFPB recently used to fine Wells Fargo $100 million for opening 2 million accounts that their customers didn’t know about). The repeal of the Volcker rule alone would increase big banks’ profits by hundreds of millions of dollars a year while putting the American public at risk for another recession driven by irresponsible banking practices.

http://thehill.com/…/336092-house-to-vote-next-week-on-bill…

House to vote next week on bill rolling back Dodd-Frank
Speaker Paul Ryan called the CHOICE Act “a jobs bill for Main Street.”
THEHILL.COM