Monday, August 14th: This has been a traumatic weekend. The horrible act of terror in Charlottesville and Trump’s unwillingness to condemn literal murder by white supremacists and Nazis should serve as a wake-up call. We need to use our voices to protect the people most endangered by Trump’s agenda: African-Americans, immigrants, Muslims, and other people […]
Wednesday, August 9th: We may be heading to nuclear war with North Korea. And Trump’s words are heating up the crisis. Today news arrived that North Korea has gotten closer to developing a nuclear missile that can hit the United States. Trump’s response? He threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike on North Korea: “North Korea best […]
Even though we defeated Trumpcare, Medicaid is still under assault. The House budget, which just left committee, would slash the social safety net. It would cut both Medicaid and SNAP (which provides food to low-income children) by 20%. All the while it would increase military spending. This is outrageous. We cannot leave the sick and […]
Every day reveals a new low for the Trump administration. Today Trump’s spokesperson trashed the Statue of Liberty. He tried to argue that the famous poem inscribed on the Statue (“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…) does not represent the Statue of Liberty’s “true” meaning because it […]
Now that we have defeated Trumpcare, it is time to protect Obamacare from Trump. Trump is actively threatening to sabotage Obamacare by cutting off funds to the exchanges that help insurers protect poor people. We need to call Bob Latta and Rob Portman, and tell them to keep their commitment to driving down premiums by […]
Monday, July 31st: First: CONGRATULATIONS. We did it- we stopped Trumpcare. Obamacare remains the law of the land. And it is all thanks to YOU. It is your activism, your phone calls, your visits to Portman and Latta’s offices, your protests and rallies, that accomplished this remarkable victory. The next big battle will be over […]
Update on the total mess known as the repeal of Obamacare: the straight-up repeal has been rejected by the Republicans (and by Rob Portman- maybe he has finally found his spine)? Republicans are now trying to pass what they call a “skinny repeal,” which basically consists of any amendment that the Republicans can find 50 […]
Tuesday, July 25th: Today is the big day. Mitch McConnell and the rest of the Republicans will vote on repealing (and replacing?) Obamacare. We have no idea what will happen. Really. Even Mitch McConnell doesn’t know what will happen (here is an explainer-you might need a flowchart . You need to send Rob Portman one […]
48 hours. That is all we have until Mitch McConnell and the other Senate Republicans vote on Obamacare. We know McConnell is wheeling and dealing behind the scenes to make moderate Republicans waver in their commitment to opposing the bill. Let’s make Portman hear our voices loud and clear. Call Rob Portman. Demand that he […]
Thursday, July 20th That didn’t take long. Trumpcare is back, and it is time to drive the stake through its heart. McConnell held a meeting tonight and is desperately trying to cobble together the votes to pass Trumpcare. He may be trying to bribe “moderates” like Portman with funding for opioids. We can’t let Portman […]
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