Resist!

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   

#1 Call to Action:  Protect our Public Lands and Fully Fund Medicaid 

House Bill #: Budget Reconcilliation

• Contact: Representative Jeff Hurd Colorado District #3 (Republican)
  (970) 317-6167 (Durango) / (202) 225-4676 (DC Office)  or email ​

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Current Status: Republicans are advancing their partisan budget reconciliation bill to cut over $4 trillion dollars in federal spending to fund tax cuts for the wealthy and mass deportations. On May 6th, the House Natural Resources committee amended and passed their portion of the reconciliation bill, which must now be approved by both chambers of Congress. In a late night vote, committee Republicans added a bill amendment to authorize the sale of roughly 11,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah. It is unclear what these lands would be sold for, but other parts of the bill would reverse environmental laws to allow more timber production and new oil and gas leases.​​​​

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PUBLIC LANDS: Once these lands are sold they are gone FOREVER!   Once these lands have been destroyed by extractive industries, it will take many years for them to recover. Republicans are discussing selling Public Lands to pay for continuing the Trump tax cuts.  More Info: https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/editorials/article304967541.html

• Suggested Script: Hi, my name is …, and I am a constituent from “insert town”, zip code 81***. I am opposed to the sale of our Public Lands. I am asking that you work to protect these lands and to ensure Federal Laws, including NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act) are followed when industry wants to drill, cut trees and use the resources of our Public Lands. These lands are vital to me and SW Colorado in so many ways. (Please insert how you use the Public Lands; why they are important to you and how you and your family will be hurt by their sale and destruction.)

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MEDICAID:  Without health care, people suffer needlessly. Pressure increases on our Emergency Departments. Rural hospitals, including 2 in our area, will close, increasing the pressure on the remaining hospitals and reducing the overall quality of healthcare.  More info: https://www.cbpp.org/research/topics/federal-budget

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• Suggested Script: “Hi, my name is …,and I'm a constituent from “insert town”, zip code 81***.  I am opposed to any cuts to Medicaid funding. Medicaid provides health care to our children with serious conditions and illnesses, to our low income and disabled neighbors, and to many of our nursing home residents. Most people who are on Medicaid work and need this assistance to avoid emergency room visits, when they cannot get regular healthcare. Two rural hospitals in our area will close if Medicaid is not fully funded. This will put increased pressure on the remaining hospital and we will all suffer as a result. I do not want my neighbors to go without healthcare and the quality of my healthcare to suffer to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

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U.S. SENATE 

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The GENIUS Act – about Crypto currency and Stable Coins, (Senate Bill #:  The Genius Act:  S. 919)

The SAVE Act – a voter suppression Bill, Senate (Bill #: The SAVE Act: S 128, H.R. 22)

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Contact your senators:

• Senator Michael Bennet   (202) 224-5852 (DC Office) /(970) 259-1710 (Durango)     http://www.bennet.senate.gov/

• Senator John Hickenlooper  202-224-5941 (DC Office)/ 970-880-7236 (Durango)    www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/email-john/

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Current Status:  Both of these Bills have passed the US House of Representatives. We need our Senators (both Democrats) to hold the line and filibuster both Bills and vote against cloture.  

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THE GENIUS ACT:  All Democrats and 3 Republicans recently voted against cloture on the GENIUS Act. The problem, some Democrats were considering voting for this Bill. Sen. Thune voted against it, so he could bring it up for a vote again. We want to keep pressure on our Senators to vote against this Bill. The Bill will allow Trump and his family to continue their corruption and being able to accept bribes. 

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• Suggested Script:  Hi, my name is …, I'm a constituent from “i.e., Durango” zip code 81***.   I am opposed to the Genius Act.  This Act will continue to allow Trump and his family to profit off of cryptocurrency and to be able to accept bribes from foreign businesses and governments. This is unacceptable. If this Bill comes up again, I want to make sure you continue to oppose it, unless it has ALL of the fixes set forth by Sen. Warren. 

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THE SAVE ACT: From Indivisible:  “If passed, this legislation would be a massive rollback of voting rights under the guise of ‘election integrity’.”  This is a thinly disguised voter suppression law. It would require anyone registering to vote, or updating voter registration to show proof of US citizenship in the form of a birth certificate, matching their current last name (a BIG problem for women who took their husband’s last name, about 69 million women) or a passport, which about 21 million people do not have.

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• Suggessted Script:  Hi, my name is …, I'm a constituent from “i.e., Durango” zip code 81***. I am opposed to the SAVE Act.  This is a voter suppression law which will make it much harder for married women and minorities to vote. Its purpose is to fix “voter fraud,” which is not actually a problem. We want to encourage people to vote, not suppress their vote. Please take all action necessary, including filibuster, to make sure this Bill does not pass