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U.S. SENATE
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)
Contact your senators:
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Senator Michael Bennet (202) 224-5852 (DC Office) /(970) 259-1710 (Durango) http://www.bennet.senate.gov/
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Senator John Hickenlooper 202-224-5941 (DC Office)/ 970-880-7236 (Durango) www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/email-john/
Current Status, Scripts, and Background: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Protect our Public Lands and Fully Fund Medicaid
House Bill #: Budget Reconcilliation
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Contact: Representative Jeff Hurd Colorado District #3 (Republican)(970) 317-6167 (Durango) / (202) 225-4676 (DC Office) or email
Current Status, Scripts, and Background: CURRENT STATUS: 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. WHY ARE THESE ISSUES IMPORTANT? 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. 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. SUGGESTED MEMBER SCRIPTS: Public Lands: “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.)" Medicaid: “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."
Tell Representative Jeff Hurd to Support Bill HR 1936 and Protect Medicaid/CHIP
Contact Representative Jeff Hurd at (970) 317-6167 (Durango) or (202) 225-4676 (D.C.) or email
Read the Article: The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District
Tell Representative Jeff Hurd to support bill H.R. 1936, which was introduced by RI Dem congressman Magaziner. HR 1936 seeks to prohibit the use of U.S. Armed Forces funds for operations aimed at invading or seizing territory from Canada, Panama, or Greenland. Also contact Jeff Hurd about the cuts to Medicaid/CHIP! In his district (CD3): -194,122 constituents are currently covered by Medicaid - The district could lose $2.43B - 58,000 constituents would lose medicaid/CHIP enrollment.
Comment on Dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Update: https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5388902/library-funding-cuts-trump-injunction
Please continue to call Jeff Hurd on this issue!
- Contact Representative Jeff Hurd at: (970) 317-6167 (Durango) or (202) 225-4676 (D.C.) or email
- Sign the petition at EveryLibrary
This is a serious threat to Colorado's libraries as the Colorado State Library is predominantly federally funded by IMLS, not by our state government. If IMLS is destroyed, the State Library will pretty much cease to exist and almost everyone who works for the State Library will lose their jobs. The loss of IMLS and of the Colorado State Library will negatively impact every library in the state.
STATE OF COLORADO
Tell Colorado Governor Jared Polis to Sign HB25-1147 and SB25-045
HB25-1147: Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court
SB25-045: Healthcare Analysis Bill
Call: 303-866-2471
Email: Governorpolis@state.co.us
Background and Suggested Scripts: WHY ARE THESE BILLS IMPORTANT? #HB25-1147: This Bill has passed the House and Senate and is waiting for the Governor’s signature. Governor Polis is getting significant pressure from some municipalities to veto this bill. Our County Commissioners and Sheriff Sean Smith all support this Bill. The lack of consistency in our laws and lack of due process adversely affect our unhoused neighbors. People can end up spending significant amounts of time in jail for sleeping outside and other minor crimes. That is a waste of taxpayer money and not a good solution to the issue of people sleeping outside. Please encourage the Governor to sign this Bill. #SB25-045: This Bill has passed the House and Senate and is waiting for the Governor’s signature. The Bill will commission a study from the Colorado School of Public Health to analyze how we might implement single-payer universal healthcare in Colorado. Special interest groups will be lobbying the Governor not to sign this Bill. Let’s encourage him to sign. SUGGESTED MEMBER SCRIPTS: #HB25-1147: “Hi, my name is …, I'm a constituent from “i.e., insert town” zip code 81***. I am in favor of you signing the Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court Act, HB25-1147. I think we should have consistency in our legal system, between municipal and State Courts. The inconsistent punishments and lack of due process in municipal courts adversely affects our unhoused neighbors. #SB25-045: “Hi, my name is …, I am a constituent from “i.e., insert town” zip code 81***. I am in favor of you signing the Healthcare Analysis Bill. We need to study whether a single payer system will work in Colorado. (If applicable, please talk about how the current healthcare system has failed you or made your life difficult.) This study will provide the information we need for decision making about our healthcare system."
Contact Your Representatives
Message them about something YOU care about so they caan represent YOUR views. IT'S THEIR JOB!!!!
Senator Michael Bennet
Facebook: @SenatorBennet
DC Office: 202-224-5852
Durango Office: 970-259-1710
Committees:
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry;
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Finance;
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Rules and Administration;
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Select Cmte on Inteligence
Colorado State Level Representatives
House District 59 Representative Katie Stewart
303-866-2904 or 970-779-0608
Senate District 6 Senator
Cleave Simpson
303-866-4875
cleave.simpson.senate@coleg.gov
Senator John Hickenlooper
Facebook: @SenatorHick
DC Office: 202-224-5941
Durango Office: 970-880-7236
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
County Level
La Plata County Commissioners
970-382-6219
City Level
Durango City Council
Congressional District 3 Rep Jeff Hurd
https://hurd.house.gov/contact
Facebook: @Rep. Jeff Hurd
DC Office: 202-225-4676
Durango Office: 970-317-6167
835 E 2nd Ave Ste 204
Committees:
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Natural Resources
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Science, Space, and Technology
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Transportation and Infrastructure
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Indian and Insular Affairs
WHITE HOUSE
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
RESOURCES
Below are excellent reference materials full of both concrete action items and indepth analyses of how we got here.
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Action items for TODAY and every day. How to get started - and why.
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5Calls.org - dow An App that lists actions to take and makes it easy to call your MOCs (Members of Congress)Indivisible: https://indivisible.org/
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Indivisible.org - an updated, practical guide to "Democracy on the Brink" - a set of strategies and practical first steps to combat rising authoritarianism and oligarchies.
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Jessica Craven, Chop Wood, Carry Water - a blog with daily actions you can take.
CURRENT RESEARCH:
Medicaid /CHIPS. CD3 - Colorado’s west slope (US!) slated to lose $2.43 Billion in Medicaid and CHIP funding under the legislation Rep. Jeff Hurd just voted for. That would directly impact 194,122 of his constituents - with a complete elimination of services for 58,000, many of whom are children and elderly. Source.
US Public Lands. Fire mitigation, timber sales, fee collection, grazing supervision, public safety, interpretation, even toilet cleaning and access are all being cut, drastically. Columbine District Ranger Glidden said recently that we are at the same moisture levels as 2002 and 2018, years of the Missionary Ridge and 416 fires. Contact Hurd today!!!
BOYCOTT:
Align your values with your votes! Many, many corporations are putting their quarterly profits and goals above the need of their buyers. And many of these are supporting the GOP.
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Goods Unite Us: download their excellent app to see which companies contribute to which parties.
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Index Align: Want to dive deeper? Visit this site (allied with Goods Unite Us) to see how corporate dollars directly impact society.
PONDER:
Some writers we hugely respect, sending out positive energy and fact-based research.
Heather Cox Richardson: a concise summary of each day framed with historical context.
Joyce Vance: legal knowledge and analysis, served with a dose of optimism.
Robert Reich: a mix of "what you can do" and economic background on policy.
Marc Elias, Democracy Docket: the leading litigator fighting across the US to protect democracy and voting rights.
Others? Send us your favorites!
Resources for These Times (PDF)
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