Friday!
1. Goodness! How quickly things change in this turbo-charged political circus. As I drink my coffee and try to wrap my head around this morning's news headlines, this is what I can garner.
* There will be NO TRUMPCARE VOTE today or tomorrow.*
Why? Reports say that the House Democrats threatened to withhold votes on a stop-gap spending measure if the Republicans did not back away from the bill. Also, the GOP was unable to garner enough votes to push through TrumpCare 2.0. (This is the point where you high five yourself or your neighbor. You did that, people! You did! YOU!!) In the best quote since Sen. Ted Cruz said "Bat-Crap Crazy", Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Trump was, “really making fools of the members of Congress of his own party” by asking them to support a health bill that is unpopular with the public.
“If they vote on it, the minute they cast that vote, they put doo-doo on their shoe."
Nancy Pelosi said "doo-doo".
But wait. This get better.
*Our legislators plan to pass legislation to fund the government for one more week.
*There will be no money allotted in the long term spending bill for "The Wall".
*Government will continue to fund cost sharing subsidies for low income insurance holders.
*We made Trump have a tweet tantrum.
Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/us/politics/republicans-propose-short-term-funding-plan-to-avert-shutdown.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
Or here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-republicans-introduce-one-week-spending-bill-to-continue-budget-talks/2017/04/27/5157abee-2b3a-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_spendingdeal825pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d12ba6770eb9
The war's not over but I think some battles were won. That makes me feel good going into this weekend, but it is not the time to stop. I recommend keeping pressure on our representatives (especially, Lewis, Paulsen, and Emmer) regarding this awful healthcare bill. Call, write, Resistbot, and/or visit.
Check out these talking points provided by Andy Slavitt:
https://twitter.com/aslavitt/status/857740632600793089
2. Rep. Elijah Cummings-The Hero We Need
Rep. Cummings is setting an example for how we want our public servants to fight for right. He is reporting evidence of former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn's infractions. He is calling out the Trump administration for stonewalling requests for documents. It's a beautiful thing to see and I hope this is the beginning of a new trend in government. Watch it here:
https://www.facebook.com/newsandguts/videos/238899543181688/?autoplay_reason=all_page_organic_allowed&video_container_type=0&video_creator_product_type=2&app_id=2392950137&live_video_guests=0
Or Rachel Maddow here: Chaffetz eyes door as Flynn scandal mushrooms http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/chaffetz-eyes-door-as-flynn-scandal-mushrooms-931619907835 via @msnbc
Call your representative and senators today and tell them you appreciate the work Rep. Cummings has done. Tell them you want more serious inquiry into the Trump administration's wrongdoings.
Franken-202-224-5641
Klobuchar-202-224-3244
House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
MN Legislators: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legislators
Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Out and About
Friday 4/28, 6-8 p.m.
Tom Emmer - Town Hall
9201 Quaday Avenue NE, Ostego MN 55330
Saturday 4/29, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Stop the Muslim Registry Training
MAS South Metro Islamic Center (SMIC)
Monday 5/1, 3 - 6:30 p.m.
Marcha el 1 de mayo | May 1 march! #DiaSinInmigrantes
East Phillips Park
2307 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Tuesday 5/9, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Medicare For All Rally at the Capitol
Minnesota State Capitol
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
Have a spectacular weekend and don't forget, when it comes to our legislators, sometimes they need a little push. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
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