Wednesday Calls to Action
Hello and I am so glad you are with me.
1. Revisit Health Care (Because it's that important!)
We discussed last week that the GOP's new health care proposal would allow states to decide whether or not to cover pre-existing conditions. Well, what's good for the goose is apparently not good enough for the gander. The GOP has inserted a clause in this new health care bill that would exempt Republican legislators and their staff from being denied coverage for a pre-existing condition. Deep down they know their health care bill is crappy and they don't want to suffer like the rest of us will. Read more about it here: http://www.vox.com/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendment
In a move that is mostly just symbolic, the United Nations has stated that repealing the Affordable Care Act without a comparable replacement violates several international conventions. The United States is getting in trouble with the United Nations! A letter outlining the offenses was sent to Trump by the U.N. It was to be disseminated to leadership in both the House and Senate. Surprisingly, (not surprisingly) no one has seen the letter. Hmm. Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/apparently-repealing-obamacare-could-violate-international-law/2017/04/25/2794a77c-29f4-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html?utm_term=.e69134a9a716
Use these new talking points to have a discussion with your representative. All Americans deserve to have reliable, affordable insurance.
2. Taxes
Ugh. I am the LAST person who should be discussing money and taxes. It is definitely not in my wheelhouse. With that caveat in mind, let's proceed.
Supposedly, Trump is due to release his tax proposal today. The prediction is that there will be big tax cuts for large and small businesses. No matter what Trump's new proposal includes, the fact is we should not move forward on ANY tax proposal until we see his tax returns. We must know if Trump's proposal is streamlined to benefit his own pocketbook. The Washington Post has a nice video recap of taxes if you are so inclined. Check it out: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/washington-braces-for-details-of-trumps-tax-reform-plan/2017/04/25/1fba8b30-29df-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumptax-0842pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.8480a0dc1204
The moral of this story is, call your representative and senators and tell them that no tax proposal should be considered until Trump releases his own taxes.
3. Local Affairs at the Capitol
Taken from Watch Your Reps MN. On the menu for today:
SF704 – Anti-abortion bill. Creates new, unnecessary, licensing requirements for facilities that provide abortion services.
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SF514 - Elections Omnibus Bill. This bill contains two bad clauses. One will create a provisional ballot system in Minnesota. Since we have same day voter registration we are exempt from having a provisional ballot system. Instead of resolving voter issues on election day, voters will instead have to cast provisional ballots that may or may not be counted. This is unnecessary. The second clause would make election judge party affiliation public information. This role is non-partisan and this appears to be a change that would allow judicial decisions to be called into question for political gain.
Hearing Time: 8:30 am
Committee: Finance
Chair: Rosen
Members: Fischbach, Cohen, Benson, Champion, Eaton, Ingebrigtsen, Limmer, Lourey, Marty, Nelson, Newman, Westrom
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
Thursday 4/27, 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
MN Indivisibles - Health Care Rally at the Capitol!
Minnesota State Capitol
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
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
Paramore- Hard Times
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