Friday, November 17, 2017

Friday 11/17 Call to Action

Friday
1. HR 1 Tax Bill
Yesterday, the House version of the dastardly tax bill passed. All of our Republican congressmen voted “yes” for it. This was expected, but still disappointing. We will keep fighting against the Senate version next week. If you have a GOP Congressman, feel free to call and give them some shame.
2. Supporting Gun Safety, Fix NICS Act
A group of senators has introduced legislation designed to strengthen the national firearm background check system. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is used by licensed firearm dealers to decide if someone is allowed to purchase a gun. Many states and federal agencies do not consistently send reports to NICS. Private firearm dealers are not required to do a background check. This bill will work to change that.
Read more about it here: http://thehill.com/…/360654-senators-introduce-bipartisan-g…
Or here: https://www.countable.us/…/1495-bipartisan-legislation-seek…
This idea is popular with Americans regardless of their political leanings. According to multiple polls, 90% of Americans support better background checks for firearms. http://www.politifact.com/…/dnc-sen-chris-murphy-says-90-a…/
Give your members of Congress a call and encourage them to support this bill.
3. Assault Weapons Ban
While you are on the phone, why not support Senator Feinstein’s proposal to ban assault weapons as well. http://www.latimes.com/…/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updat…
Do you need a reason to call? Just last week, Kevin Janson Neal went on a shooting spree in California. Armed with a semiautomatic rifle and two handguns, he shot a woman he knew and random people on the street. He entered an elementary school, but thankfully they had locked the classroom doors so he couldn’t get in. Two children suffered gun shot wounds because they were caught in the hallway. It sends chills down my back to think of how close this came to another Sandy Hook tragedy. My children have five lock down drills each school year to prepare for scenarios like this. It is absurd and horrible that this is their reality. It is time to do something about this.
4. Attentions Resisters in CD2!
I want to call attention to two fantastic websites that are available to resisters in congressional district 2.
Do you want to know what events are happening in your district? Check out MN 02 Progressive Action Network. mn02progressiveactionnetwork.com
Would you like to know more about legislation passed by Rep. Jason Lewis? Do you want a convenient hub for all kinds of information and resources? Check out MN02 Congress Watch.
mn02congresswatch.org
Bookmark these sites and visit them often!
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/
Governor Dayton- https://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/

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