Monday
Welcome back! Have I ever mentioned it's hard to keep up? I've been away from a computer much of the weekend.
1. Taxes
Today is the national day of action on the Trump tax scam. I'm not sure if there are any local events, but please do something.
- 13 million Americans will lose their insurance coverage by 2027 - 4 million of them in 2019.
- Premiums would increase about 10% annually, on top of expected increases.
- Because premiums would be considerably higher, people with pre-existing conditions could be priced out of the market.
https://www.indivisible.org/resource/national-day-action-trumptaxscam-sit-ins/
2. Net Neutrality
On May 18, the FCC voted to begin a proceeding that will completely gut consumer protections for the open internet. The 2015 Open Internet Order was an historic victory for Americans everywhere, protecting our rights online in the face of big-monied cable interests. Now, Trump’s FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to strip those away, allowing cable and Internet Service Provider (ISP) giants to swoop in and pick winners and losers online—to decide what you can or can’t do, see, or say. The fight starts NOW to stand up for the open internet as the essential tool for free speech and civic engagement. Call your Senator or House Representative today and tell them to oppose Pai’s rollback of net neutrality protections.
https://www.indivisible.org/resource/dont-let-trump-destroy-internet-protect-net-neutrality/
3. Payouts on sexual harassment claims in Congress
From Rogan's List:
While Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has asked for an investigation on his alleged sexual misconduct years ago, we now learn that our government has paid over $15 million in hush money for “payouts [that] not only includes sexual harassment claims but also racial, religious and disability related discrimination claims.” http://wjla.com/news/bottom-line/opinion-congress-should-not-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-settle-harassment-claims In this era of #metoo, our MoCs need to know that we do not find this an acceptable way to use our tax dollars and we want this use of this money identified and explained.
Bookmark these sites and visit them often!
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/
Governor Dayton- https://mn.gov/governor/contact-us
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