Monday 1/21

Monday

The government is shut down, at least as I'm writing this around 8pm Sunday.  I think there's a Senate vote early Monday morning.

1. To steal a bit from Friday's call to action, let's ask for this, to get the government open again.
 Today, call your members of Congress. Let them know that we expect the following:
*A fair solution for Dreamers
*Funding for CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program)
*Funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) -a program that provides quality healthcare to people in primarily rural areas.
*Relief for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and California.

2. How infiltrated are we?
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/21/579230705/the-russia-investigations-is-infiltration-the-new-collusion
Also, look what Kushner did now:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/29/jared-kushner-is-chinas-trump-card

3. Get Out The Vote!
Don’t forget that Minnesota’s precinct caucuses take place on Tuesday, February 6th. Make plans now to attend. Find out the location of yours here:
http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us/
Remember there is a special election taking place on Monday, February 12th. State Senate seat 54 and state House seat 23B are up for grabs depending on if we can get voters to the polls. You can help, even if you don’t live in these districts. Visit the candidates’ web or Facebook pages for more information on volunteering.
Karla Bigham running for State Senate in District 54
Web page: http://www.karlabigham.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/karlabighamforstatesenate/
Melissa Wagner running for State Representative in District 23B
Web page: https://www.melissawagner.org/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wagner23b/
Donate to their campaigns (and get a refund!): http://www.revenue.state.mn.us/individuals/individ_income/pages/refund_for_political_contribution.aspx
Vote early in person or by mail: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-by-mail/

Check out this new website for active activists in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. https://cd2action.com/
Here’s a great way to keep track of Rep. Jason Lewis’ actions in Congress. http://mn02congresswatch.org/
Klobuchar-202-224-3244
Smith (202) 224-5641
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/