Thursday 2/1 Call to Action

Thursday 2/1

1. More of the same. Borrowed from a previous post because it's so important.
Today, call your members of Congress. Let them know that we expect the following:
*A fair solution for Dreamers
*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. Antiquities Act of 2018
New Mexico's Senator Tom Udall and a group of democratic senators have introduced this bill to enhance protections for national monuments against Trump and his administration, and their attacks on our public lands. Senator Smith has shown support of this bill so you can thank her for that. Let's get Senator Klobuchar on board. 
https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Antiquities%20Act%20of%202018%20Bill%20Summary.pdf

3. Census
Kris Kobach comes out in favor of citizenship questions on the census. The government is run by racists. I've copied some of this post from a previous day but with a new link to Breitbart. It may hurt your eyes and brain when reading it. 
The census is vital in part in protecting the functioning of American democracy, and we’ve seen it being attacked under this administration and the GOP-led Congress. The 2020 census is right around the corner and the Justice Department is proposing citizenship questions that are purely politically motivated to suppress minority participation. “Asking about citizenship status would deter undocumented people — or even legal immigrants who fear how far the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreigners will extend — from returning census forms. Many states — particularly blue states — could end up shortchanged.” If Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross does not refuse the addition of citizenship status questions to the census then Congress should reject it. 
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/30/exclusive-kobach-bring-citizenship-question-back-census/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-administration-pushes-for-a-change-that-could-derail-the-census/2018/01/02/1e4c43d2-f00a-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html?utm_term=.d278b2fe93cf

4. 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/

Learn more about Caucus Resolutions here: https://www.minnpost.com/…/how-caucus-resolution-becomes-pa…

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/…/refund_for_political_contr…

Vote early in person or by mail: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/…/other-ways…/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/