Thursday 4/19
1. Puerto Rico Blackout
A toppled transmission line caused a total blackout in Puerto Rico yesterday. The island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria all the while preparing for another hurricane season. The local power company, PREPA, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, said it could take up to 36 hours for the power to be restored, with the priorities being for hospitals, banks, and the airport. I think our elected officials still need pressure that we have not forgotten about Puerto Rico and that they need help getting a reliable power system.
2. DACA
With the November midterm election nearing, Democrats and vulnerable Republicans are urging Speaker Ryan to allow a bipartisan bill to come to the floor for a vote. Many believe that if Ryan would allow a bipartisan bill to the floor, they could pass it. Ryan defends himself saying he won’t bring legislation to the floor he knows Trump won’t sign. Republicans brought many bills to the floor during the Obama administration knowing Obama wouldn’t sign them into law. Let’s continue to pressure our representatives that we have not forgotten about Dreamers and DACA recipients.
3. PROTECT MUELLER AND THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION
Despite Senator McConnell opposing bipartisan legislation to come to the floor for a vote to protect special counsel Robert Mueller, Senator Grassley and his committee will continue to move forward. Continue to contact your senators about this.
Here is a calling script. https://www.5calls.org/issue/protect-mueller-russia-investigation
If Trump fires Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, please be ready to take to the streets in protest.
4. Scott Pruitt
“Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticized Pruitt over the allegations. On Wednesday, 38 Democratic U.S. senators and an independent who votes with them in the 100- member chamber introduced a resolution calling for Pruitt to resign.
Pruitt has “completely violated the trust of the American people and the standards of his office, with a list of ethical transgressions that grows longer by the day,” Senator Tom Udall said.
The Senate is controlled by Pruitt’s fellow Republicans. Although Republicans can defeat the resolution, it is symbolically important because it represents the most senators ever to call for a cabinet member’s ouster in such a petition, its sponsors said.” You can thank both of our senators for co-sponsoring this.
Sites to Check:
CD2Action https://cd2action.com/, @CD2action
MN02 Congress Watch http://mn02congresswatch.org/
League of Women Voters MN https://lwvmn.org/
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, April 18th Moms Demand Action Lobby Day at The Capitol
Join Moms Demand Action at the Capitol in St. Paul to meet with your representatives and urge them to support common sense gun safety measures. Meet at Christ Lutheran Church at 9:30am and then walk over to the Capitol after a brief training. We will rally in the Rotunda at 11am. Please wear your Moms Demand Action t-shirts or red!
April 20th #NationalSchoolWalkout
Find an event in your area http://act.indivisible.org/event/national-school-walkout/
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/
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