Only five FCC members get to vote on #NetNeutrality.
2 of the 5 already plan to keep it. Here’s the three we need to contact:
Ajit Pai: 202-518-7399
Michael O’Reilly: 301-657-9092
Brendan Carr: 202-719-7305
Flood their lines, let’s make this happen!
Congress is on break from April 10-21, which means your representatives should be back in their home districts. Enter your zipcode on the Town Hall Project website to find Town Halls near you!
Here in Los Angeles, Senator Dianne Feinstein is holding a town hall on Thursday, April 20 at 11am (doors open at 10am) at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles at 2270 S Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018. RSVPs are required and space is limited. Sign up here.
Senator Kamala Harris will also be visiting LA. Her town hall is on Friday, April 21 from 3:30-5pm (doors open at 2:30pm) at the Holman United Methodist Church at 3320 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018. RSVPs are required and space is limited. Sign up here.
Ask your senators to block the resolution to dismantle President Obama’s Title X, which provides family planning for over 4 million people. Not sure what to say? Check out this call script from Planned Parenthood.
Ask your Representatives to co-sponsor HR 1452, the No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize the Presidency Act” introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore). As the name suggests, the “No TRUMP Act” would ban using taxpayer funds to pay for expenses incurred at hotels owned or operated by the Trump family.
Yesterday, we told you three ways you could support A Day Without A Woman. This article has 18 more. Which actions are most attractive to you? Comment below to tell us how you plan to take action for equality on International Women’s Day.
The organizers of the Women’s March on Washington and the sister marches across the United States have organized “A Day Without A Woman” to occur this Wednesday, March 8, which is International Women’s Day. The Women’s March organizers suggested three ways for women to support A Day Without A Woman:
The first action of skipping work and unpaid labor is probably impossible for most women, but we encourage all of our followers to wear red on Wednesday and avoid unnecessary shopping.
Call the House Appropriations Committee Chair Frelinghuysen (R,NJ-11) at 202-225-5034 and Ranking Democrat Lowey (D, NY-17) at 202-225-6506 to oppose cuts to EPA funding. The House Appropriations Committee includes 30 Republicans and 22 Democrats. Check the list here and call your representatives directly if they happen to sit on the committee. There are five Californians on the committee:
Attorney General Sessions claimed during his confirmation hearing that he “did not have communications with the Russians,” but we now know that Sessions talked with Russia’s ambassador to the United States on two separate occasions in 2016. Sessions’s failure to disclose this information during his confirmation hearing constitutes lying under oath and demonstrates that he is not fit to be the Attorney General.
Call your US Representatives today and ask them to join Representatives Pelosi and Cummings in demanding that Attorney General Sessions resign.
Want to take back the House in 2018? Swing Left is working towards that goal by supporting progressives in nearby swing districts. Interested in learning more? Sign up to attend or host a Swing Left House Party this weekend!
House Resolution 111 is up for a vote tomorrow in the House of Representatives. This bill will force Attorney General Sessions to release documents related to Trump’s corruption, including his ties to foreign governments. Call your representatives today to ask them to co-sponsor the bill.
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