"Success is not final, failure is not fatal - it is the courage to continue that counts."
~ Winston Churchill.
Happy Tuesday, Activists,
We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend.
Our elected Democrats have a lot to get done right now, before the new Congress takes office in January and you-know-who is inaugurated. For example:
Get that IRA money moving: The Inflation Reduction Act was Biden’s landmark legislation that has created over 330,000 new green jobs, lowered home energy costs, and made prescription drugs more affordable. Now the Biden administration must distribute as much of the funding for these projects as possible before Trump and his coterie of climate deniers take a hatchet to green projects.
Government funding expires on December 20 and GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated that he wants to pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government funded until early next year. Democrats need to stay alert for any Republican shenanigans -- they should not lend support to any bill that includes painful funding cuts or harmful policy riders.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) must be passed before the year ends. As negotiations continue we need to be on the lookout because this is another opportunity for Republicans to try and sneak through awful bills like H.R. 9495 (the nonprofit killer).
Below are today's Calls To Action but you can call our elected officials about any of the items above too.
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IT'S GIVING TUESDAY
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TWO CALLS TO ACTION
1. Call our senators and tell them they need to confirm President Biden's picks for federal judges ASAP. There are only 17 days of this Congressional session left so they need to get this finished now! If the Senate doesn’t confirm them all before Trump takes power, he’ll be able to stack the judiciary with MAGA sycophants.
Please call our senators and tell them to act quickly -- work late into the nights and on weekends if needed -- to approve the Biden judicial nominees.
2. Tell our House Members to push for the publication of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA cleared the 38-state threshold for ratification in 2020, but thanks to years of legal debates and Republican obstruction, it has not been published and certified as the 28th Amendment. Biden has the authority and the responsibility to instruct the National Archivist to publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment and should do so before leaving office. While not a silver bullet, the ERA could provide a critical tool for combating discrimination against women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people nationwide.
Call your representative today and urge them to enshrine gender equality into our Constitution by pushing for the publication of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Here are the contacts --
Rep. Evans – D.C. 202-225-4001; Phila. offices (215) 276-0340, (215) 254-3400; email link
Rep. Boyle – D.C. office 202-225-6111; Phila office 215-335-3355; email link
Rep. Scanlon – D.C. office (202) 225-2011; Phila (610) 626-2020; email link
Sen. Casey – Phila office 215-405-9660; D.C. 202-224-6324; email link.
Sen. Fetterman – Phila office 215-241-1090; D.C. 202-224-4254; email link
For outside PA: Find your Senators’ phone numbers and emails; at this link.
THE NEW INDIVISIBLE GUIDE
Indivisible launched its new Guide a couple of weeks ago: Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. We hope you're reading it. It gives us all good ideas for what we do next.
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