Your weekly to-dos
- Email all your Members of Congress to demand that they oppose war in Iran and support a War Powers Resolution. Donald Trump unilaterally and unlawfully launched a military strike that could ignite a full-scale regional war, jeopardizing American lives and freedom. Congress must assert its authority to stop another forever war.
- Join the Healthcare Not Warfare rapid response call tomorrow, June 24, at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to join the campaign to stop war with Iran. We’re joining a coalition of grassroots organizations and activists to plan a massive, unified push to stop the war in Iran. Tomorrow’s mass call will outline the situation, the stakes, and how to take action alongside us.
- Blue State Indivisibles: Call on your AG to fight hard against ICE overreach in your state. Donald Trump keeps doubling down on calls for ICE to aggressively target blue states and big cities. State Attorneys General have real power to fight back, and we need to keep pressure on them to use every tool at their disposal to hold ICE in check.
- Red and Purple State Indivisibles: Call your GOP senators to demand they vote no on the bill to cut SNAP and Medicaid. The Senate’s vote on the billionaire-enriching GOP reconciliation bill could come this week, and we only need three Republicans to oppose its massively unpopular SNAP and Medicaid cuts to stop it. Now is the time to ensure your senators hear you!
- Join our “What’s the Plan?” call this Thursday to hear Leah and Ezra answer your questions about Iran, ICE, and our next steps. Every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT), our co-founders jump online to break down the news of the week, highlight our work, and answer your questions directly! Come be part of a free-flowing, interactive chat about what’s next in our fight for democracy.
P.S. It’s a key week in our fight to stop the Republican Tax Scam, and we’ve rolled out billboards, phonebanks, door knocking, digital programs, and more! Grassroots giving has helped us add dozens of additional billboards and expand our efforts in huge ways, so if you can spare it, please rush in a donation today to fund billboards and nationwide organizing to stop the Medicaid-killing MAGA agenda.
This week’s update on the Republican Tax Scam
The Senate could vote on its overhauled reconciliation bill by the end of this week, sending a significantly changed version back to the House for additional votes. Our goal remains disrupting that vote as long as we can — because the longer we delay it, the more we can toxify it and the harder it becomes to pass.
Here’s what you need to know heading into this week:
- Every change the Senate makes needs to be approved by the House, and that’ll be the hardest part for Republicans. Senate changes to Medicaid funding, state/local taxes, and SNAP cuts are already imperiling the megabill in the House, and more big changes are bound to happen if the Senate vote is long and messy (our goal).
- The Senate parliamentarian cut key MAGA policies — including the sneak-attack on our courts and a crucial SNAP plan. Last week’s “Byrd droppings” derailed an attempt to shield Trump from court oversight and, just as importantly, a ploy to cut federal food assistance that’s key to passing the House. But there’s no guarantee the GOP won’t try to overrule the parliamentarian, so we need to keep pressure on key senators to ensure they follow their own rules.
- In many ways, the Senate made a really bad bill even worse. It includes a plot to sell off 250 million acres of public land, retains a ban on efforts to regulate AI, and makes changes to Medicaid funding that have hospitals nationwide warning of cuts and closures. When people hear pretty much anything about this bill, they despise it.
We’re dialing up (pun intended) pressure on key Senate Republicans all week by helping thousands upon thousands of their constituents place calls to their offices in opposition to SNAP and Medicaid cuts. You can help us supercharge that effort.
If you’re interested in other opportunities to phonebank, you can also join our phonebanks this Wednesday and Thursday at 11am ET / 8am PT, or you can sign up for our monthly phonebank training to get ready to make calls with us in July!
