Official Daily Action for Wednesday August 12, 2020
The Senate still hasn’t acted to provide relief to Americans suffering from COVID-19 and the economic collapse it has caused. The House passed a good bill, the HEROES Act, nearly 4 months ago, but Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans have refused to vote on that bill. President Trump backed out of negotiations this week, and issued some Executive Orders that he claims will help. Of course they will not.
Trump’s Executive Orders
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Defund Social Security
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Cut unemployment benefits
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Let the eviction moratorium expire
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Ignore the Post Office
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Ignore funding for a safe and secure election
ACTION: Tell our Senators that we STILL want them to pass the HEROES Act without watering it down
The HEROES Act
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Funds safe mail-in and in-person elections ($3.6 Billion)
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Funds the Post Office ($25 Billion)
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$1200 Payments to people over 16, including immigrants
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Eviction and foreclosure moratorium
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Expanded paid/sick/family leave for all workers
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Free COVID testing and treatment for all, including immigrants regardless of status
Contact BOTH Senators
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SEN. MARIA CANTWELL: https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact/email/form
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SEN. PATTY MURRAY: https://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
Script
Hello, I’m [NAME] from [CITY, ZIP]. I’m writing today to ask you to pass the HEROES Act, with all the provisions that the House included. President Trump’s Executive Orders don’t protect the most vulnerable Americans, and they include a sneak attack on Social Security and Medicare. The Senate’s alternative legislation, the HEALS Act, protects corporations but not people. We need the HEROES Act, with funding for safe elections, the Post Office, relief payments to individuals, protection from eviction and foreclosure, paid leave, and free COVID testing and treatment for everyone regardless of status. Please insist that Majority Leader McConnell allow an up-or-down vote on the HEROES act, and please vote Yes.
Thank you,
[NAME], [CITY, ZIP]
Background
Indivisible National Action: https://indivisible.org/trump%E2%80%99s-eos-are-terrible-call-your-senators-and-demand-they-pass-heroes-actcall-your-senators-and
Good News
Governor Inslee dedicates $40M to helping undocumented workers https://crosscut.com/equity/2020/08/wa-create-40m-fund-undocumented-workers-hurt-pandemic
