The following action is from Indivisible National. Today is also a national call-in day on the debt ceiling crisis. Let’s light up the phones along with fellow Indivisibles from around the country!
Kevin McCarthy and the MAGA majority in the House are taking the economy hostage, threatening to drive the US to default on our debts if they don’t get their way. They’ve passed legislation to slash funding for K-12 education, Medicaid, and other programs our communities rely on. Cuts to these programs could be devastating for seniors and families, and would pull the rug out from underneath all of us who have paid into the programs. Not to mention the risks of a recession and job losses if Republicans force the government to default on its debt.
Reps Jayapal and Smith have both made their position clear and publicly refused to negotiate with MAGA hostage-takers. They’ve signed onto a discharge petition that would bypass Kevin McCarthy and bring a clean default prevention bill to the floor without any of the extreme MAGA cuts.
Fill out this form right now and we’ll connect you to your Representative to thank them for standing up to MAGA hostage takers today:
BONUS: Indivisible has a tool for submitting letters to the editor that you can use to thank our Representatives in the local papers: https://act.newmode.net/action/indivisible-project/write-lte-thank-your-representative-protecting-our-families-reckless-gop
More background on the discharge petition: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/02/debt-ceiling-discharge-petition-mccarthy-jeffries
