RESIST DAY #63: What You Can Do Today

Resistance in your community, across the country, and around the globe

Thursday, March 23, 2017

  • Call. Visit. Organize. Act today to #ProtectOurCare
    With the U.S. House today expected to debate and vote on the Republican's "repeal & ruin" healthcare bill, officially the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Trump resistance movement is mobilizing nationwide to oppose the legislation and vowing to hold those who do vote in favor accountable for their role in kicking millions of people off their coverage and making everyone else "pay more for less" as they gut Medicaid and destroy improvements achieved under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA or Obamacare).
    • Call your representative NOW using the district-specific Affordable Care Act numbers provided by 'Contacting Congress'.
    • Stand with women's health and Planned Parenthood by tweeting directly at your lawmaker demanding they vote 'No' on the bill.
    • Spread the word on social media using #ProtectOurCare
    • Plan a Friday district office visit to hold your member of congress accountable after the vote. (Find a Town Hall near your here.)
  • Tell your lawmaker you support all means necessary to Stop Gorsuch
    Reporting today indicates the Senate Democrats are willing to filibuster the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court.
  • Demand an independent commission to investigate possible Trump team ties with alleged Russian interference in last year's election
    After the latest bizarre development in the controversy that he engulfed the White House and Capitol Hill, the call for an independent body to investigate these serious and complex issues has reached a new zenith.
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