What do Republicans call Congress about?
We have been diving into the call results from all of your calls to Congress this year (nearly four million since the inauguration if we’re counting) and something interesting caught our eye.
Here’s a map showing the most popular call in each state during the month of March. Only one of two calls emerged as the top issue in every state: opposing the budget continuing resolution or supporting Ukraine.
Does this map look familiar to anyone? It is essentially the 2024 electoral college map, with Republican states primarily interested in supporting Ukraine and Democrat states calling against the latest budget CR. The exceptions are of course swing states: Michigan, Nevada, Arizona and Georgia which turned out for Trump in 2024 but called more about opposing the latest budget CR. If call sentiment was a predictor of votes, this map would have delivered the presidency to Democrats with 274 electoral votes.
This Week in Congress
The House has a packed schedule this week with a pile of bad legislation your reps need to hear your opinion on:
Voter Suppression i.e. the SAVE act
This bill would require in-person voter registration with either a birth certificate or passport matching your current name. This is your weekly reminder that voter fraud is not a widespread problem, this bill only exists to prevent people from voting.
“No Rogue Rulings Act”
What happens when judges hear cases about illegal executive orders and rule against Trump? His cronies in the House are attempting to strip federal judges of their authority to review and reverse illegal orders. What ever happened to our co-equal branches of government?
Who doesn’t love higher bank fees?
The CFPB ruled that banks needed to limit overdraft fees to $5. Banks, interested in charging you exorbitant fees for overdrafts, lobbied Congress to reverse the limit and it’s already passed the Senate. This is pretty clearly a bad deal for consumers and Congress is hoping to sneak it in before you notice.
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