EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for November 6, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for November 6, 2017! It’s okay if you can’t do everything on the plan. Pick 1 action every day or 3-5 actions for the week and commit yourself to doing them. Whatever your commitment, as President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
Events | SDC Events Calendar
Future Events
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Monday, November 27, 2017, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM: Flip CA 50 Social Potluck at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church, 2324 Miller Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029.
Monday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support legislation to prevent gun violence, such as funding for gun safety education, tighter background check and registration for gun purchases, banning bump stock accessories. See How to Prevent Gun Deaths? Where Experts and the Public Agree and Preventing Gun Violence: Tell Your Members of Congress that Their Prayers are Not Enough. [Note: Rep. Hunter received ~$3,000 from the NRA during the 2016 election cycle.]
Tuesday
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Write a letter to the editor about Trump & GOP Tax Plan. See Write a letter to the editor about the Trump Tax Scam.
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Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that you’re concerned about the eliminations of tax deductions that help low-income & middle-class families in California. See Opposition to the Republican Tax Bill.
Wednesday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that you’re concerned about H.R.3922 which would renew the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for another 5 years, but cut funding from Prevention and Public Health Fund. See Congress STILL Needs to Reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program. See The Trump Tax Scam: What Happens Next.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to renew the Children's Health Insurance Program for another 5 years using a bipartisan approach. California will exhaust federal funding for CHIP by end of Q4 2017.
Thursday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support bipartisan efforts to fund cost-sharing reduction payments for at least 2 years. See Alexander-Murray: A Bipartisan Deal to Block Trump’s ACA Sabotage.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to support bipartisan efforts to fund cost-sharing reduction payments for at least 2 years.
Friday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.R.3591 (or the American Hope Act), which would provide DREAMers in Rep. Hunter’s district a path to citizenship, as well as signing a discharge petition for the bill. Note that Rep. Hunter has stated that “I will not support any immigration reform effort, including DACA, that does not address border enforcement and put national security first” so make it clear that you want a clean bill, no amendments to fund a border wall or increase deportations. See Rep. Hunter's September Update and Rep. Hunter's Press Release on Immigration.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to pass a clean DREAM Act (S.1615) which protects DREAMers from deportation. No amendments to fund a border wall or increase deportations.
Saturday & Sunday
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Comment on National Park Service’s proposed fee rate increased to $70 during peak season for 17 national parks including Sequoia & KIngs Canyon, Yosemite, and Joshua Tree. Public comments end November 23, 2017. See More Expensive National Parks May Threaten Access to Nature and The National Park Service wants to triple the entrance fee at some of its parks.
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Comment on Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act. Public comments end December 5, 2017. See Make Your Public Comment: Stop the Trump Administration’s War on Women.
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Comment on Environmental Impact Report on Safari Highlands Ranch Project. Public comments end December 7, 2017. See Decision nears on Safari Highlands project.
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