EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for October 30, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for October 30, 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
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Saturday, November 4, 2017, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: San Marcos Neighbors In Action Training at San Marcos Historical Society, 1952 Sycamore Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069. Remember human-to-human is the most effective way to win elections! A voter contact increased turnout 17%. If we get started now, the sky's the limit!
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Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: CD-50 Democratic Candidates Debate with Mark Sauer (KPBS’s Roundtable Host) at Ronald Reagan Community Center, 195 East Douglas Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020.
Monday
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Comment on Draft Fiscal Years 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. Public comments end Tuesday, October 31, 2017. See EPA makes 'climate change' vanish from four-year plan.
Tuesday
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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.
Wednesday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him 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. See Congress STILL Needs to Reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Demand Congress Renew Funding for the CHIP Program.
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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.
Thursday
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Write a letter to the editor about Trump 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 don’t support a budget resolution that cuts Medicare and Medicaid funding. See Oppose Tax Cut for the Wealthy.
Friday
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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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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.R.4072 which “would designate nearly 250,000 acres of public land in the Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument as wilderness”. he bill was introduced in response to Northern California Wildfires. See H.R. 4072 – Protecting Wilderness in California’s Central Coast.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and thank them for sponsoring S.1959 which “would designate nearly 250,000 acres of public land in the Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument as wilderness”. The bill was introduced in response to Northern California Wildfires. See H.R. 4072 – Protecting Wilderness in California’s Central Coast.
Saturday & Sunday
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Attend San Marcos Neighbors In Action Training at San Marcos Historical Society, 1952 Sycamore Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069 on Saturday, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Remember human-to-human is the most effective way to win elections! A voter contact increased turnout 17%. If we get started now, the sky's the limit!
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Attend CD-50 Democratic Candidates Debate with Mark Sauer (KPBS’s Roundtable Host) at Ronald Reagan Community Center, 195 East Douglas Avenue, El Cajon, CA 9202 on Sunday, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
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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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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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