FAMILIES DESERVE COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
No matter where we live or for whom we vote, Americans deserve to thrive. To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, and food.
President Biden, VP Harris, and Congressional Democrats will deliver this infrastructure with the American Families Plan. Congressional Republicans refuse to support it, focusing on obstructing 100% of Biden’s agenda, playing with our lives for their power.
The American Families Plan enriches Oregonians lives with:
Two years of free community college - helping the 44% of Oregonians who are unable to complete a secondary degrees
Universal preschool - helping 77% of 3- and 4-year-old Oregonians enroll in publicly funded pre-school
Affordable child-care - middle-income families paying no more than 7% of their income on high quality child care
Child nutrition - expanding access to free school meals to an additional 75,000 Oregon students
Medical care - making permanent the American Rescue Plan’s premium reductions, helping 64,000 uninsured Oregonians gain coverage
Tax cuts - extending the American Rescue Plan’s child tax credit which is estimated to reduce child poverty in Oregon by 41%.
Call our members of Congress - they must help us thrive by passing the most progressive version possible of the American Families Plan.
Jump to today’s actions:
Background
1. Call the Senate.
Script Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. I’m disgusted and not surprised that the GOP only cares about obstruction. Please take the lead and help all Americans - on both sides of the aisle - thrive by passing the most progressive version possible of President Biden’s American Families Plan.
SEN. WYDEN: Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. I’m disgusted and not surprised that the GOP only cares about obstruction. Please take the lead and help all Americans - on both sides of the aisle - thrive by passing the most progressive version possible of President Biden’s American Families Plan.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. As a constituent I am disgusted you are working only to obstruct President Biden and doing nothing to help us. Please do your job and help all Americans by supporting President Biden’s American Families Plan.
2. Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. I’m disgusted and not surprised that the GOP only cares about obstruction. Please take the lead and help all Americans - on both sides of the aisle - thrive by passing the most progressive version possible of President Biden’s American Families Plan.
Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. As a constituent I am disgusted you are working only to obstruct President Biden and doing nothing to help us. Please do your job and help all Americans by supporting President Biden’s American Families Plan.
Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. I’m disgusted and not surprised that the GOP only cares about obstruction. Please take the lead and help all Americans - on both sides of the aisle - thrive by passing the most progressive version possible of President Biden’s American Families Plan.
Script for Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. I’m disgusted and not surprised that the GOP only cares about obstruction. Please take the lead and help all Americans - on both sides of the aisle - thrive by passing the most progressive version possible of President Biden’s American Families Plan.
Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Salem office: 503-588-9100 | DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
To thrive, Americans need quality infrastructure that includes education, child care, medical care, food, paid leave, and wages. I’m disgusted and not surprised that the GOP only cares about obstruction. Please take the lead and help all Americans - on both sides of the aisle - thrive by passing the most progressive version possible of President Biden’s American Families Plan.
3. Take Action.
Demand Justice has launched a multifaceted campaign to urge Democratic Senators and Representatives to co-sponsor and work for the passage of the Judiciary Act of 2021, with the goal of pressuring Majority Leader Schumer and House Speaker Pelosi to bring it up for a vote in the Senate and the House. One facet involves contacting small donors who have contributed to Democratic campaigns urging them to tell the recipient of their donations about the importance of this legislation. To learn more about this campaign and how you can get involved, please click here.
Additional Resources
The American Families Plan - the Need for Action in Oregon
Mitch McConnell Vows to Block Biden’s Entire Agenda Just to be a Dick (Vanity Fair’s title)
