OUR GRATITUDE THIS THANKSGIVING
Despite these challenging times, we, as activists, have much to celebrate this Thanksgiving
QUICK READ: We thank our Members of Congress for all their hard work turning campaign promises into progressive legislation. We are especially grateful that Build Back Better, which will improve the lives of all of us, appears close to passage in the Senate. The Senate must retain all its provisions and then pass pending voting rights legislation.
TAKE ACTION NOW:
BACKGROUND
Our MoCs and their staffs who’ve worked tirelessly turning campaign promises into progressive legislation and our dedicated Indivisible Oregon volunteers and organizers who daily push them to work even harder.
This year’s many accomplishments:
The Biden-Harris victory
American Rescue Plan’s provision of COVID relief and child poverty reduction
Eviction moratorium
Federal vaccination campaign
House investigation of January 6 insurrection
Biden’s diversification of the federal bench
Imminent firing of Postmaster-General DeJoy
Bipartisan infrastructure bill that repairs physical infrastructure, creates new jobs, and stimulates the economy
House passage of BBB which, upon Senate approval, will combat climate change, expand health care options, lower American families’ cost of living, and create new, good-paying jobs—financed by taxing corporations and the wealthy.
We’re especially grateful that the House-passed BBB includes paid family leave, lowering prescription drug costs, universal pre-K and the child tax credit, affordable housing investments, and immigration reform—which we must convince the Senate to retain.
Over the next several days, let’s tell our MoCs how much we appreciate them, while reminding them how much still remains to be done to create the America we all want and need.
ACTION One: Call the Senate (Please call more than once over the Thanksgiving holiday)
Script for 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].
I want to thank you and your staff for working so hard this year turning campaign promises into progressive legislation. We are very fortunate having you as our Senator. America needs either the Build Back Better Act as currently drafted or an improvement right now, and it also needs swift passage of pending voting rights legislation. I know you will do all in your power to make this happen.
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].
I want to thank you and your staff for working so hard this year turning campaign promises into progressive legislation. We are very fortunate having you as our Senator. America needs either the Build Back Better Act as currently drafted or an improvement right now, and it also needs swift passage of pending voting rights legislation. I know you will do all in your power to make this happen.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
Your constituents and your country need both the Build Back Better Act and pending voting rights legislation. Remember that when your leadership urges you to obstruct.
ACTION TWO: Call the House. (Please call more than once over the Thanksgiving holiday)
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].
I want to thank you and your staff for working so hard this year turning campaign promises into progressive legislation to protect American families and our democracy. We are very fortunate having you as our Representative. I am especially grateful for your work on both infrastructure bills and that you continued to fight to make Build Back Better as robust as possible.
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].
Your constituents need the help that the Build Back Better Act provides. Your trashing of the Build Back Better Act and approval of Minority Leader McCarthy’s ridiculous ranting filibuster (Bentz issues statement on 'no' vote on Build Back Better bill; Merkley hails House passage - KTVZ) shows you are not fit to represent your district.
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].
I want to thank you and your staff for working so hard this year turning campaign promises into progressive legislation to protect American families and our democracy. We are very fortunate having you as our Representative. I am especially grateful for your work on both infrastructure bills and that you continued to fight to make Build Back Better as robust as possible.
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].
I want to thank you and your staff for working so hard this year turning campaign promises into progressive legislation to protect American families and our democracy. We are very fortunate having you as our Representative. I am especially grateful for your work on both infrastructure bills and that you continued to fight to make Build Back Better as robust as possible.
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].
I’m calling to thank you for voting for the Build Back Better Act and for your willingness to allow some negotiation on prescription drug pricing. It is too bad Americans can’t get all their prescriptions reasonably priced. I expect you to vote for its final passage when it returns to the House upon Senate passage.
Action 3:
Other opportunities for action include:
WRITE LETTERS AND POSTCARDS IN GOOD COMPANY,
FRIDAY, NOV. 19, 4:00pm: https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/event/274619/
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