REMARKABLY, GOOD GOVERNANCE WORKS
Recent Congressional bills signed into law by the President are designed to improve and strengthen the lives of all Americans.
QUICK READ: In normal times, when people are not constantly lied to or threatened, we would be sure the President was on an unstoppable roll from here to election day. But the MAGA megaphone has obscured the success our government is now enjoying at a time that is, even by historical standards, challenging.
CONTENTS:
BACKGROUND
Democrats in Congress have been churning out bills at a fast clip for the President to sign into law, including:
Safer Communities Act gun safety bill,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021,
CHIPS and Science Act to support the domestic semiconductor industry,
The PACT Act addressing the health consequences of toxic burn pits,
Approval of Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
Last week, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that addresses health care, drug pricing, climate issues, improvements at the IRS, and much more.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) says the President “has passed some of the most historic bills in American history.”
All this has given MAGA Republicans fits, causing them, as usual, to fight back with fabricated scare stories. For example, they claim that armed IRS agents are coming after them. Not true, but lies work well for MAGA Republicans.
The current MAGA target is the IRA and its massive $370 billion to slow climate change.
The IRA is estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% by 2050, which is just short of the international climate goal of 50%.
All these Democratic achievements support Americans, while MAGA Republicans continue their lying and hate-filled rhetoric.
ACTION One: Call the Senate.
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].
Please keep reminding your voters of the Democrats’ accomplishments–on gun safety, infrastructure and semiconductor investments, and veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Dems are fighting for everyone. Republicans are fighting for the rich.
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].
Please keep reminding your voters of the Democrats’ accomplishments–on gun safety, infrastructure and semiconductor investments, and veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Dems are fighting for everyone. Republicans are fighting for the rich.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
The Inflation Reduction Act will help nearly all your voters. Please have the courage to publicly recognize that.
ACTION TWO: 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].
Please keep reminding your voters of the Democrats’ accomplishments–on gun safety, infrastructure and semiconductor investments, and veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Dems are fighting for everyone. Republicans are fighting for the rich.
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].
The Inflation Reduction Act will help nearly all your voters. Please have the courage to publicly recognize that.
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].
Please keep reminding your voters of the Democrats’ accomplishments–on gun safety, infrastructure and semiconductor investments, and veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Dems are fighting for everyone. Republicans are fighting for the rich.
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].
Please keep reminding your voters of the Democrats’ accomplishments–on gun safety, infrastructure and semiconductor investments, and veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Dems are fighting for everyone. Republicans are fighting for the rich.
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].
Please keep reminding your voters of the Democrats’ accomplishments–on gun safety, infrastructure and semiconductor investments, and veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Dems are fighting for everyone. Republicans are fighting for the rich.
ACTION THREE: Good Trouble.
GOOD TROUBLE: Below are opportunities to fight for our democracy. As John Lewis said, go make some “good trouble.”
Fridays at 4 - Letter and Postcard Writing — Indivisible Oregon.
Learn about persuasive language and communication research at the Zoom ASO Movement Briefings every second Wednesday. (DELAYED THIS AUGUST. WATCH THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.)
Join the campaign to hold the House and Senate at GiveNoGround.org
Work to protect democracy in the House by electing Democrats Val Hoyle in District 4, Jamie McLeod-Skinner in District 5, and Andrea Salinas in Oregon’s new Congressional District 6.
Check out the Poor People's Campaign Readies 'Massive, Nonviolent' Effort to Save Democracy
Outside of Portland? Check out COIN Oregon.
FURTHER READING
BY THE NUMBERS: The Inflation Reduction Act - The White House
The Inflation Reduction Act Is a Victory for Working People | AFL-CIO
GOP's opening salvo against Inflation Reduction Act – Axios
Inflation Reduction Act: Texas to get $67B invested in clean energy
The GOP Is Trying to Convince Americans the IRS Is Coming to Kill Them | Vanity Fair
87,000 armed IRS agents to hunt taxpayers’ is the new GOP rally lie
What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Water in the West | Audubon
