Trump Guts Social Security & Medicare

August 11th, 2020

Jump to today’s actions:

Call the Senate
Call the House
Get 2020 Ready

Background

The HEROES Act, which passed the House in May, reveals the difference between Democrats and Trump-McConnell’s GOP. Democrats care about our struggles and want to help us. Trump-McConnell’s GOP doesn’t care about us. They use our suffering to grab more money and power for themselves. They don’t care that their greed exacerbates the impact of long-standing racist policies that have left BIPOC communities more vulnerable to COVID-19. They care only about themselves.

Republicans pretend their egregious behavior helps us. McConnell and Trump refused to negotiate, blaming Democrats for rejecting their demands. McConnell ignored the HEROES Act, proposing last-minute, trickle-down “economic stimulus” bills even his Republican Senate wouldn’t pass.

Trump only cares about protecting himself. He usurped power granted to Congress by the Constitution with dubiously legal Executive Orders that cut unemployment benefits and gut social security and Medicare. His sycophant postmaster general continues to sabotage USPS, targeting ballots to steal the election and obliterating essential services and jobs.

Democrats must use every available method to publicly call out Trump-McConnell’s lawlessness, voter suppression, and responsibility for mass suffering and death. Democrats must prosecute Trump’s lawlessness and assaults on USPS and our vote.

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How you can help

1. Call the Senate.

+ Script for Sen. Merkley

Portland office: 503-326-3386

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…

It is past time to investigate Trump’s lawlessness, especially his:

deliberate sabotage of mail service to steal an election
unconstitutional use of executive order to cut unemployment and gut social security and Medicare.

Democrats must use every available method to publicly call out Trump and McConnell’s lawlessness, voter suppression, and responsibility for mass suffering and death. While you keep pushing for the HEROES Act, the Senate must immediately allocate $25B to USPS and investigate Trump’s lawlessness and abuse of USPS.

+ Script for Sen. Wyden

Portland office: 503-326-7525

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…

It is past time to investigate Trump’s lawlessness, especially his:

deliberate sabotage of mail service to steal an election
unconstitutional use of executive order to cut unemployment and gut social security and Medicare.

Democrats must use every available method to publicly call out Trump and McConnell’s lawlessness, voter suppression, and responsibility for mass suffering and death. While you keep pushing for the HEROES Act, the Senate must immediately allocate $25B to USPS and investigate Trump’s lawlessness and abuse of USPS.

2. Call the House.

Look up your rep.

+ Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)

Oregon office: 503-469-6010

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…

It is past time to investigate Trump’s lawlessness, especially his:

deliberate sabotage of mail service to steal an election
unconstitutional use of executive order to cut unemployment and gut social security and Medicare.

Democrats must use every available method to publicly call out Trump and McConnell’s lawlessness, voter suppression, and responsibility for mass suffering and death. While you keep pushing for the HEROES Act, the Senate must immediately allocate $25B to USPS and investigate Trump’s lawlessness and abuse of USPS.

+ Script for Greg Walden (OR-02)

Medford office: 541-776-4646

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…

Shame on your for refusing to stand up to Trump through all these months and enabling his march toward autocracy. I ask you to stand up now and condemn sabotaging the post office in order to steal an election. Your voice can still make a difference.

+ Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)

Oregon office: 503-231-2300

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…

It is past time to investigate Trump’s lawlessness, especially his:

deliberate sabotage of mail service to steal an election
unconstitutional use of executive order to cut unemployment and gut social security and Medicare.

Democrats must use every available method to publicly call out Trump and McConnell’s lawlessness, voter suppression, and responsibility for mass suffering and death. While you keep pushing for the HEROES Act, the Senate must immediately allocate $25B to USPS and investigate Trump’s lawlessness and abuse of USPS.

+ Script for Peter Defazio (OR-04)

Eugene office: 541-465-6732

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because… It is past time to investigate Trump’s lawlessness, especially his:

deliberate sabotage of mail service to steal an election
unconstitutional use of executive order to cut unemployment and gut social security and Medicare.

Democrats must use every available method to publicly call out Trump and McConnell’s lawlessness, voter suppression, and responsibility for mass suffering and death. While you keep pushing for the HEROES Act, the Senate must immediately allocate $25B to USPS and investigate Trump’s lawlessness and abuse of USPS.

+ Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)

Salem office: 503-588-9100

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…

It is past time to investigate Trump’s lawlessness, especially his:

deliberate sabotage of mail service to steal an election
unconstitutional use of executive order to cut unemployment and gut social security and Medicare.

Democrats must use every available method to publicly call out Trump and McConnell’s lawlessness, voter suppression, and responsibility for mass suffering and death. While you keep pushing for the HEROES Act, the Senate must immediately allocate $25B to USPS and investigate Trump’s lawlessness and abuse of USPS.

3. Get 2020 Ready.

Oregonians are joining with activists across the country to power a LANDSLIDE democratic victory in November 2020, from the White House to the Senate to the State Houses.  Here’s how you can get involved: