The Social Security Trust Fund will likely be depleted by 2035. Senator Merkley and Representative DeFazio are co-sponsoring the most comprehensive plan Democrats have introduced to stabilize and expand the program--extending its solvency for 75+ years, expanding benefits by $200/month, increasing cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), and requiring millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. This bill, which, with the filibuster, needs GOP votes to pass, must be voted on in both Houses soon, so voters know which party has a concrete plan to save this very popular and necessary program.

It’s the Dog Days but someone hit fast-forward on political news this week. Indivisible Oregon provides three — brief — Daily Actions each week that activists need to know.

For some weeks now leaders in several Western capitals have floated the idea of a cease-fire as a first step toward ending the war in Ukraine, even as Putin has intensified the scale of the war and rejected serious negotiations unless Ukraine agrees to cede the Donbas region to Russia. President Zelenskyy has unequivocally rejected this “peace for land” formulation. In the face of Russia’s intransigence, NATO nations must double-down on their
military support for Ukraine and provide Kyiv with the sophisticated arms it needs to repel Russian aggression.

Despite Biden’s campaign promises to attack the climate crisis and protect Americans from gun violence, the planet continues warming with catastrophic results. Meanwhile, children and adults are still dying from military assault weapons. And MAGA Republicans in the Senate and on the Supreme Court continue to block his ability to fight for the American people. Biden still has the power, however, to respond to the climate and gun crises with Executive Orders. Our Members of Congress must continue pressing him to immediately do so boldly.

The House committee investigating Jan. 6, demonstrated that Trump controlled the rioters who fought their way into the Capitol and searched for Vice President Pence. And only grudgingly did Trump agree to call them off. CATCH UP on these and other issues, then call your Member of Congress and get involved!

President Biden must challenge the unpopular decisions imposed by the Supreme Court’s extremist supermajority with the only weapon at his disposal—bold Executive Orders reinstating, to the extent possible, rights the Court improperly took away or narrowed. The Executive Orders he issues must test the limits of his authority—to demonstrate clearly to the electorate what Democrats would do if allowed to govern after November. While this Daily Action focuses on access to abortion care, future ones will push for Executive Orders on guns and the climate crisis.

MAGA Republicans have been abusing the confirmation process to thwart Biden’s agenda and prevent him from governing effectively. Unless Senate Democrats speed up the process and force the GOP to give up part of its August recess, they won’t even be able to consider the 1,000+pending executive and judicial nominations before the November midterms. This will greatly hamper Biden’s ability to govern should Democrats lose their slim majorities.

President Biden’s productive foreign policies have defended democracy,
strengthened the Western alliance, and restored America’s standing in the Global
Community.