Resistance Summer
This summer has been slated for resistance activities in the US and around the world that are both serious and fun to put on and do.
The DNC is helping Dems Abroad global to help our country committees print and distribute postcards for our members to send to Senators and Representatives.
These are distributed free of charge, though from 4th July and on, you’ll have to buy your own stamp. A donation toward future efforts will not be refused. :)
Find addresses
Senators at https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
Representatives at http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
NAMELY …
Search further for regional offices that may be less busy and more effective.
Size your stamp first! Then, address your card
Post card ‘uncovered’ to US costs €.80. Some stamps, e.g. Theodorakis, are huge.
Post card in an envelope to US costs €.90 and may be impounded to search for ‘contaminents.
Write your message
Be brief. They won’t read your ‘prose’ very carefully. But do make your point, e.g.:
- · Hands off Obamacare!
- · Medicare for ALL!
- · Protect our National Monuments!
- · NO tax cuts for the wealthy!
Keep an eye out for breaking legislation. Send a card. You’ll feel better for it!
THIS WEEK: Healthcare is still very much ON THE TABLE!
It is likely the GOP will try to push through the vote in the Senate that was delayed before the holiday break. Any delay in passing the atrocious AHCA legislation means that their equally bad “fund the rich” tax package will also be delayed. In the best of possible worlds, AHCA will die entirely and we can look at healthcare proposals that actually help American families live a productive life, free of pain and the worry of not being able to care for loved ones. Here’s the main picture.
For all men, women and families.
- · The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 14 million more people would be uninsured in 2018 under the new plan than under current law.
- · By 2026 the number of uninsured would reach 51 million Americans. While the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has made strides to cover more Americans, it is estimated that 28 million would still not have health insurance in 2026. Either way, we have a long way to go.
- · Many believe that it is time to explore other options for how we provide healthcare in the United States. National Nurses United and The Sanders Institute have published a paper that speaks to the current state of healthcare in the US and explores the option of a Medicare-for-all single payer system. We may not all agree, but it is an option to consider.
From DA Women’s Caucus, the main issues re women’s health.
Healthcare is key to women’s well-being and economic stability.
- · Repealing the Affordable Care Act will disproportionally impact women, particularly low to moderate income women and women of color.
- · The repeal bill would eliminate critical protections in the Affordable Care Act that prohibit discrimination against women in the provision of health care.
- · Insurers would no longer be required to provide women coverage for services such as maternity care and they would be allowed to charge women more that coverage if they do offer it.
- · And it will erode women’s access to reproductive healthcare by dismantling no-copay birth control and defunding the organizations that provide this care.
DAGR is distributing Resistance Summer Post Cards to key volunteers around the country. If you’d like to get a few (20) to write or share with any Americans you know, just ask your Chapter officers or send a note to the Secretary.