CALL NOW: Senate's Trumpcare bill revealed. Urge Democrats to resist.

The Senate's Trumpcare bill has just been released, and it's as cruel as we feared.

Dear MoveOn member,

The Senate's Trumpcare bill has just been released, and it's as cruel as we feared.¹

It will take a wrecking ball to health care in this country: leaving millions of Americans without health care, making health care unaffordable for many, eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood—while giving massive tax cuts to the wealthy.

And shockingly, this bill's cuts to Medicaid are even deeper than those in the bill passed by the House—at a moment when Medicaid and Medicare should be dramatically expanded to support seniors, kids with disabilities, folks wrestling with addiction, rural hospitals, and so much more.

Republicans plan to vote on this bill next week. But Senate Democrats have the power to resist and slow things down. Earlier this week, Democrats held the Senate floor to object to Trumpcare. And Democrats have the power to do even more—to grind Senate business to a halt by objecting to routine unanimous consent requests and other normal business. Doing this will stall the bill, create more time for a robust public debate, and force Republicans to face their constituents over the July 4th recess.

Will you call your Democratic senators right now, and say something like, "Democrats did a great job holding the Senate floor to protest Trumpcare this week. Now that the Senate Trumpcare bill is released, Democrats need to block ALL routine Senate business, ensure the public is able to debate this bill, and force Republicans to confront their constituents during the Fourth of July recess."

Here is where to call: 

• Sen. Schumer - (202) 224-6542
• Sen. Gillibrand - (202) 224-4451

Then click here to let us know you called, so we can hear your experience and share with the media just how many calls MoveOn members made.

If this bill becomes law, tens of millions of people will lose access to their health care. Many people who are currently healthy will go without the preventive care they need and get sick. And some people who are sick now will die unnecessarily.

That's why we're organizing rallies, running ads, and working around the clock to defeat this bill and protect and improve coverage for all Americans.

Democratic senators have an important role to play too, by slowing down Senate business, stopping Republicans from from ramming this travesty through before July 4, and giving time for impacted Americans to make their voices heard. Please call now:

• Sen. Schumer - (202) 224-6542
• Sen. Gillibrand - (202) 224-4451

When you call, say something like "Democrats did a great job holding the Senate floor to protest Trumpcare this week. Now that the Senate Trumpcare bill is released, Democrats need to block ALL routine Senate business, ensure the public is able to debate this bill, and force Republicans to confront their constituents during the Fourth of July recess."

Then click here to let us know you called, so we can hear your experience and share with the media just how many calls MoveOn members made.

Thanks for all you do.

–Anna, Manny, Emma, Justin, and the rest of the team

Source:

1. "Senate GOP leaders unveil health-care bill," The Washington Post, June 22, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/10813?t=16&akid=185071.10220574.HOSGsr

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Today in NYC: Reject Trumpcare!

Stop by any time until 5 p.m. today, Thursday, June 22, to help stop Trumpcare while we still can.

Dear MoveOn member,

The Washington Post yesterday obtained a leaked copy of the Senate's Trumpcare bill, and it's as cruel as we feared—making health care unaffordable for tens of millions of Americans, eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood, and cutting Medicaid even more deeply than the House bill.¹ And the Senate is slated to vote on it next week.

That's why we need to publicly and loudly demonstrate our opposition to this bill immediately. Today, advocates for health care are in the midst of a 24-hour vigil outside of the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. The vigil began last night at 5 p.m. and continues until 5 p.m. tonight, Thursday, June 22.

Can you join the vigil anytime today? You can come for an hour or for the whole day! There are speakers, rallies, and people of all walks of life standing together against Trumpcare. Check out the event page for the latest details of the schedule.

(The link above will take you to an event page hosted by the organizers of the vigil. By choosing to attend this event, you are acknowledging the risks involved, and you are committing to participate nonviolently and in accordance with the law, and to work to de-escalate confrontations with opposition supporters or others.)

Make no mistake: If this bill becomes law, tens of millions of people will go without the health care they need. Medicaid funding for a range of recipients, from children with disabilities to people wrestling with opioid addiction to seniors in nursing homes, will be cut by hundreds of billions of dollars. Millions of women and families won’t be able to receive care from Planned Parenthood, which is defunded under the bill. And protections for pre-existing conditions—everything from asthma to cancer to pregnancy—will be shredded, while coverage requirements are tossed aside and premiums rise.

We have to fight this with everything we’ve got. And part of that is demonstrating our commitment to fight Trumpcare to make sure that national media covers the fierce opposition to the bill, that Republicans know they will be held accountable if they pass this devastating and unpopular bill, and that Democrats know they must do everything in their power to stop this attack on tens of millions of Americans.

Join the vigil today, Thursday, June 22, whenever you can until 5 p.m.

Thanks for all you do.

—Justin, Marie, Emma, Ben, and the rest of the team

Source: 

1. "Senate health-care draft repeals Obamacare taxes, provides bigger subsidies for low-income Americans than House bill," The Washington Post, June 20, 2017 
https://act.moveon.org/go/10810?t=17&akid=185062.10220574.6N2Re_

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Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

 

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Meet my son Leo (Watch now)

When my son Leo was six months old, I started noticing that he wasn't hitting his milestones. One year later, I learned that he was born with cerebral palsy.

Dear MoveOn member,

When my son Leo was six months old, I started noticing that he wasn't hitting his milestones. One year later, I learned that he was born with cerebral palsy.

In the years since Leo’s diagnosis, we have relied on the coverage Leo has received through Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to access the vital services Leo needs to thrive and grow. If Republicans pass their health care repeal, which could be within weeks, our health care costs will go up—a lot. And not just for us—tens of millions of Americans and their families will be directly impacted by devastating cuts to Medicaid and by other provisions in the bill Senate Republicans are rushing to pass.

Please watch this two-minute video that Leo and I did with MoveOn.org to meet my incredible son and hear our story. Share it far and wide, so people know exactly the kinds of kids and families who will suffer if Republicans pass their health care repeal.

Not on Facebook, click here to watch it on YouTube. 

Leo was born with cerebral palsy, and defining him by that and limiting his access to the health care he needs because of the way that he was born is the purest form of discrimination, in my mind. If we can’t afford health insurance, isn’t it the same thing as denying Leo coverage for a pre-existing condition?

There are over 23 million more Americans like me—people who could lose coverage under Trumpcare or no longer be able to afford it. That means tens of millions more who could see protections for pre-existing conditions denied. We all lose out if the Senate acts to take away our coverage and drive up our costs.

Watch this video and check out my son’s story. He loves to dress like Superman, but he needs more than his own superpowers—he needs everyone’s help to succeed. We are all in this together, so please share this video, because every senator needs to see the faces of those of us whose lives they could ruin with this bill before they vote on it, as soon as next week.

For my son and tens of millions more, we have to stop this bill in the Senate.

Thanks for reading.

—Rashelle

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Thank you for RSVPing to a Resistance Summer Community Cook-out

Eddie,

Thank you for signing up to attend a Resistance Summer Community Cook-out!

Here are the details of the event you signed up for:

Boone's Lick Park
1000 Rosebrae Dr.
St. Charles 63301
Saturday, June 24, 1 PM

To access details about the event you signed up for and to invite friends to join you, find your event here: 

https://act.moveon.org/event/cookout_attend/12021/attend/?akid=a194154125.10220574.W8F08a&aktmid=tm4079536.D3n4RL&t=1&source=conf

Please remember to take photos at the event and share them with MoveOn by emailing them to photos@moveon.org.

Thanks!

—Chris Percy

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Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

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NYC: Emergency 24-hour-long health care vigil at the Trump International Hotel

Stop by any time between 5 p.m. on Wednesday and 5 p.m. on Thursday!

Dear MoveOn member,

The Senate may vote on a Trumpcare bill as early as next week, according to the latest news reports.¹ And that's why we are taking action now.

Advocates for health care and against this devastating bill are holding a 24-hour-long vigil outside of the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle in Manhattan from 5 p.m. on Wednesday until 5 p.m. on Thursday—bold, visible action to capture media attention, inspire activists around the country, and show the 23 million Americans who would lose health care under Trumpcare that we will not let that happen in silence.

Can you take part in the 24-hour-long vigil to stop Republicans from taking away our health care? (This link will take you to an event page hosted by the organizers of the vigil. By choosing to attend this event, you are acknowledging the risks involved, and you are committing to participate nonviolently and in accordance with the law, and to work to de-escalate confrontations with opposition supporters or others.)

You're welcome to participate for the entire duration of the vigil, but there is no need to go for the full 24 hours if you don't want to or can't.

• You can join at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, right when the vigil starts.
• Come at 7 p.m. with fellow members and supporters of Planed Parenthood.
• Arrive at 8:30 p.m. for a candlelight vigil with leaders from different faiths.
• Join the bold overnight activists and stay for the Thursday morning press conference at 9 a.m.
• Or come out during your lunch break on Thursday for a rally at noon.

Or check the event page for the latest schedule updates, and stop by at any time while the 24-hour-long vigil is taking place!

Click here to join this show of resistance against a secret bill moving fast through the Senate that would leave tens of millions of America without insurance and tens of millions more with less protection and higher premiums.

This emergency action is taking place because the Senate is poised to rush through a disastrous bill that's so unpopular that they won't let anyone see it. By all counts, the Senate bill is similar to the House bill, which would take health care away from 23 million Americans, strip protections for pre-existing conditions from 56 million, drive up premiums, and cut over $800 billion from Medicaid.²

We need to show our outrage right now, not when the bill has already passed, but we can still stop it.

We're gathering in New York in front of Donald Trump's hotel to lay our opposition to this bill at his literal doorstep. We're making it clear that we'll keep fighting every step of the way, in every state in the Union, against this cruel legislation.

Join the 24-hour-long vigil on Wednesday or Thursday, whenever you can.

Thanks for all you do. 

-Justin, Marie, Emma, Ben, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Senate GOP speeding towards health care vote next Thursday," CNN, June 20, 2017 
http://act.moveon.org/go/10778?t=18&akid=184977.10220574.jHNt8K

2. "Senate GOP considers deeper Medicaid cuts than House bill," The Hill, June 19, 2017 
http://act.moveon.org/go/10779?t=20&akid=184977.10220574.jHNt8K

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Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

 

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Secret

The GOP strategy to push through Donald Trump's and Paul Ryan's wildly unpopular agenda couldn't be more obvious: Secrecy and skullduggery.

Dear MoveOn member,

The GOP strategy to push through Donald Trump and Paul Ryan's wildly unpopular agenda couldn't be more obvious:

Secrecy and skullduggery.

A small group of Republican senators is reportedly close to finishing their version of the bill to kill the Affordable Care Act—but their unprecedented behind-closed-doors approach means no one knows what's in it.¹ Not the media. Not other Senate Republicans. And certainly not the public.

They're hammering out a bill that’ll upend tens of millions of Americans’ health care and rewire 1/6th of the U.S. economy at small, top-secret lunch and dinner meetings in posh restaurants around Washington, D.C. And then they plan to rush it to a vote with no committee markup, floor debate, or public review. They're even sending the bill to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office for analysis—a requirement that they cannot flout—without sharing the bill with their own Republican colleagues.

And get this: As the media is clamoring for scraps of information, reporters were stunned last week to hear that—in a reversal from years of precedent—they’re no longer allowed to record interviews with members of Congress in the halls of the Capitol.² Coincidence?

The GOP’s strategy is secrecy and skullduggery. MoveOn and their allies' remedy is to raise a mighty ruckus and keep Mitch McConnell from ramming this massive disaster of a bill through the Senate outside of the public eye.

But MoveOn gets the vast majority of its resources from people like you. Hundreds of thousands of people each year give what they can afford. That’s why I’m asking, Eddie: Will you chip in $3 to help MoveOn stop Trumpcare in the Senate?

Click here to chip in and help stop Trumpcare.

It’s no surprise why Republicans are being secretive about their final bill. The Senate’s second-ranking Republican admitted that the bill will be "80% the same" as the disastrous House bill—which even Trump calls "mean."³ It would yank coverage from 23 million Americans and reverse protections for people with pre-existing conditions.⁴ Just as in the House bill, we can expect a a not-so-well-disguised massive tax break for the wealthiest 1% of Americans, along with savage cuts to Medicaid, the essential program that provides health insurance coverage to kids, low-income families, and people with disabilities. Cutting Medicaid is wildly unpopular in both blue states and red.⁵

Republicans also want to cut funding to Planned Parenthood. Again, wildly unpopular.⁶ Most Americans, including nearly half of Trump voters, oppose defunding Planned Parenthood. One in five women has accessed health care services at Planned Parenthood, and most understand it as an essential resource for sexual and reproductive health care.⁷

And removing protections for people with pre-existing conditions ... Guess what! Terribly unpopular, too.⁷

So, of course, Senate Republicans have to keep their cruel bill a secret; they’re afraid of the righteous backlash from their constituents. Which means McConnell's only hope to repeal Obamacare is to railroad this bill through, using all the sweet talk and cajoling, quid pro quos, and threats available to him—and to cut voters out of the process.

That’s unacceptable, and MoveOn will fight tooth and nail to stop it.

MoveOn is driving an avalanche of phone calls, training 1,000 local organizers who'll help hold Congress accountable, releasing hard-hitting videos in each key state that highlight the audacious hypocrisy of each senator, and organizing local events to drive media coverage in the states of key senators who need to know that their constituents are paying attention.

Will you join me in supporting MoveOn's massive campaign to shine a light on the Senate Republicans’ secrecy and skullduggery—and stop the GOP's repeal of Obamacare?

Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.

Thanks for all you do.

—Robert Reich

Sources:

1. "Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties," The New York Times, June 15, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/10726?t=4&akid=184970.10220574.ykPlF6

2. "Senate Republicans crack down on press access," The Hill, June 13, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/10727?t=6&akid=184970.10220574.ykPlF6

3. "Trump, in Zigzag, Calls House Republicans’ Health Bill ‘Mean’," The New York Times, June 13, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/10728?t=8&akid=184970.10220574.ykPlF6

4. Ibid.

5. "The Growing Red-State Backlash to Donald Trump," Vanity Fair Hive, March 22, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/10729?t=10&akid=184970.10220574.ykPlF6

6. "Poll: Most Americans oppose defunding Planned Parenthood," The Washington Post, January 27, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/10730?t=12&akid=184970.10220574.ykPlF6

7. "Planned Parenthood by the Numbers," Planned Parenthood, accessed June 17, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/10731?t=14&akid=184970.10220574.ykPlF6

8. "Poll: Voters resist pre-existing condition opt-out," Politico, May 3, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/10732?t=16&akid=184970.10220574.ykPlF6

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RSVP for a Resistance Summer Community Cookout near you!

Summer is here! Let's take time to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with each other and the Resistance!

 

Hi, Eddie! 

It's summertime and the Resistance is on the move. We have marched, protested, called, written, and peacefully resisted the alarming acts of the Trump administration and the complicit Republican Party. The Trump era is a marathon, not a sprint. That's why we have to take the time we need to recharge and make sure we have the energy we need to be effective in the coming weeks and months around campaigns like the fight to save health care for millions of Americans.

That means taking time to connect with each other—over food, fellowship, and even a little fun. It's time to take a moment to celebrate what we’ve achieved—and recharge for the work ahead—with a summer social gathering: a Resistance Summer Community Cookout!

On June 24–25 and July 1–3, MoveOn in partnership with Indivisible, Action Group Network, Wall of Us, and other partner organizations will launch more than 400 Resistance Summer Community Cookouts in 49 states and Washington, D.C.

Click here to RSVP for a Resistance Summer Community Cookout near you on the weekends of June 24–25 and/or July 1–3!

Here is the information for the cookout nearest you: 

Event: Resistance Summer Picnic #Blacklivesmatter
Sunday, June 25, 1:30 PM
Forest Park
Richmond Hill, NY
http://act.moveon.org/event/cookout_attend/12444/signup/?t=16&akid=184911.10220574.84SlRu

Excitement for these cookouts is palpable. There are hundreds already scheduled around the country. If this nearest cookout doesn't work for you, or if you'd like to host your own, you can just click here to find the one closest to you or create your own. Cookouts can be picnics, potlucks, BBQs, ice cream socials, or coffee gatherings.

These cookouts are an opportunity to

• come together with friends old and new,
• build relationships,
• build momentum for the campaigns in the months ahead,
• recharge our self-care batteries, and
• celebrate the diversity that makes the Resistance strong and resilient.

These events will also be a kickoff to Resistance Summer, during which MoveOn will host monthly national events to rebuild progressive power and fight the Trump Republican agenda. Through this program, we'll train and support 1,000 mobilizers across the country and gear up for the big August congressional recess. It's a lot of work! And we'll do that work if we take a moment to get to know each other, take a step back to relax, and enjoy a Community Cookout as summer heats up.

Thanks for all you do.

—Chris, Anna, Gabby, Michael, and the rest of the team

 

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

 

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