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The "We Choose To Fight" national Zoom call February 2 was great -- exactly what we all needed to have organized leadership and inspiration from a great coalition who know how to fight for our Democratic rights. Here's the call recording if you missed it, or want to hear those motivating messages again.
URGENT: Call Senators to Oppose the Budget Reconciliation Bill
We’ll have many calls to action next week over the reconciliation bill that passed the U.S. House last week. It has a number of terrible provisions, including Medicaid cuts and SNAP cuts. It also has several changes that will hamper democracy!
Make calls to encourage Senator Thom Tillis and Senator Ted Budd to vote against the bill in its current form!
Senator Thom Tillis:
Email: https://www.tillis.senate.gov/ Call: 202-224-6342
Senator Ted Budd:
Email: https://www.budd.senate.gov/contact/ Call: 202-224-3154
Call NC U.S. Senators and NC U.S. House Members and demand they SUPPORT UKRAINE!
My name is _____ and I’m calling from [Town/Zip Code], to demand that [Representative/Senator] strongly and publicly condemn the horrible and disrespectful manner with which Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump treated President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday, February 28th. I further demand that [Representative/Senator] pressure the Trump Administration to respectfully involve Ukraine in any peace talks to end the war. I’m afraid that the United States has turned its back on our ally, and I demand that you vocally and legislatively defend Ukraine. Thank you.
Senator Thom Tillis:
Email: https://www.tillis.senate.gov/ Call: 202-224-6342
Senator Ted Budd:
Email: https://www.budd.senate.gov/contact/ Call: 202-224-3154
Reminder: Guilford County was divided up by the NCGA.
There are 3 U.S. House Members that represent our county now! Be sure to make sure you contact the correct one. To verify your U.S. House Representative, go to this page and enter your zipcode.
U.S. Representative Addison McDowell:
Email: https://mcdowell.house.gov/address_authentication?form=/contact/email-me
Phone: 202-225-3065
U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx:
Email: https://foxx.house.gov/connect/default.aspx
Phone: 202-225-2071
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson:
Email: https://hudson.house.gov/contact
Phone: 202-225-3715
Become a Community Ally of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE)
Community Allies are friends, parents, and community members who believe that every student in North Carolina, regardless of family income or place of residence, deserves a quality education. Learn more here!
Tell Congress, “Don’t tax my credit union - it’s a tax on me!”
Credit unions got their start in the U.S. at a time when some banks refused to serve working Americans. They provided a needed alternative so families, farmers, small business owners, and others left behind by banks had financial options. For more than 100 years, people have come together to be a part of credit unions, not-for-profit financial cooperatives, and support each other through tough financial times.
Even as the credit union movement has grown over the years, it is still a rather small vital part of the financial landscape. However, that doesn’t stop banks’ greed and desire to eliminate any competition. That’s why they want Congress to eliminate the credit union federal income tax status.
Removing this status would mean all of the things people love about credit unions would be eliminated too — and at the expense of consumers like you. Tell Congress: Don’t tax my credit union—it’s a tax on me.
Summer Postcarding Has Begun!
We're partnering with Postcards to Swing States to write postcards to voters in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and most of all, our neighbors to the north in Virginia!
Find out more information and sign up here.
Tell Our Senators to REJECT the SAVE Act!
This is a major voter suppression measure that recently passed in the U.S. House. It makes it harder for married women, rural voters, and all American citizens and registered voters to cast a ballot. This bill is redundant and creates more red tape. Learn more from Common Cause and the Brennan Center for Justice. The bill appears to face long odds in the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to overcome an expected Democratic filibuster. Consider adding this issue to your calls to our senators.
Senator Thom Tillis:
Email: https://www.tillis.senate.gov/ Call: 202-224-6342
Senator Ted Budd:
Email: https://www.budd.senate.gov/contact/ Call: 202-224-3154
Advocate for Teachers: Write to the State Health Plan Board
The North Carolina GOP is at it again: They have consistently denied any pay raises to teachers over the years, stating lack of funds -- while they dish out millions in vouchers to religious unregulated private schools. Now they are pushing to increase the premiums and out-of-pocket maximums for educators' health insurance benefits. This was one of the only perks for their underpaid public service. Out-of-pocket maximums are slated to increase from $5900 per person up to $9000 per person and deductibles would increase from $1500 per person up to $5000 per person. The cost of carrying their entire family on the plan would increase as well. We are already having problems recruiting enough teachers in the current pay environment and this will not help.
Please write to the members of the State Health Plan Board and let them know you won’t stand for those who educate our children to be treated this poorly any longer. NC has been near the bottom of teacher pay for many years now. It’s time for a change! There are 10 members on the State Health Plan’s Board of Trustees and they can all be contacted via e-mail at SHPBoard@nctreasurer.com.
If you prefer to send snail mail, you can send written correspondence to:
NC State Health Plan
Attention: Board of Trustees
3200 Atlantic Ave
Raleigh, NC 27604
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