Calls for action as of March 26, 2017
So much to do, so little time! Rather than bombard our membership list with calls to action, we will gather action steps here.
1. Contact your Member of Congress to express concern about her intention to vote for the damaging repeal of ACA
Those of us who understand that the free market is inherently incapable of providing access to health care to most Americans are breathing a sigh of relief that the Republicans were unable to craft a replacement plan that satisfied the different wings of their party. It is recommended to contact our Member of Congress Representative Virginia Foxx to express our dismay that she indicated her willingness to support a bill that would have resulted in 24 million fewer people with health care, that would penalize the poor and benefit the rich, that would have allowed insurance companies to penalize people for needing care, that would have resulted in even higher costs, and, thanks to a final round of changes, rolled back a number of protections that have been literally life-saving since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Representative Foxx recently responded to the letters provided to her at NAACP's Moral Resistance march by pointing to testimony from non-North Carolinians who are unhappy with the Affordable Care Act, and she adds that "I have heard from just a few who are satisfied" with the Affordable Care Act. Based on the number of people providing letters at just the Boone rally, as well as the numbers at the NC rallies bearing signs supporting the ACA, some of us may be curious as to how she defines "a few." It is also disappointing that most of the concerns about the ACA shared by the House Ways and Means committee would not be addressed by the proposed repeal but in many cases, worsened.
Contact options:
U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx
2262 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
202-225-2071
or
3540 Clemmons Road, Suite 125
Clemmons NC 27012
336-778-0211
or
400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 205
Boone NC 28607
828-265-0240
The national Indivisible organizers shared this website with information on nominee Gorsuch: http://www.afj.org/our-work/issues/supreme-court/nomination
The NPR Politics Podcast provided two illuminating podcasts on his hearings (including the correct pronunciation):https://www.npr.org/player/embed/520138364/521043778
https://www.npr.org/player/embed/520137864/520890359
One alarming item revealed in the NPR podcast is that Gorsuch approved of the idea that those who donate to political causes should be allowed to be anonymous. Given the active intervention in our election by the Russians, this stance would further undermine our ability to protect our democracy and national sovereignty.
Indivisible has provided a script for contacting your Senators here: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/2/7/combat-donald-trumps-arch-conservative-scotus-pick
Here are some contact numbers
1. Contact your Member of Congress to express concern about her intention to vote for the damaging repeal of ACA
Those of us who understand that the free market is inherently incapable of providing access to health care to most Americans are breathing a sigh of relief that the Republicans were unable to craft a replacement plan that satisfied the different wings of their party. It is recommended to contact our Member of Congress Representative Virginia Foxx to express our dismay that she indicated her willingness to support a bill that would have resulted in 24 million fewer people with health care, that would penalize the poor and benefit the rich, that would have allowed insurance companies to penalize people for needing care, that would have resulted in even higher costs, and, thanks to a final round of changes, rolled back a number of protections that have been literally life-saving since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Representative Foxx recently responded to the letters provided to her at NAACP's Moral Resistance march by pointing to testimony from non-North Carolinians who are unhappy with the Affordable Care Act, and she adds that "I have heard from just a few who are satisfied" with the Affordable Care Act. Based on the number of people providing letters at just the Boone rally, as well as the numbers at the NC rallies bearing signs supporting the ACA, some of us may be curious as to how she defines "a few." It is also disappointing that most of the concerns about the ACA shared by the House Ways and Means committee would not be addressed by the proposed repeal but in many cases, worsened.
Contact options:
U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx
2262 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
202-225-2071
or
3540 Clemmons Road, Suite 125
Clemmons NC 27012
336-778-0211
or
400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 205
Boone NC 28607
828-265-0240
2. Learn more about Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch (pronounced Gore Such, not Gore Sich).
The national Indivisible organizers shared this website with information on nominee Gorsuch: http://www.afj.org/our-work/issues/supreme-court/nomination
The NPR Politics Podcast provided two illuminating podcasts on his hearings (including the correct pronunciation):https://www.npr.org/player/embed/520138364/521043778
https://www.npr.org/player/embed/520137864/520890359
One alarming item revealed in the NPR podcast is that Gorsuch approved of the idea that those who donate to political causes should be allowed to be anonymous. Given the active intervention in our election by the Russians, this stance would further undermine our ability to protect our democracy and national sovereignty.
Indivisible has provided a script for contacting your Senators here: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/2/7/combat-donald-trumps-arch-conservative-scotus-pick
Here are some contact numbers
Senator Richard Burr
2000 West First StreetSuite 508
Winston-Salem, NC 27104
P: (800) 685-8916
P: (336) 631-5125
F: (336) 725-4493
201 North Front Street Suite 809
Wilmington, NC 28401
P: (888) 848-1833
P: (910) 251-1058
F: (910) 251-7975
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
P: (202) 224-3154
F: (202) 228-2981
Washington DC 20510
Phone 202-224-6342
fax 202-228-2563
or Charlotte office
9300 Harris Corners Pkwy Suite 170
Charlotte NC 28269
Phone 704-509-9087
fax 704-509-9162
or Hendersonville Office
Phone 828-693-8750
fax 828-693-9724
or Raleigh Office
310 New Bern Avenue Suite 122
Raleigh NC 27601
Phone 919-856-4630
fax 919-856-4053
3. Regional groups are exploring ways to protest President Trump's refusal to release his taxes, possibly related to this march proposed for April 15: http://taxmarch.org
Calls to action pour in daily, so when possible, we will add more to this site in the future.
Winston-Salem, NC 27104
P: (800) 685-8916
P: (336) 631-5125
F: (336) 725-4493
201 North Front Street Suite 809
Wilmington, NC 28401
P: (888) 848-1833
P: (910) 251-1058
F: (910) 251-7975
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
P: (202) 224-3154
F: (202) 228-2981
Senator Thom Tillis
185 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510
Phone 202-224-6342
fax 202-228-2563
or Charlotte office
9300 Harris Corners Pkwy Suite 170
Charlotte NC 28269
Phone 704-509-9087
fax 704-509-9162
or Hendersonville Office
Phone 828-693-8750
fax 828-693-9724
or Raleigh Office
310 New Bern Avenue Suite 122
Raleigh NC 27601
Phone 919-856-4630
fax 919-856-4053
3. Regional groups are exploring ways to protest President Trump's refusal to release his taxes, possibly related to this march proposed for April 15: http://taxmarch.org
Calls to action pour in daily, so when possible, we will add more to this site in the future.