Tell your Members of Congress: Thank you for Defending Democratic Progress
Call BOTH of your Senators.
Call ONE of the Representatives. Note: only one of these Congressmembers represents you. Find out which one here.
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Call Script
My name is __________. I am a constituent, and my zip code is _______. I am a member of Indivisible SF.
Senators:
Thank you for working through challenging negotiations in the Senate to achieve economic and environmental progress for the American people by passing the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act.
Representative:
Thank you for reaffirming the House’s commitment to achieve economic and environmental progress for the American people by passing the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act.
Background
“The Senate vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is the culmination of a long and bruising fight that is largely responsible for the decline in Joe Biden’s favorability ratings over the last year,” as Robert Hubbell says in his blog.
Even while the national media are discussing the sedition and treasonous activities committed by the Trump gang and their Republican enablers in Congress, they still remain fixated on declines in Biden’s approval rating in polls, regurgitating the traditional prediction that the party in the White House loses seats in Congress in the midterm election.
The people’s appraisal of the President, and Democrats’ chances in the midterm election, are not cast in stone. We can change them by talking about the things that President Biden and the Democrats have been delivering for the people.
It can be hard to keep track of all of the remarkable achievements of President Biden and the 117th Congress. Therefore, we include the list Robert Hubbell has invited his readers to share and other references to help inspire us all Get Out The Vote to keep this progress going and win even more seats in Congress.
03/11/2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a sweeping $1.9 trillion relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.
11/15/2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, $1.2 trillion investment in “hard infrastructure” including roads and bridges.
03/29/2022, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, 120 years after an anti-lynching bill was first introduced and after failing on nearly 200 prior occasions, Congress passed a bill designating lynching as a hate crime. Only three representatives—one each from Texas, Kentucky, and Georgia—voted against the bill.
06/25/2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, extended background checks for gun purchasers under the age of 21, funding for state red flag laws and other crisis intervention programs, and partial closure of the “boyfriend” loophole.
07/29/2022 CHIPS and Science Act, the most significant research bill passed in a generation, including a $56 billion investment in American semiconductor production to incentivize companies to move chip production back into the United States.
08/02/2022, Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, provides healthcare and other services related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service.
08/07/2022, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the largest climate investment in US history, also lowers prescription drug prices by giving Medicare the power to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs and extends expiring health care subsidies for three years.
References
Keep this list! - by Robert B. Hubbell, 8/8/22
What Biden Has Done, includes separate lists for Climate Action
Biden Slowly Winning LBJ And FDR Like Praise As Legislative Victories Mount - The Seattle Medium, 8/11/22
The Inflation Reduction Act: The policies in the IRA, explained - Vox, 7/28/22
Our Bewildering Economy - The American Prospect, 8/13/22
Economic Impacts of the CHIPS for America Act, Data for Progress, 5/19/22
Voters Support the Inflation Reduction Act’s Investments in American Families, Data for Progress, 8/04/22