Submit a public comment on DHS proposal to bar current and future asylum applicants from receiving work permits.
Read MoreLast week, the Trump administration finalized a USDA rule change that will kick nearly 700,000 people off of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. Two additional rules changes, that will increase that number to 3.7 million people, are pending and will be finalized soon. Congress can use the Congressional Review Act to stop this rule change - tell them to use this power!
Read MoreLast night, under Trump’s orders, a civilian airport in Iraq was bombed, killing a top military official from Iran. This may be seen as an overt act of war, and pushes us closer than ever to war with Iran and further conflicts in the Middle East. We can’t afford more unjust, unauthorized, unending war. Tell your MoC’s to do everything in their power to stop the escalation of this conflict.
Read MoreIt's time for Democrats to stand up for Main Street and stop selling their souls to Wall Street. No NAFTA 2.0!
Read MoreIf the House votes on articles of impeachment, the trial in the Senate will be under the control of Republicans who will do everything they can to prevent Trump from being convicted. If Trump is acquitted, he will be an even greater danger to democracy. Therefore, the House should not send articles of impeachment to the Senate until there is some likelihood of winning a conviction.
Read MoreIt is now being reported that House and Senate negotiators are trying to finalize a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that may be voted on before the Thanksgiving recess. Tell your MoC’s to make sure the NDAA restricts the President’s war powers.
Read MoreBy “protecting the oil fields” in Syria, Trump is engaging in unilateral and illegal warfare that may constitute a war crime. Tell your MoC’s to introduce a War Powers act to block the unauthorized military activity.
Read MoreICE is trying to get around AB32 by establishing private prison contracts before the law kicks in. Tell state officials not to let them get away with it!
If the House votes articles of impeachment, the trial in the Senate will be under the control of Republicans who will do everything they can to prevent Trump from being convicted. If Trump is acquitted, he will be an even greater danger to democracy. Therefore, the House should not send articles of impeachment to the Senate until there is some likelihood of winning a conviction.
Read MoreTrump wants to take away the food assistance of millions of Americans. Now’s the time to speak up!
Read MoreSubmit a public comment to the Food and Nutrition Service opposing their new cuts to SNAP that would cut vital food aid to working American families.
Read MoreSB24, which would make medication abortion available in student health centers at California's state colleges and universities, passed both houses of the legislature last session, but Gov. Brown vetoed it. Gov. Newsom said he would sign it into law if it passed the legislature again. It has done so, and he now needs to keep his promise.
If the House votes articles of impeachment, the trial in the Senate will be under the control of Republicans who will do everything they can to prevent Trump from being convicted. If Trump is acquitted, he will be an even greater danger to democracy. Therefore, the House should not send articles of impeachment to the Senate until there is some likelihood of winning a conviction.
Read MoreEven under scrutiny from the Mueller report, Trump attempted to leverage military aid for Ukraine to get dirt on his political opponent Biden. A gross abuse of power that happened in the open, this cannot be tolerated. More and more Democrats have been coming out for impeachment as a result - tell Pelosi to start impeachment proceedings without delay!
Read MoreMany young people leaving foster care after they reach adulthood become homeless soon after losing the child welfare system’s support, and, among those who do, more than half experience multiple episodes of homelessness. HR 4300 — the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act — would help address this tragic policy failure by making Housing Choice Vouchers available to more at-risk foster youth, to help them rent housing at an affordable cost during these vulnerable transition years. Ask that Speaker Pelosi support and Congresswoman Speier co-sponsor this important bipartisan bill.
Read MoreThe Trump Department of Labor announced plans to make sweeping revisions to the H-2A agricultural guest worker program to the detriment of farm workers. The proposed H-2A changes would weaken key protections for farm workers, limiting their ability to obtain employment with H-2A employers and exposing H-2A workers to greater vulnerability and costs. You can give public comment in opposition to the changes!
Read MoreIn our “checks and balances” government, Congress holds the power of the purse—the authority to direct how the government spends money, and thereby what the government does and how. Congress can use this to check immigration enforcement authorities by cutting off the flow of money to programs that mistreat people coming to the United States.
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