Tuesday Actions

****Actions 10/29/2019****

FEDERAL:

Block For-Profit Colleges from Receiving Federal Financial Aid:
A bill introduced this month by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, dubbed the “Students Not Profits Act of 2019,” would ban the U.S. Department of Education from sending its federal grants and loans to for-profit colleges. The research about for-profit schools has shown that they serve their students poorly and often leave them deeply in debt. Many are not accredited. Their students go on to earn significantly less than public university students, despite the fact that for-profit colleges charge significantly more to attend. Half of student loan borrowers from for-profit schools prove unable to repay their loans, and tens of thousands of people have accused the colleges of fraud.

Details:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/23/bill-would-make-for-profit-schools-inelgible-for-financial-aid.html

Script:
Hello, I am a constituent calling from _________ to urge Rep. ____________ to support the “Students Not Profits Act of 2019,” which would ban the U.S. Department of Education from sending its federal grants and loans to for-profit colleges. These for-profit universities often are not accredited and they frequently leave students deeply in debt. We shouldn’t be subsidizing for-profit universities, especially when they fail our students so badly.

Federal Contact Numbers:
Thom Tillis: DC: (202) 224-6342
Richard Burr DC: (202) 224-3154
Tim Scott (SC): Washington, DC: 202-224-6121
Lindsey Graham (SC): Washington, DC: 202-224-5972
House: https://www.house.gov/representatives/

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Impeach Trump:
We need to keep the pressure on about impeachment. Tillis and Burr both need to know that we will not tolerate the kind of corruption that Trump and his GOP cronies have displayed in their efforts to undermine a political opponent.

Details:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trumps-envoy-tells-congress-the-president-outsourced-ukraine-policy-to-giuliani/2019/10/17/484b30d0-f0ee-11e9-b648-76bcf86eb67e_story.html

Script:
Hello, I am a constituent from ______________ calling to urge Rep./Sen. _____________ to support the impeachment of Donald Trump. It is becoming increasingly clear that his abuses of power qualify as impeachable offenses. We need to restore the rule of law and Trump has consistently violated the law and is quickly destroying whatever credibility our nation has on the global stage. It’s time to take your oversight responsibility seriously and to support impeachment.

Federal Contact Numbers:
Thom Tillis: DC: (202) 224-6342
Richard Burr DC: (202) 224-3154
Tim Scott (SC): Washington, DC: 202-224-6121
Lindsey Graham (SC): Washington, DC: 202-224-5972
House: https://www.house.gov/representatives/

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STATE:

Senate Budget Veto Override Vote:
The NCGA senate cancelled the vote on whether or not to override Governor Cooper's budget veto. They didn’t have the votes on Monday, so they’re going to try again Tuesday. Tell your senators to uphold the veto. We need a better budget. They are, once again, pushing corporate tax cuts at the expense of providing teachers with raises. They are continuing to reject Medicaid expansion, despite the fact that it would save taxpayers money. Most, if not all, Democrats are holding strong in upholding the veto. We have a thin margin, though (like 1-2 votes), so we need everyone to hold strong so that the NCGOP will be forced to sit at a table and negotiate.

Script:
[Senate only] Hello, I am a constituent calling from _____________ to urge Sen. ____________ to uphold Governor Cooper’s veto of the Republican budget. Instead of supporting further tax cuts for corporations, we need to fund teacher raises and Medicaid expansion.

State Contact Numbers:
NC House: http://bit.ly/2CVneDK
NC Senate: http://bit.ly/2DamgAn

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FACEBOOK:

Tell Facebook to Stop Bowing to Right-Wing Pressure:
Email Mark Zuckerberg at zuck@fb.com and give him a piece of your mind about their decision not to fact-check political advertisements. You can also let him know your concerns about their new News feature. Breitbart should not be considered a trusted news source.

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ITDCTA Has a Blog:
Also, for readers who are looking to leave Facebook, I’ve begun posting actions on a blog. We’ll look into ways of making the blog more interactive (you can leave comments for now), possibly opening it up to allow people to post actions there, if they have them. I’d also like to hear your thoughts about shifting some of our energy to the blog. Blogger is hosted by Google, so that may be an issue for some of you.

Blog link:
https://indivisibletriangle.blogspot.com/