Dear Indivisibles,
Coming off of a key special election win in Pennsylvania's 18th District and thousands of students walking out of their schools in a massive protest, we're feeling more energized than ever this week. These moments will just keep coming our way in 2018, so soak in that energy now!
Even though elections are rapidly approaching, our members of Congress (MoCs) still need to hear from us on legislation moving through Congress. Here's how you can make a difference this week on Capitol Hill:
This time next week, Congress heads into their spring recess. That's two weeks when they're back in-turf and two weeks when you can make your voice heard in person. MoCs need to be held accountable for their inaction to reduce gun violence, their votes to unravel Wall Street reform, their votes on the GOP Tax Scam, and much, much more during this time.
- End Trump's illegal war in Yemen: support S.J. Res. 54. This bipartisan resolution is a rare opportunity for Congress to take back its constitutional war making authority, and declare Trump's war in Yemen unauthorized. The Senate will vote Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. You can review our resource for more information about the situation in Yemen and use our call script to call both your senators.
- There is still time to stop Congress from increasing funding for Trump's deportation force. The government runs out of money on March 23, but this time they'll pass an "omnibus" spending bill that will go through September (instead of a short-term "continuing resolution," like the kind they've been passing for months). Negotiations are nearly done, but one remaining issue is the funding level for immigration enforcement activities. You can make a difference by telling your MoCs that you oppose more funding for Trump's deportation machine. Use our resource and call script to call your MoCs.
Recess will kick off on March 24 (which also happens to be the March for Our Lives!) and ends on April 8. So be sure to read our recess toolkit and start working now!
This week's Trump Threat LevelVisit trumpthreatlevel.indivisible.org for a running list of all the ways Trump makes us less safe and our latest foreign policy resources.