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WEST PHILLY FORWARD TOGETHER CALL SHEET: 1/29/2017

CALL OUR SENATORS ABOUT TRUMP’S CABINET APPOINTMENTS

Senator Bob Casey (D):*

• Philadelphia:    (215) 405-9660
  
• DC:                    (202) 224-6324
  
• NE PA:              (570) 941-0930
  
• Erie:                  (814) 874-5080
  
• Harrisburg:       (717) 231-7540
  
• Pittsburgh:        (412) 803-7370
  
• Central PA:       (814) 357-0314
  
• Lehigh Valley:    (610) 782-9470
  

Senator Pat Toomey ®:

• Philadelphia:   (215) 241-1090
  
• DC:                   (202) 224-4254
  
• Allentown:      (610) 434-1444
  
• Erie:                 (814) 453-3010
  
• Pittsburgh:      (412) 803-3501
  
• Scranton:         (570) 941-3540
  
• Johnstown:      (814) 266-5970
  

* Casey has promised to vote NO on DeVos, Pruitt and Sessions.

Sen. Jeff Sessions for Attorney General:
Too racist to attain federal judgeship under Reagan.  Anti-voting rights.  Anti-immigrant.
Committee vote delayed to Jan 31

• Senate Judiciary Committee: 202 224 5225
  
• Chairman Chuck Grassley: 202 224 3744

Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education:
A pro-charter school lobbyist who donated 200 million dollars to the Trump campaign.  Wants to destroy public schools.
Committee will vote Jan 31

• Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee: 202 224 5375
  
• Chairman Lamar Alexander: 202-224-4944
  

 Scott Pruitt for Administrator of the EPA:
Climate change denier.  Deep in the pocket of big oil and big gas. Tried to destroy the EPA in Oklahoma; will try to destroy the EPA for all of America.
Committee vote date not set

• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Majority): 202 224 6176
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Minority): 202 224 8832
• Chairman Jim Inhofe: 202 224 4721

Rep. Tom Price for Secretary of HHS:
Opposes the ACA.  Traded stocks while creating legislation that would affect the value of those stocks.  Anti-reproductive rights: both anti-abortion and anti-contraception coverage.
Committee vote date not set

• Senate Finance Committee: 202 224 4515
  
• Chairman Orrin Hatch: 202 224 5251
  
• Casey and Toomey on the committee

Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State:
Literally the CEO of a massive oil company.  Got a best-friendship award from Putin.
Committee has voted

Other things to call our senators about:
-      Oppose H.R. 7: This anti-abortion bill passed in the house.  It aims to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion.
-      Save the Affordable Care act: The ACA helped millions of Americans gain health insurance.  Sen. Toomey in particular has expressed reluctance to repeal the ACA without having a replacement plan.

ADDITIONAL ISSUES:

#NODAPL
The Dakota Access Pipeline will cross the Missouri River less than a mile away from the Standing Rock Reservation. When the pipeline leaks (that’s when, not if – there have already been three pipeline leaks in 2017) it will endanger drinking water and pollute native lands.  Protests to stop the pipeline have been met with police brutality including attack dogs and water cannons.  Call the Army Corps of Engineers civil works department and tell them to stand up to Donald Trump and not reverse their decision to stop the pipeline.

• Army Corps of Engineers Dakota Access Pipeline dedicated comment line: 202 761 8700
  
• Army Corps of Engineers Permits line: 202 761 5903
  
• The Army is accepting public comments here: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-00937/p-5
  

 WTF, DONALD TRUMP?
Donald Trump lives in a fantasy world where millions of people voted against him illegally in an election that he won.  He thinks the solution to immigration is to build a wall that the American people do not want.  Call Rep. Dwight Evans to ask him to do what he can to curb Donald Trump’s nutty investigation into voter fraud that doesn’t exist and stop Trump from building that #fuckingwall.

• Rep. Dwight Evans: 202 225 4001(DC)/215 276 0340(Philly) 

EXPAND VOTING ACCESS
The state house and senate have introduced bills to provide for early voting and automatic voter registration in PA. Call to show your support for improved voting access in Pennsylvania!

• State Rep. James Roebuck: 215 724 2227 (Philly) / 717 783 1000(Harrisburg)
  
• State Sen. Anthony Williams: 215 492 2980 (Philly) / 717 787 5970(Harrisburg)
  

 SHAME REPUBLICANS FOR KILLING PA JOBS
PA Sen. Scott Wagner led the charge to cancel a senate vote that would have extended funding for unemployment call centers in PA.  His actions led to the loss of 500+ jobs in the week before Christmas.  Now legislation has been introduced to refund the unemployment call centers.  Shame him into supporting PA jobs this time.

• Scott Wagner (R-York County): 717 787 3817
  

 LOCAL

Helen Gym, councilwoman at large, went to protest with us against the Republican retreat.  She also co-sponsored the (unanimously passed in the city council) resolution to fight islamophobia in our city.  Call to say thanks and keep up the great work!

• Helen Gym: 215 686 3420/215 686 3421
  

 Call Mayor Kenney to remind him that we support our sanctuary city status despite threats from Donald Trump and threats from Republicans in our state senate

• Mayor Jim Kenney: 215 686 2181