Wednesday, June 17 - Oppose Jay Clayton / Phone Bank with Ground Truth / Illinois Budget Town Hall 6/20
Community Action: Oppose Jay Clayton
Trump has nominated U.S. Attorney and former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton to serve as permanent Director of National Intelligence (DNI) after Acting DNI Bill Pulte faced intense bipartisan criticism over his lack of qualifications.
Clayton, like Pulte, has no professional background in intelligence or national security. Instead, he has spent most of his career representing major investment banks in international deals, raising concerns about potential conflicts between corporate financial interests and national security priorities.
Further, Clayton has publicly supported some of the Trump administration’s most blatant grifts and lies, from defending Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization” slush fund to appearing on television to promote conspiracy theories about California’s primary election results.The Director of National Intelligence oversees the nation’s intelligence agencies and plays a critical role in protecting national security.
👉 Congress should reject Clayton’s nomination and demand a qualified nominee with significant intelligence and national security experience.
Call Senator Durbin in DC 202-224-2152, email him, or use a local office number
618-351-1122 - Carbondale, IL
312-353-4952 - Chicago, IL
309-786-5173 - Rock Island, IL
217-492-4062 - Springfield, IL
Call Senator Duckworth in DC 202-224-2854, email her, or use a local office number:
618-722-7070 - Belleville, IL
618-677-7000 - Carbondale, IL
312-886-3506 - Chicago, IL
309-606-7060 - Rock Island, IL
217-528-6124 - Springfield, IL
Script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from Chicago. I'm calling to urge Senator [NAME] to oppose the nomination of Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence. The nation's top intelligence official should have significant intelligence and national security experience, and Clayton lacks those qualifications.
Action via 5calls.org
Community Action: Phone Bank with Ground Truth
Join Swing Left for a Ground Truth phone bank—designed to fix what’s broken in Democratic organizing. We’re launching an innovative new program that will revolutionize how we connect with voters over the phone.
Our goal: to help Democrats rebuild trust, win tough races, and flip the House. We're building community one phone call at a time, having real conversations with real people. During Ground Truth phone banks, we will talk to as many people as possible and focus on listening.
👉 Join the next phone bank on Wednesday or Sunday
Action via SwingLeft
Community Action: Illinois Budget Debrief Town Hall 6/20
Illinois’ state budget should be a first line of defense against MAGA attacks, ICE violence, federal cuts, and the economic violence facing working families. As the Trump administration pushes tax cuts for the wealthy while threatening food assistance, health care, education, and essential services, Illinois leaders must decide whether our state budget will protect our communities or leave them exposed.
Join Senator's Graciela Guzmán, Robert Martwick, Representative's Lindsay LaPointe, Lilian Jiménez, Chief Budget Negotiator's Will Guzzardi and Eva Dina Delgado on Saturday, June 20 for a state budget debrief town hall focused on what happened at the end of the General Assembly session and what it means for our communities.
We’ll break down what passed, what didn’t, what fights remain, and how we continue organizing for a budget that reflects the needs of working people across Illinois.
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