Tuesday, August 2 - Wisconsin Voter Registration / Winning Elections in Red Rural Illinois / Pass the Inflation Reduction Act
Actions You Can Take Today
Action 1: TOMORROW - Wisconsin Voter Registration program training on Wednesday, August 3 at 6 p.m. (virtual event)
Action 2: TOMORROW - Winning Elections in Red Rural Illinois on Wednesday, August 3 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (virtual event)
Action 3: Tell Senators to pass the Inflation Reduction Act now!
Action 1: TOMORROW - WI Voter Registration Training
We know: you’re busy, you’re shy, you don’t think one person can make much difference...well, here’s some election work that pretty much knocks down any barriers that might have kept you from joining the campaign. You can help register Wisconsin voters from the comfort of your own home on your own time!
Wisconsin will be all about the turnout. If we want to get rid of Ron Johnson and protect Governor Tony Evers (our only defense against Republican election atrocities), we need to register more voters.
Our partners at Rust Belt Rising are mailing an application and motivational instructions to key unregistered voters, and then we’re making follow-up calls encouraging and helping them to complete their registration. This effort registered thousands of voters in 2020.
Now we need your help to expand the Wisconsin voter rolls for this November. Our training will get you comfortable with the process, and once you're trained you can make these calls on your own schedule.
Join a virtual training session TOMORROW, Wednesday, August 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Can’t make that session? Additional dates are available throughout August!
Action 2: TOMORROW - Winning Elections in Red Rural Illinois
Join next week’s Indivisible Illinois weekly meeting hosted by the Indivisible Rural Illinois group. We will listen to Democrats: State Senator Chris Belt, Sen. Kris Tharp, and State Representatives Jay Hoffman and Latoya Greenwood discuss how they won their races in conservative districts.
Join Winning Elections in Red Rural Illinois TOMORROW, Wednesday, August 3 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (virtual event)
Action via Indivisible Illinois
Action 3: Pass the Inflation Reduction Act
Last week, Sens. Schumer and Manchin announced that they had reached an agreement on a reconciliation package, including details on how this bill would lower health care and energy costs for families. There’s even legislative text, which is being reviewed by the Senate Parliamentarian. This is real!
Here are the really good things in this bill:
A 15% Corporate Minimum Tax ensuring the ultra-rich pay their fair share
Closing the Carried Interest Loophole that is a giveaway to Wall Street investors, and cracking down on wealthy tax cheats
Investments in cleaner energy solutions that put us on the path toward a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030
Permission for Medicare to negotiate drug prices (lowering prescription drug prices)
Continued lower Affordable Care Act premiums for millions of Americans
And more…
Of course this bill isn’t everything we want, but it is a potential monumental step forward for a reconciliation package we thought was all but scuttled. And as a reminder, because this is reconciliation, Democrats can pass it with just 50 votes in the Senate, meaning Mitch McConnell and his Republican friends will be furious, but there’s nothing they can do to stop it.
But it is only potential. We need to put in the work to make sure it gets across the finish line over the next two weeks.
You can help by calling your Senators to tell them to pass the Inflation Reduction Act now!
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