The House Turns BLUE Tomorrow!
NO SHUTDOWN. NO WALL.
Happy New Year. One more day until a new Congress. We have the same message for them.
Trump and his GOP—including GREG WALDEN—have caused a partial government shutdown set in motion by Trump’s inflated ego and rampant racism. Federal workers, federal contractors, and those they help, are suffering. Service personnel and secret service agents protect without pay. And while the country goes through this Trump-inflicted trauma, children are dying at the border, victims of Trump’s racist policies.
Greg Walden remains complicit. Silence is consent.
All this pain must come to an end in the new Congress. We demand that the incoming 116th Congress:
- Immediately pass a spending bill with NO money for the wall
- Pass legislation to make sure federal workers and contractors get back pay
- Investigate the abuse and child deaths at the border
Tell our members of Congress that we expect results! 
**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
“My name is [Name]. I am a constituent living in [town/city], ZIP code [number]. We need a Congress that can govern. I ask the Senator to do these three things: 1) work to end the shutdown immediately and pass a spending bill with ZERO dollars for the wall, 2) make sure federal workers AND federal contractors get back pay, and 3) call for investigations about abuses and child deaths at the border. Thank you.”
SENATOR RON WYDEN
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/
**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**
SAMPLE SCRIPT:
If Greg thinks winning the election would quiet our resistance, he’s dead wrong. You and he can expect to hear from us every day because we WILL hold him accountable for his actions, not his smooth talk. Voting records don’t lie. Thank you.”
COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646,
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me
**ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST**
Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar on a regular basis to keep updated on our local activities. Participate with us as often as you can. Check out the following:
National Day of Action
TOMORROW: January 3 at Noon – Vogel Plaza, Medford
Get out your hats, mittens and signs! Tomorrow is Indivisible’s National Day of Action. We’ll observe it with a rally at noon at Vogel Plaza. Unless we have some good news by then, the topic will be the on-going Government Shutdown.
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Women’s March Flash Mob Rehearsal – Ashland
January 6 and January 13 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-womens-march-flash-mob-rehearsal-ashland/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Hate Crimes Listening Session – Medford
January 9 @ 6:00 pm – February 6 @ 8:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-hate-crimes-listening-session/
Women’s March Southern Oregon – Medford
January 19 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-womens-march-southern-oregon-medford/
TEACH & GREET Featuring Representative Pam Marsh – Talent
January 20 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/teach-greet-featuring-representative-pam-marsh-talent/
SOURCES:
A Week Into Government Shutdown, Ire Turns to Fear for Federal Workers
Government shutdowns hurt poor families and low-paid workers
These Service Members Will Work Without Paychecks During The Government Shutdown
Pediatricians Voice Concerns About Care Following Two ‘Needless’ Migrant Deaths
Democrats Try to Box In Trump With Plan to End Government Shutdown Without Wall Funding