CALL TO ACTION: Congress Can Do Both: Family Leave & Trump’s Taxes (March 5, 2019)

CONGRESS CAN DO BOTH:

FAMILY LEAVE AND TRUMP’S TAXES


We need Congress to help families and provide oversight.  We need Congress to create national paid family/medical leave and investigate Trump and his businesses for tax fraud.

We need Congress to pass the FAMILY Act:

  • 62% of working people who are ineligible for FMLA can’t afford to take unpaid leave
  • 25% of moms go back to work within two weeks of giving birth
  • Taking unpaid leave to care for family can lead to substantial financial losses

The FAMILY Act would be funded via a payroll contribution (about $2/week), apply to all working people, and provide 12 weeks of partial paid time off.

We need Congress to obtain Trump’s personal and business tax returns and investigate him and his businesses for tax fraud. We deserve to know:

  • How Trump benefits from tax legislation he signed, regulations he ordered
  • If Trump negotiates with countries for himself or for America
  • If Trump’s businesses put him in a position to be blackmailed
  • If Trump has committed tax fraud

Last week the Democratic-led House passed gun violence prevention legislation, revoked the national emergency, and interviewed Michael Cohen. Let’s keep the momentum going, build on that success!

Help Families!

Provide Rigorous Oversight!

Get Trump’s Tax Returns!


**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATOR WYDEN: “My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .

. . . I want Congress to help families and provide oversight. I ask the Senator to:

  • Immediately obtain Trump’s personal and business tax returns and investigate him and his businesses for tax fraud in the Senate Finance Committee
  • Co-sponsor the FAMILY Act and push for its passage in the Senate

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/

 

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATOR MERKLEY: “My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .

. . . I want Congress to help families and provide oversight. I ask the Senator to:

  • Push for the Senate Finance Committee to immediately obtain personal and business tax returns and investigate him and his businesses for tax fraud
  • Push for passage of the FAMILY Act in the Senate.  Thank you for co-sponsoring this bill

Thank you.”

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 FOR WALDEN: My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .

I want Congress to help families and provide oversight. I ask Mr. Walden to:

  • Push for the Oversight and Ways and Means Committees to immediately obtain Trump’s personal and business tax returns and investigate him and his businesses for tax fraud
  • Co-sponsor the FAMILY Act and push for its quick and thorough consideration in the Ways and Means Committee this spring

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:

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Strategies and Stories from the German Climate Justice Movement – Grants Pass
TODAY: March 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-strategies-and-stories-from-the-german-climate-justice-movement-grants-pass/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Central American Newcomers: Who, Why and Now – Medford
March 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-central-american-newcomers-who-why-and-now-medford/

ORD2 Indivisible Teach & Greet: Can Oregon Lead by Example? – Talent
March 17 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/ord2-indivisible-teach-greet-can-oregon-lead-by-example-talent/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Take Action in Salem to Stop Jordan Cove LNG – Salem
March 28 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm  REGISTRATION IS DUE BY MARCH 15
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