catolynwrites:

Congratulations!

Okay, not really (sorry). Posting that to get more traction for this:

The Senate and House versions of the tax bill have significant differences: they have to reconcile those differences and both chambers have to vote again. IF JUST ELEVEN REPUBLICAN HOUSE REPS CHANGE THEIR VOTES, WE CAN DEFEAT THIS BILL.

One House rep (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL-27) voted yes on HR1 in order to have leverage to change it in reconciliation. Whatever *she* thinks that means, I think it means she needs to hear again from us every day what this “monstrosity” of a bill (*her* word!) will do to people in this country.

Here is the list of HR1-yes-voting reps most susceptible to pressure, because they’re in Dem-leaning districts. If you’re a voter in any of these districts, call, write, visit their offices, ring their doorbells, give them no peace because this thing is corruption incarnate.

CA-10: Denham

CA-21: Valadao

CA-25: Knight

CA-39: Royce

CA-45: Walters

CO-06: Coffman

FL-26: Curbelo

FL-27: Ros-Lehtinen

IA-01: Blum

NY-22: Tenney

NY-24: Katko

OH-10: Turner

OH-14: Joyce

PA-06: Costello

PA-08: Fitzpatrick

PA-15: Dent

TX-23: Hurd

VA-10: Comstock

WA-03: Buetler

WA-08: Reichert

whatshouldicallabout:

Last Friday in the middle of the night, Republicans passed their tax bill, complete with last-second amendments scribbled in the margins. They rewrote the entire American economy with no time for Senators to even read the bill or see expert analysis – and now, many middle class and lower-income families could face tax hikes or lose critical services just to pay for a tax cut for the wealthiest few.

But this bill still has a hurdle to clear: The House and Senate versions are very different, and need to be combined before the bill can pass. That means we still have time to call both members of the House and Senate before the final vote.

Here’s your script: “Hi, my name is [your name] and I’m a constituent from [your town], and I’m frankly disgusted by the tax bill recently passed by the Senate. Adding last-minute amendments doesn’t fix the fact that this bill blows up the deficit and raises taxes on middle-class families to pay for a big tax cut for the wealthy. I want [Senator/Representative] so-and-so to vote against this bill when it comes to conference. Thank you.”

stimmyabby:

Please call your Senators tomorrow and tell them to oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 

This bill is an attempt to steal from the poor and give to the rich, and to sneakily repeal the ACA. It would repeal the individual mandate, raising premiums so much that thirteen million people would lose health insurance. (link)   

It would also increase the deficit by over a trillion dollars over the next decade. 

Here is a slightly changed script from Indivisble:

“Hello! My name is [NAME] and I’m calling from [PART OF STATE]. I’m calling to let Senator [SENATOR’S NAME] know that I strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 

This tax bill is a scam that will give massive cuts to the wealthy, paid for by leaving tens of thousands of people in [STATE] uninsured, raising premiums, and raising taxes on middle-class families. This tax bill won’t help middle class families get ahead. Every single provision intended to help the middle-class expires, but the corporate tax cuts are forever. 

Even worse, the CBO estimates that health insurance premiums will increase 10% more per year than they would without this bill and we know 13 million more people will be uninsured!”

Encourage your friends and family to call. If you can’t call, ask someone to call your Senators and let them know they are calling on your behalf. You can also give me your full name and zip code or street address and tell me it is for the tax bill, and I will call for you.