One Thing and One Thing Only

If you only do one thing today, make it this

“No one is coming so save us, but us.” — CA Sen. Alex Padilla

Dial till your fingers hurt

Dear Friends,

This newsletter is devoted to only one thing: a last-ditch effort to stop the Big Ugly Bill. The vote is soon—maybe today—and needs only two more GOP Senators to turn against it (in addition to Paul and Tillis) for it to fail. Susan Collins is one of the few who remain undecided.

There are 1700 readers of this newsletter; together let’s melt her phone lines, calling to tell her to vote down this disastrous bill!

Some things to remember when calling:

• She cast the deciding vote on Obamacare, which gave thousands and thousands of Mainers access to health care. Does she want to undo that major achievement?

• 23,000 Mainers in the 2nd District ALONE will lose Medicaid coverage.

• Rural hospitals across the state will close, and even those who can afford care won’t be able to get it. (Collins actually cares about rural hospitals.)

• Her plan to offer an amendment to raise the tax rate for the most affluent Americans to what it was before Trump’s 2017 tax cuts is great, and she should refuse to support any bill that doesn’t includ that provision.

So grab your phones, flex your dialing fingers, and have at it! Call ALL her offices:

• Portland: (207) 618-5560

• Lewiston: (207) 784-6969

• Biddeford: (207) 283-1101

• Caribou: (207) 493-7873

• Augusta: (207) 622-8414

• Washington DC: (202) 224-2523

Thank you for doing your bit!

Amy

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Ongoing Weekly Rallies

This week there are weekly rallies (note new one in Calais) in: Auburn, Bangor, Bath, Belfast, Benton/Fairfield, Blue Hill, Bridgton, Brunswick, Calais, Cherryfield, Falmouth, Freeport, Kennebunk, Lewiston, Lubec, Machias, Millinocket, Norway, Orono, Portland (there are now five regular protests!), Rockland, Saco (2), Sanford, South Portland, Southwest Harbor, Vinalhaven, Waldoboro, Waterville(2), and Westbrook.

PLUS Brewer and Freeport have added special JULY 4th Parade protests. For times and places, see my list of them here. And ActivateMaine’s calendar is frequently updated (it’s a full-time job keeping up with all of this!)

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RESOURCES

• Maine Congressional phone #s.

  • Sen. Collins: Portland: (207) 618-5560 -- Lewiston: (207) 784-6969--Biddeford: (207) 283-1101--Caribou: (207) 493-7873 Augusta: (207) 622-8414 -- Washington DC: (202) 224-2523

  • Sen. King: (202) 224-5344; Portland: (207) 245-1565
    Rep. Pingree: (202) 225-6116; Portland: (207) 774-5019

  • Rep. Golden: (202) 225-6306; Maine: (207) 241-6767

• Other Congressional Phone #s: Find your Rep here. Find your Senator here.

• Turn Anger to Action: A quick guide to WHY and HOW to make those 5 or 6 daily phone calls.

• 5calls.org Great app for helping make those 5 calls a day. Does all the heavy lifting.

• How To Write and Submit a Letter to the Editor

• Find a Group Near You: a listing of the grassroots groups in Maine.

• Maine Women’s Rights resources.

• ActivateMaine.com. Website with calendar of statewide protests.

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As always, share this newsletter widely. And thank you for doing your part for democracy and decency.