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Congress has their hands full this week — A #TaxScamBill showdown, gun bills, Dream Act, CHIP funding, and, oh yeah, a potential government shutdown Friday at midnight. ⏰

Here's a quick rundown of what to expect and what to get loud about... (THREAD)
MONDAY NIGHT: The House will vote to move forward on the #TaxScamBill! Most likely to send it to Conference Committee, but *slight* chance they'll just pass the Senate bill. Either way, CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS NOW. 🔥📞🔥

☎️ #'s/script: 5calls.org/issue/stop-con…  (2/x)
If the #TaxScamBill goes to Conference Committee, a window of opportunity opens up to derail the bill. House/Senate could struggle to reconcile differences, previously agreed upon caveats may fail (👉Collins, Flake👈). We must get LOUDER than ever before!! (3/x)
WEDS: The House will vote on HR 38, the NRA's "top legislative priority" which will override state gun restrictions and expand concealed carry across the country.

☎️ #'s/script: 5calls.org/issue/state-la…  (4/x)
thedailybeast.com/the-nras-dream…
Odd time for the House to be rubber stamping the NRA's agenda considering the 2 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history took place just this fall, and... (5/x)

nytimes.com/2017/12/03/us/…
By FRI, Congress must pass an extension of the federal budget to avoid a government shutdown. One thing that has to be included? CHIP funding!!!

Colorado is already sending out warning letters re: coverage loss.

9 million kids are at risk.

☎️: 5calls.org/issue/bipartis…  (6/x)
Congress also continues to debate when is the right time to pass a DACA fix. The answer is NOW.

Hundreds of DACA recipients lose their protections each week that goes by.

DEMAND CONGRESS PASS A CLEAN DREAM ACT
☎️: 5calls.org/issue/clean-dr…  (7/x)
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This is what Trump and the GOP consider a "Victory":

1/ Increasing the deficit by $1.5+ trillion, paving the way for massive spending cuts on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, education, veterans programs and more,
2/ giving the largest tax cut to corporations (from 35% to 21%!) which will lead to higher profits for shareholders and not higher wages for workers,
3/ exacerbating our already staggering income inequality with greater tax breaks for the wealthy than low-income and middle class Americans (83% of the benefits go to the top 1%),
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The House just passed a giant 2018 spending bill package. Here's a small sampling of the disastrous provisions stuffed into it... (THREAD) null
1- House voted to defund Title X family planning, @PPFA, teen pregnancy prevention programs, and vital NIH fetal tissue biomedical research
2- House voted to block implementation of DC's Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act. (Use birth control? Get fired.)
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Dear Democrats,

I get it. We must try to avoid a government shut down. But hear me out — what happens this week will reflect who we are as a country. So if the Republican budget plan does not include funding for these fundamental issues then you must... #ShutItDown.

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Take care of our kids! If the Republican budget fails 9 million children by not funding their healthcare through #CHIP then you must... #ShutItDown.

“Any society which does not care for its children is no nation at all.” -Nelson Mandela
Protect #Dreamers! If the Republican budget doesn’t protect the 800k #DACA recipients then you must...#ShutItDown

“Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. Neither race nor place of birth should affect their chances.” -Robert F. Kennedy
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is to blame for this!!!

#Trump #TaxReform #TaxCutsandJobsAct #taxscambill @Rosie 😉

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– increase 401(k) match from 50% to 100% on the first 4% of compensation plus one-time $500 contribution to every employee’s 401(k); $250 million increase in overall U.S. investment.

@AlaskaAir -- $1,000 bonuses for 22,000 employees

#Trump #taxscambill @Rosie 😉
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