Background President Donald Trump is doubling down on his demand for a $5.7 billion barrier between the U.S. and Mexico.  He’s willing to shut down our government a second time to fulfill his campaign promise to build a wall on our southern border.  More than two-thirds of Americans don’t think the wall should be a priority, according to a poll by NPR, PBS News Hour and Marist.  Trump seems to be quite willing to declare a fake “National Disaster” to get what he wants. He would shake the foundations of our democracy.  We must fight back! America has suffered because of Trump’s obsession with a wall.  A team of 17 members of Congress (click HERE for list) has begun negotiating for a budget settlement. However, President Trump has expressed doubt this Congressional […]

Our Phone Calls to Senators Helped End Partial Government Shutdown!  The House and Senate passed & Trump signed a resolution to re-open the government until February 15th I’m proud to say that our Justice Network was part of a massive effort to tell members of Congress that:  On Friday, January 25th, Congress and President Trump finally got the message.  We bombarded Senator Mitch McConnell’s office with demands for a vote on a clean bill without anti-immigrant provisions. We urged our own Senators to put pressure on McConnell.   I suspect that when elected officials and their wealthy benefactors experienced delays in flying due to east coast air traffic controllers not showing up for work that too may have had an affect.  The government shutdown became intolerable.    The House and the […]

The Violence Against Women Act Authorization Expired When the Government Shut Down CALL Capitol Switchboard 1-202-224-3121 or click HERE for list of Michigan legislators phone numbers Urge Your Senators & Representative To Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Quick Facts About the 12/21/18 Government Shutdown: Employees from 9 federal departments were affected. More than 380,000 federal workers are on furlough (temporarily laid off without pay) and 420,000 forced to work without pay: Since the shutdown on December 21st, workers’ anger is turning to fear they may not be able to buy food, pay their rent or pay the bills for other essential goods and services.  This reflects a lack of respect for the people who serve their fellow Americans.   The issue:  Games are being played […]