Our weekly Stand Outs now and in future weeks continue to be important as we need to continue the fight.
The Federal Budget proposal is back in the House and may be voted on by July 4th. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), one of three Republicans who voted against the bill stated, "The facts matter. The people matter. The Senate’s Medicaid approach breaks promises and will kick people off of Medicaid who truly need it." As you know it is not just Medicaid but cuts to SNAP, Energy policies, and much more that will suffer if this budget proposal is passed this week. Go to https://5calls.org/ to get information about the proposed budget and making calls to Congressmen.
The Steering Committee (9 members from NQ region) decided last Saturday that we need to organize to be in this fight for the long haul. We hope that you agree. This makes the Working Groups/Teams that first came together in April very important. At a Stand Out in July we will have information so people can sign up to work with one of the Working Teams. At this point there are 5 groups, but you might have ideas for another team. Working Groups/Teams include:
- Communications
- Voting (e.g., voting rights and suppression, 2026 elections, etc.)
- Community Outreach and Self-Sufficiency
- Rapid Response Network
- Education and Trainings (e.g., public forums to educate ourselves and others on the issues)
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