In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the US Senate voted to pass a tax overhaul bill that will hasten our economic spiral. We know that our government has been sold to the highest bidder and that we need systemic changes. But for the next few days we need to focus on one thing only: making sure this tax bill does NOT pass.

If you haven't had the chance to see any of the details, it will:

increase our deficit.

devastate people with disabilities.

actually increase taxes for people making under $200,000 a year.

and many other disastrous effects on those who are not rich.

There's more info from The Real News:

The Green Party of Monroe County is committed to continuing to give you better choices at the ballot, but right now everyone needs to come together to stop this egregious corporate giveaway. This bill has passed the Senate, but not the House. Below are key Republican representatives who need to hear from their constituents. Monroe County's Congressperson will probably not be voting for this monstrosity, but those in other districts will.

Please look at the following members of Congress. If you have friends and family in any of these districts, please contact them immediately to inspire them to call their representatives to tell them NOT to vote for the Tax and Jobs Act. In fact, if you have friends in ANY districts represented in Congress by a Republican, encourage them to call.

(adapted from a Facebook post via Amber Smock)

PLEASE: If you live in one of the district below, CALL these key House members and leave messages on their voicemails as follows:

“Hi, my name is _____ and I am calling to ask you to say NO to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It will take money away from people with disabilities and the support we need, drive up the deficit, and put more people in poverty.”

If you have family or friends or colleagues in those districts, please ask them to call.

Big thanks to Claire Page Reinhardt & Dave Sutliff-Atias for collecting these phone numbers.

KEY HOUSE MEMBERS (DC and district offices)

California:

Tom McClintock

DC: (202) 225-2511

Roseville: (916) 786-5560

Jeff Denham

DC: (202) 225-4540

Modesto: (209) 579-5458

David Valadao

DC: (202) 225-4695

Hanford: (559) 582-5526

Bakersfield: (661) 864-7736

Steve Knight

DC: (202) 225-1956

ANTELOPE VALLEY OFFICE (661) 441-0320

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY OFFICE (661) 255-5630

SIMI VALLEY OFFICE (805) 581-7130

Ed Royce

DC: (202) 225-4111

Orange County: (714) 255-0101

LA County (626) 964-5123

San Bernardino County (909) 420-0010

Mimi Walters

DC: (202) 225-5611

Irvine: (956) 263-8703

Dana Rohrabacher

DC: (202) 225-2415

Huntington Beach: (714) 960-6483

Darrell Issa

DC: 202.225.3906

Vista: 760.599.5000

Dana Point: 949.281.2449

Colorado

Mike Coffman

DC: 202.225.7882

Aurora: 720.748.7514

Florida

Carlos Curbelo

DC: (202) 225-2778

Miami: (305) 222-0160

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

DC: (202) 225-3931

Miami: (305) 668-2285

Iowa

Rod Blum

DC: (202) 225-2911

Cedar Rapids (319) 364-2288

Dubuque (563) 557-7789

North Carolina

Walter Jones

DC: 202-225-3415

Greenville 252-931-1003

Havelock 252-931-1003

Jacksonville 252-565-6846

New Jersey

Frank LoBiondo

DC: (202) 225-6572

Mays Landing: (609) 625-5008

Chris Smith

DC: (202) 225-3765

Freehold (732) 780-3035

Plumsted (609) 286-2571

Hamilton (609) 585-7878

Leonard Lance

DC: (202) 225-5361

Flemington (908) 788-6900

Westfield (908) 518-7733

Rodney Frelinghuysen

DC: (202) 225-5034

Morristown: (973) 984-0711

New York

Chris Collins

DC: (202) 225-5265

Geneseo: (585) 519-4002

Lancaster: (716) 634-2324

Tom Reed

DC: (202) 225-3161

Corning: (607) 654-7566

Geneva: (315) 759-5229

Lee Zeldin

DC: (202) 225-3826

Patchogue (202) 225-3826

Peter King

DC: (202) 225-7896

Massapequa Park: (516) 541-4225

Dan Donovan

DC: (202) 225-3371

Brooklyn 718-630-5277

Staten Island 718-351-1062

John Faso

DC: (202) 225-5614

Delhi (607) 746-9537

Kinderhook (518) 610-8133

Kingston (845) 514-2322

Elise Stefanik

DC: (202) 225-4611

Glens Falls (518) 743-0964

Plattsburgh (518) 561-2324

Watertown (315) 782-3150

Claudia Tenney

DC: 202-225-3665

Binghamton 607-723-3581

New Hartford 315-732-0713

John Katko

DC: (202) 225-3701

Auburn (315) 253-4068

Lyons 315-253-4068

Oswego 315-423-5657

Syracuse (315) 423-5657

Ohio

Michael Turner

DC: (202) 225-6465

Dayton (937) 225-2843

David Joyce

DC: (202) 225-3307

Painesville (440) 352-3939

Twinsburg (330) 357-4139

Pennsylvania

Ryan Costello

DC: (202) 225-4315

West Chester (610) 696-2982

Wyomissing (610) 376-7630

Brian Fitzpatrick

DC: (202) 225-4276

Langhorne (215) 579-8102

Charlie Dent

DC: 202-225-6411

Lehigh Valley (610) 770-3490

Berks (610) 562-4281

Dauphin (717) 533-3959

Lebanon (717) 867-1026

Texas

Will Hurd

DC: (202) 225-4511

Del Rio 830-422-2040

Eagle Pass 210-784-5023

Fort Stockton (210) 245-1548

San Antonio North (210) 921-3130

San Antonio South (210) 784-5023

Socorro 915-235-6421

Virginia

Barbara Comstock

DC: (202) 225-5136

Loudon County (703) 404-6903

Shenandoah Valley (540) 773-3600

Washington

Jaime Herrera Buetler

DC: (202) 225-3536

Vancouver: (360) 695-6292

Dave Reichert

(202) 225-7761

Issaquah (425) 677-7414 or (877) 920-9208

Wenatchee (509)885-6615



We'll update you on new actions to take and the progress on stopping the bill on our social media and at our next Monthly Meeting on December 14th. Details are at our website: www.GreenRochester.org

Green Party of Monroe County

http://www.greenrochester.org/