Action Items: Week of September 18

Deja vu, all over again!

Here we go again!  Everybody's favorite emotional rollercoaster, Lindsey Graham, has put us in this particular mess again.  The Graham-Cassidy bill is just as catastrophic to American healthcare as the previous repeal attempts, and it's sneakily close to a vote.  It's claimed that the Senate is within a few votes of passage.  For more information on this harmful bill:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/09/18/graham-cassidy-bill-the-last-ditch-gop-effort-to-deprive-millions-of-healthcare/#7440b7c53b92
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/15/16313888/senate-republicans-cassidy-graham-vote
http://slate.com/business/2017/09/the-new-republican-plan-to-repeal-obamacare-is-even-more-vicious-than-the-old-plan.html

So what are we doing about it?

1.  Call your senators.  Yes, Graham too.

Senator Tim Scott
DC Office: (202) 224-6121
Midlands Office: (855) 802-9355

Senator Lindsey Graham
DC Office: (202) 224-5972
Midlands Office: (803) 933-0112

"Hi, I'm _____ and I'm Senator ______'s constituent from _______.  I'm calling to let the senator know that I am against the Graham-Cassidy bill because it will leave many South Carolinans without healthcare or with inadequate healthcare that doesn't cover their needs and has no lifetime cap.  I'm especially against any plan that will leave healthcare without funding after 2026, which is stunningly irresponsible."

2.  Attend the events planned for this week

Indivisible Midlands has a Facebook event for a week of action against this bill: https://www.facebook.com/events/1707750692867714/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22plan_user_invited%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&notif_t=plan_user_invited&notif_id=1505733551531656

Their tentative schedule is:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
11:30 am -12:30 pm Tim Scott Office Visit/ Street Phone Bank
Where: 1901 Main Street (Bank of America building)
Host: Indivisible Midlands

Then head on over to the State House...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Tell McMaster How SC Feels About His EO
(https://www.facebook.com/events/129157417648509)
Where: State House
Hosts: Progress South Carolina, WREN, Planned Parenthood

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 20
12:00 on - 2:00 pm Die-in at Lindsey Graham's Office
Where: 508 Hampton Street
Host: Indivisible Midlands

THURSDAY, SEPT 21
6:00 pm - 8:00 We The People
Where: State House
Host: Greater Columbia Action Together

Please try to attend one or all of these events - we all know that when progressives rest on our laurels because we think the fight is over, that's when they sneak around and pass things!