May 30 update – Despite our many calls, letters, signatures, and the earnest work of nearly 100 progressive Democrats in the House and Senate, President Biden sold us out, again. Over the weekend Biden made a dirty deal with fossil fueled fascists in the House to raise the debt limit.

But the Biden-McCarthy deal may have overplayed its hand by trying to force completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The dirty deal bill introduced late Sunday requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue permits for MVP within 21 days and limits judicial review of permits. It also limits the time and legal options communities have to use the National Environmental Protection Act, and makes it harder for some people to access safety net programs like food stamps. And, of course, it does absolutely nothing to enhance renewable energy or build out transmission lines despite the White House’s pitiful defense.

Now the deal has to be voted on and amended before becoming a law – and there's still time to clean up this debt ceiling bill. As with before, the key to our strategy is to focus on the things most members of Congress dont like: namely the Mountain Valley Pipeline. And use their desire to change that part of the bill to get Congress to pass a clean(er) debt ceiling bill, or even force Biden to stop negotiating and use the 14th amendment to fight for our climate and communities, for a change.

Pick up the phone (or click here) and call (833) 971-2490 to tell your member of Congress and both your Senators to clean up the dirty debt ceiling deal.

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Hell No, Joes! Call now to stop the dirty debt ceiling deal

There's a longer explanation in the blog, but here's a short version of the context in case you need more info or want to forward to a friend.

Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, as well as all the Virginia Democrats in the US House of Representatives have already said they plans to offer an amendment to strip out the pro-Mountain Valley Pipeline portions from the debt limit deal. And as we've mentioned, nearly 100 other progressive House and Senate Democrats already asked Biden not to do a dirty deal.

It's possible that one of those nearly 100 progressive Democrats will offer an amendment to strip everything out except for raising the debt ceiling for 2 years. And that's what we want - a vote on a clean debt ceiling bill that doesn't roll back environmental laws or fast-track the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

So we're asking you to pick up the phone (or click here) and call (833) 971-2490 and focus on the amendments, for now.

Drew and the 198 zombie slayers crew

PS - Want to make more calls? Use this toolkit from our allies on the frontlines of the #StopMVP fight to spread the word and pressure key members of Congress.

Sources: Lots more in the blog!