Reproductive freedom, utility affordability, and defective COVID-19 tests
Indivisible SF Newsletter
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** Good Bills for a Better Congress, with an eye to Roevember
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June 24, 2024 will be the second anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, after 49 years of federal protection of reproductive rights. Donald Trump has been bragging that he made it happen by appointing Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett to the Supreme Court. MAGA Republicans nationwide have been doubling down on further restricting reproductive rights, including introducing bills to limit access to medication abortion, contraceptives, and in-vitro fertilization.
Democrats nationwide have been winning elections since 2022 by emphasizing MAGA Republicans radical removal of rights women have had for nearly fifty years. And Democrats in Congress have introduced a solid roster of legislation since June of 2022 aimed at restoring our reproductive rights and protecting similar rights MAGA radicals have sought to curtail.
These bills include the protection of data relating to reproductive health treatments, protections for doctors who offer reproductive health care services, and several bills establishing the right to an abortion.
We need to win the House, Senate, and Presidency in 2024 so we can get these bills passed.
Read more about the Good Bills for a Better Congress on our web page ([link removed]) .
** Your calls are working: The bill to curb PG&E price-gouging has a chance!
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Last year, California lawmakers rushed through a bill that imposed a Utility Tax on ratepayers. There’s nothing preventing this fee from rising even higher in the future.
AB 1999 would cap the Utility Tax at $10 per month and prohibit it from rising faster than inflation. After weeks of struggle, the bill now has a hearing today in the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy and tomorrow in the Appropriations Committee. Our Assemblymember Ting is on the former, and Assemblymember Haney is on the latter.
The Appropriations Committee is a particular challenge, because bills often fail to pass it. So, we need to keep up the pressure to save AB 1999!
We need your calls today: ([link removed]) Contact Assemblymembers Ting and Haney and tell them to save AB 1999.
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Last chance for Public Comment: Support Student Loan Relief
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Since 2020 one of the key promises of the Biden administration has been to forgive federal student loans. After the original student debt relief plan was blocked by the Supreme Court, the Biden Administration has looked for opportunities to partially or fully forgive federal student loans wherever it can.
Now the administration is proposing ([link removed]) to cancel years of accrued interest—up to $20,000 in automatic cancellation. The proposed rules would also eliminate student debt that is more than twenty years old and discharge loans for people who are eligible for loan forgiveness under earlier plans but are not enrolled in those plans.
These rules have been formally published in the Federal Register ([link removed]) , and we need your public comments in support of student loan relief. There are only 3 days left to comment, so don't delay.
Simply follow the link to the Federal Register ([link removed]) and click the green Submit a Formal Comment button.
Use your own words and personal stories. If you have had student debt forgiveness already, explain how it has helped you.
** Don't use Cue Health COVID-19 tests
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This comes from the FDA, which published that recommendation ([link removed]) this week after sending a letter ([link removed]) to the manufacturer rebuking Cue's questionable practices with regard to manufacturing and quality control of these home tests.
If you have Cue tests, you should not use them. For most people, the easiest-to-obtain fallback will be rapid antigen COVID-19 tests ([link removed]) , which you can get from all pharmacies, most grocery stores, and Target.
** Back in the fray for Georgia: Help build a pro-choice State Supreme Court majority
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John Barrow is a pro-choice candidate running for a seat on the State Supreme Court in Georgia. He has been approved by Indivisible chapters in Georgia, and we invite you to join them and Indivisible National in getting out the vote for this critical race! Flipping this seat could mean overturning the abortion ban in Georgia.
Election day is Tuesday, May 21—so we need to do everything we can, as soon as possible.
You can help TODAY by joining the phone bank led by the Indivisible Georgia Coalition. RSVP here. ([link removed])
** Tell your friends in swing districts: Register for Neighbor2Neighbor
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Indivisible National announced a door-to-door relational organizing program in swing districts that’s ready for registration now! Neighbor2Neighbor activates friends and locals in critical electoral regions. We’ve said many times that the road to 2024 runs through California, and Neighbor2Neighbor is targeting CA-13 (Modesto), CA-22 (Hanford), CA-27 (Antelope Valley), CA-40 (Anaheim Hills), CA-41 (Palm Desert), and CA-45 (Westminster) along with several districts in other states.
If you know people living in these districts who want to help us build the Blue Wave, tell them to register now for Neighbor2Neighbor via Indivisible National ([link removed]) . You can also encourage your friends in other swing states to participate in Neighbor2Neighbor.
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Volunteers welcome: We’re looking for a social media person
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This year is going to be busy and we’d love a volunteer to help with publishing social media posts. We would like someone to work with us to create, schedule, and monitor posts on the Meta Suite (Facebook and Instagram) and Threads. No prior knowledge required—we can train you!
We’re also always on the lookout for more editors, or any other help you can provide! Our newsletter team meets every Tuesday night, and we would love for you to join us.
If you’re interested in volunteering, let us know at
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If you’re interested in participating in activities like drafting letters to our Members of Congress and developing our strategy for influencing them, the Indivisible SF Federal Working Group ([link removed]) is where it happens. Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 PM.
TODAY: Bay Area Coalition Phone Banks to CA, NV, and AZ: Wednesday, May 15, 5–7 PM (and every Wednesday through October 30). Join to help elect Adam Gray in CA-13 and Rudy Salas in CA-22. This phone bank also calls into swing states Nevada and Arizona. RSVP here. ([link removed])
Indivisible SF Federal Working Group: Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 PM. Join us to discuss strategy to influence our Members of Congress and the Biden administration to enact a progressive agenda. RSVP here. ([link removed])
Sister District San Francisco Postcard Party: Monday, May 20, 6–8 PM. In partnership with Northeast Arizona Native Democrats, Sister District San Francisco will be writing postcards to high-potential voters who have not yet signed up to vote by mail. Richmond Republic Draught House, 642 Clement. RSVP here. ([link removed])
** About this week’s photo
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If you’ve seen our newsletter posts on social media, you might have noticed that we include a photo or graphic with each issue.
Today’s graphic is a photo of a rally for reproductive freedom outside the Georgia state capitol building, from Reproductive Freedom for All’s website ([link removed]) .
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