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Government shutdown clock:
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If Congress does not pass a budget bill or continuing resolution by Sunday, September 30, parts of the government will shut down.
House Republicans are demanding poison pills based on lies
and threatening to shut down the government to get them.
The federal government’s current fiscal year ends September 30 ([link removed]) , so it’s yet again time for a budget fight.
MAGA Republicans are of course trying to extort dangerous concessions out of the process. Their demands this time around are especially egregious—they’re trying to add a bill that imposes unnecessary, burdensome hurdles on voters in order to suppress the vote in this critical election. The White House has said that they oppose the bill ([link removed]) and even Senate Minority Leader McConnell does as well, yet their shenanigans threaten to shut down the government.
Congress will be back in session on Monday, September 9, so we will keep you updated. But our plan is the same as always: tell our Members of Congress to hold steady and refuse to allow any MAGA poison pills to creep into government funding bills.
** We loved seeing you at Pints & Postcards!
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WOW—we wrote 280 postcards this past Sunday! Thank you to all who came. It was a wonderful event, and it was so great to see you. We’re doing it again on September 8—so get your writing hands ready. We’ll be writing to swing states and to swing districts in CA and NY.
RSVP on Eventbrite ([link removed]) —we’d love to see you there!
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Sí Se Puede—CD22 Fundraiser with Central Valley Matters
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Central Valley Matters is holding a fundraiser on Thursday, September 5 to support grassroots groups building the blue wave in CD-22 and Central Valley. They aim to inform underrepresented voters and increase engagement and mobilization. Dolores Huerta will be speaking at this virtual event. RSVP on Mobilize ([link removed]) or donate here ([link removed]) .
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You should do these things to protect yourself and your family from COVID-19 as we head into fall
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As 2024 rolls on and 2025 approaches, it’s important to keep up our protections against COVID-19, which is still making us sick and still disabling people with long COVID ([link removed]) .
* Wear a mask: San Francisco’s Department of Public Health has encouraged residents to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces ([link removed]) , as have other public health authorities such as Contra Costa County’s ([link removed]) .
* Get this year’s vaccine: New Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are available now. You can make an appointment at your local pharmacy. No word yet on an updated Novavax; the company has one, but it hasn’t yet been cleared by the FDA.
* Get more rapid tests: The Biden-Harris administration is bringing back COVIDTests.gov at the end of September. One month from now, you’ll be able to order four more rapid tests to your home address.
COVID-19 is a part of our present reality and will be for the foreseeable future. We can maintain healthy, full lives by acting accordingly.
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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, Sept. 10, 7:30 PM.
Indivisible San Francisco Pints and Postcards: Sunday, Sep. 8, 4–6 PM at Standard Deviant. Back after a long hiatus. Join us once again to reach out to voters in other districts/states to help win elections! Standard Deviant is at 280 14th Street (near Mission), San Francisco, CA 94103. RSVP here ([link removed]) .
TODAY: Bay Area Coalition Phone Banks to CA, NV, and AZ: Wednesday, Aug. 28, 5–7 PM (and every Wednesday through Oct. 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])
TRUE to BLUE Phone Banks supporting Democrats in 2024: Saturday, Aug. 31, 1–3 PM. We join the California Democratic Party to make calls to voters in the Central Valley in CA-22 (Rudy Salas) and CA-13 (Adam Gray) to talk about voting in 2024. RSVP here. ([link removed])
Text Bank into California with DCCC: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 4:30–5:45 PM. Join the DCCC Text Team to mobilize voters for 2024 via text. RSVP here. ([link removed])
Sí Se Puede - CD22 Fundraiser with Central Valley Matters: Thursday, Sept. 5, 5:30–6:30 PM. Labor organizer Dolores Huerta is the headline speaker at this fundraiser for grassroots groups working in the Central Valley in California. RSVP here ([link removed]) .
Indivisible SF Federal Working Group: Tuesday, September 10, 7:30 PM. Join us to discuss strategy to influence our Members of Congress and the Biden-Harris administration to enact a progressive agenda. 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 the US Capitol Building by Beata Zawrzel for NurPhoto via Getty Images, and was featured in an Axios article on the impending government shutdown ([link removed]) from earlier this month.
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