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Hello Democrats,

Welcome to days 65-70 of our 100 Days of Action series with updates and actions you can take around the first 100 days of the new administration and our 2025 state legislative session. Our elected leaders need to hear from you and we'll help you get loud by keeping you informed and empowered with the tools you need to make your voice heard.

You can find any calls to action you may have missed at the bottom of this email.
Please join us for our April 5th Hands Off! Indian River County Protest ([link removed]) . We're hosting a sign making party if you'd like to join others to make your protest sign on Friday, April 4. RSVP for full event details.
RSVP HERE ([link removed])
Oppose The SAVE Act
We also wanted to alert you that Republicans in Congress have introduced the extreme anti-voter Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and said passage of the bill is a top priority. This bill would hinder millions of eligible Americans from registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate or passport in person to register. The House is scheduled to vote on the bill this week!

Call Representative Haridopolos ASAP to urge him to oppose the SAVE Act and protect voting rights for all.

TAKE ACTION: Call him at 202-225-3671 and say the following:

"Hello my name is ________ and I am a constituent living in zip code _________. I'm calling to urge my congressman to vote NO on the SAVE Act. This bill would hinder millions of eligible Americans from registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate or passport in person to register. More than 140 million Americans do not have a passport and 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s last name do not have a birth certificate that matches their legal name. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and the SAVE Act would prevent eligible people from voting. Can I count on him to oppose the SAVE Act?"

UPDATE To Protect Citizen-Led Amendments

HB 1205 passed the House State Affairs committee and is now scheduled for a full House vote on April 3. Florida already has the most stringent process for getting citizen-led amendments on the ballot and passing them. HB 1205 ([link removed]) aims to make the process even harder for everyday Floridians to participate in. You can find a fact sheet on this bill here ([link removed]) .

TAKE ACTION: The calls to action right now are simple. Call Representative Brackett at (805) 717-5034 and tell him to vote NO on HB 1205 using the following script:

"Hello, this is [X]. Representative Brackett has an opportunity to stop attacks on citizen-led amendments and as his constituent, I’m asking him to vote NO on HB 1205. The process to pass a citizen-led amendment in Florida is already one of the strictest in the nation, requiring nearly one million signatures to get on the ballot and 60% support from voters to pass. We don’t need politicians to make the process harder."
BONUS ACTION: Follow up your call with an email to Robert Brackett asking him to NOT support any attacks on citizen-led amendments: [link removed]
Share Your Story

Share Your Story Congressional Democrats have created a portal website to field complaints from constituents who believe they have been hurt by the policies of newly elected President Trump and his administration.

Anyone interested in sharing their story with Democrats in Congress can visit the website — [link removed]. It is managed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Previously Shared Calls to Action

Fight National Permitless Carry of Firearms

The gun lobby's dream federal bill — H.R. 38 ([link removed]) / S.65
([link removed]) , the so-called “Constitutional” Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — is gaining dangerous momentum in Congress. The bill is essentially a National Permitless Carry law.

This bill would force ALL states to accept the weakest gun laws in the country, allowing people to carry concealed, loaded firearms across state lines — even if they haven't passed a background check, received training, or obtained a permit.

TAKE ACTION: Use this EASY ONE MINUTE ([link removed]) EMAIL FORM ([link removed]) to send a message to our U.S. Representative and Senators today
and demand they vote NO on H.R. 38 / S.65.
NEW BILL ALERT: As our state continues to feel the impacts of the climate crisis, we need to pass the PAUSE Act now to protect the freedom of every Floridian to be healthy, prosperous, and safe! Hardworking families and seniors deserve to be protected from utility shut-offs during states of emergency and extreme weather events, and the PAUSE Act would provide these life-saving protections when they need them the most.

TAKE ACTION: Use this link ([link removed]) to send a letter to the committee chairs in the House and Senate asking them to put the PAUSE Act on their agendas for consideration this legislative session!

Find out more about the PAUSE Act using the one-pager provided by Central Florida Jobs With Justice here ([link removed]) .

TAKE ACTION:

Stop the Destruction of the Department of Education.
Send email via form ([link removed]) [NEA].

Protect the U.S. Department of Education: Stop Trump's War on Children.
Send email via form ([link removed]) [Network for Public Education Action].

Tell Congress to protect our National Parks.
Send letter to Congress. ([link removed])
House Republicans have introduced bill HR899 ([link removed]) to terminate the Departments of Education. Our Congressman, Mike Haridopolos has not yet joined the bill's 30 cosponsors.

TAKE ACTION: Urge your Congressman to withhold his support for HR899 "To terminate the Department of Education."

Call Rep. Haridopolos' DC office at (202) 225-3671 and read the following script:

"Hi my name is _______ and I am a constituent calling from zip code ________. I'm calling to urge my Congressman to withhold his support for bill HR899 to terminate the Department of Education. I also expect him to speak with President Trump to discourage him from signing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education.

Will my Congressman take these steps to protect public education?"
Here’s why USAID matters to Florida...
✅Helps keep Florida’s agricultural and seafood markets strong. USAID turns struggling countries into paying customers who buy American-grown oranges, seafood and other goods.
✅Prevents mass migration crises. When disasters strike or economies fail, people flee. USAID stabilizes nations so we don’t have waves of migrants heading north.
✅Stops wars before they start. USAID has kept countless conflicts from
escalating—which means fewer American troops in harm’s way and less taxpayer money spent on military intervention.
TAKE ACTION: Call our members of Congress and demand they defend USAID.
Sen. Scott 202-224-5274
Sen. Moody 202-224-3041
Rep. Haridopolos 202-225-3671
Say the following:

"My name is ________ and I am a constituent living in zip code ______. I'm calling today to let you know USAID funding benefits Florida through increased trade, job creation, and international partnerships—and we don’t even have to send troops to get it done. I expect your office to resist to surrendering America’s leadership to our rivals. Will my legislator fight to defend USAID funding to put America first?"
ALERT! Our Congressman is doing the bidding of the US arms industry by engaging in a full assault on public safety. Haridopolos has cosponsored bills to both abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and to repeal the National Firearms Act ([link removed]) .

The National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934 imposed taxes, registration requirements, and restrictions on certain firearms, including short-barreled rifles and shotguns, machine guns, and silencers, with the primary goal of discouraging their circulation due to their association with violent crime.

His support of this bill does not reflect the will of his constituents.
* H.R. 221 ([link removed]) - Abolish the ATF Act
* H.R. 335 ([link removed]) - Repeal the NFA Act

TAKE ACTION: Call Rep. Haridopolos' DC office at (202) 225-3671 and urge him to rescind his support of both HR221 to abilish the ATF and HR335 to repeal the NFA.
Republicans have introduced a state concealed carry reciprocity bill in both the House and the Senate. This bill would infringe on states' rights to set their own gun laws and override all state large capacity magazine bans. Our Congressman Mike Haridopolos has already cosponsored the bill in the House. In the Senate, Rick Scott has cosponsored the bill but Senator Ashley Moody has not. She needs to hear from you.

TAKE ACTION: Call Senator Moody's D.C. office at 202-224-3041 and use the following script:

Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is _______. I’m deeply concerned by the bill S.65 which tramples on states' rights to set their own gun laws. Please let my Senator know that, as a Florida constituent, I'm urging her to withhold her support for this bill. Again, it is S.65.
(leave a message if you get a voicemail)
ALERT! Our Congressman is doing the bidding of the US arms industry by engaging in a full assault on public safety. Haridopolos has cosponsored bills to both abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and to repeal the National Firearms Act ([link removed]) .

The National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934 imposed taxes, registration requirements, and restrictions on certain firearms, including short-barreled rifles and shotguns, machine guns, and silencers, with the primary goal of discouraging their circulation due to their association with violent crime.

His support of this bill does not reflect the will of his constituents.
* H.R. 221 ([link removed]) - Abolish the ATF Act
* H.R. 335 ([link removed]) - Repeal the NFA Act

TAKE ACTION: Call Rep. Haridopolos' DC office at (202) 225-3671 and urge him to rescind his support of both HR221 to abilish the ATF and HR335 to repeal the NFA.
The Farmworker Association of Florida spoke during the Indian River County delegation meeting about the plight of the American farmworker. One highlighted concern was the lack of water, shade and access to bathrooms and the desire for safer working standards for the people that feed our community and our children.

TAKE ACTION: Call Representative Brackett and urge him to cosponsor the bill to protect Florida's farmworks from heat illness. Call Brackett's Tallahassee office at (850) 717-5034 and read the following script:

Hello my name is __________ and I live in zip code __________. I am a constituent calling to urge Representative Brackett to respond to the concerned farmworkers that spoke during the Indian River Delegation meeting by cosponsoring HB 35. This is the Heat Illness Protection bill. Can I count on my Representative to support this bill?
House Republicans have introduced a bill ([link removed]) to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This Act saves older Americans billions in health care costs. As of now, our House Representative Mike Haridopolos ([link removed]) has not yet cosponsored this bill. He needs to hear from us!

TAKE ACTION: Call Rep. Haridopolos' DC office at (202) 225-3671 and read the following script:

My name is ______. I live in zip code ________ and I urge my Representative to withhold support for HR191. This bill would significantly increase costs for millions of Americans. HR191 would overturn the cap on insulin costs and the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket precrription drug copayments for millions of older Americans. Floridians simply cannot afford for this bil to pass or for our Congressman to support this bill. Can I count on the Congressman to vote NO on HR191?

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