Hey Indivisibles, 

We’ll get right to it -- Congress is working right now to put together a
COVID-19 relief package as part of the year-end government funding bill.
Any meaningful relief bill would include actually getting money to the
people so that they can survive. Republicans have done everything they can
to prevent funding for unemployment insurance (UI) or direct cash
assistance from making it into the package. Yesterday, you made calls --
and they’re working! 

[ [link removed] ]The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) announced they will use the
power of a voting bloc to force these necessary benefits -- extended UI
benefits and $1200 cash assistance -- to be included in the relief bill.
They’re wielding their progressive power and we’ve got to have their
backs. [ [link removed] ]Make calls now to your representative and demand that the relief
bill include direct cash assistance. Keep calling and keep leaving
voicemails. Then, read on for more details on the power of the CPC and how
you can support your community in the coming weeks. 

[ [link removed] ]Call your representative now

Yesterday, one of our colleagues, Elice, sent you an email about how
COVID-19 has impacted her personally and how desperately we need
comprehensive COVID-19 relief so that Americans can survive the next few
weeks. She asked you to make calls to your members of Congress to demand
real relief before the new year because peoples’ lives hang in the
balance. And you delivered -- you made thousands of calls and showed that
the people care about those most impacted by COVID-19. 

People have gone without additional help for eight months -- that's too
much compromise already. We need survival checks and enhanced UI now.
Negotiators must prioritize workers and families -- that’s simply the bare
minimum we should expect from our elected officials. 

This is how the CPC’s power works: Now that the bill for COVID-19 relief
is moving through Congress, progressives see room for improvement. If
enough progressives band together in the House, they have the ability to
block the bill from coming to the floor for a vote. The CPC can demand
that unless the bill is improved or they are allowed to introduce an
amendment that adds $1,200 direct cash assistance, they will vote against
the rule as a bloc. It’s so important that progressives wield their power
to deliver results for the people -- and that’s why we need to have their
backs, too.

We need to support the representatives who are making these demands, and
also put pressure on every representative to support including extended UI
and direct cash assistance in the final bill. For more details on the
power of the CPC, [ [link removed] ]check out our resource here.

With only a few days to go until the government funding deadline, we’ve
got to keep up the pressure. [ [link removed] ]Call your representative now and demand
that the relief bill include direct cash assistance for struggling
families. Even if the offices are closed, keep calling and keep leaving
voicemails -- the stakes are too high.

In solidarity, 
Indivisible Team

PS -- In this moment, a lot of folks are in dire need of food, funds, and
support. [ [link removed] ]Check out our resource for supporting your neighbors (or find
life-saving resources for your family) during this difficult time. Mutual
aid funds aren’t a substitute for immediate, direct relief from the
government -- but when the government fails to act, we act in solidarity.

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