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At last year’s State of the Union, Republicans in Congress refused to clap or stand up for helping children, lowering prescription drug prices, taxing billionaires instead of middle-class families, saving our planet and our democracy, and even supporting the troops.
They did it so much we made a list of the Top 10 popular things Republicans refused to stand up for in last year’s State of the Union address. (Scroll down to see it.)
We expect them to do it again this year. But this time we’re going to use it against them -- and you can help!
Starting at 9pm Eastern when Biden starts speaking, every time Republicans refuse to stand and clap for a popular issue -- we’ll post it on Twitter and Facebook or amplify someone else's post. We’ll name the issue they snub and we’ll post the proof of them doing it. We'll use the hashtag #StandUp to keep everything coordinated.
All you have to do is keep one eye on the PCCC's Facebook or Twitter page during the State of the Union and retweet or share our posts with the hashtag #StandUp.
If thousands of us do this together, we can flood Facebook and Twitter -- while millions of voters and thousands of reporters are paying attention.
Like this idea? Chip in to support our activism.
Top 10 popular things Republicans refused to stand up for in last year’s State of the Union address:
#10 Keeping taxes low for families: "And under my plan, nobody — let me say this again — nobody earning less than $400,000 a year will pay an additional penny in new taxes. Not a single penny." C-SPAN CLIP
#9 Affordable childcare: “If you live in a major city in America you can pay up to $14,000 in childcare per child… My plan would cut the cost in half for most families.” C-SPAN CLIP
#8 Lowering the cost of prescription drugs: "Let’s let Medicare negotiate the price of prescription drugs." C-SPAN CLIP
#7 Historic job growth: "Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America." C-SPAN CLIP
#6 Making corporations pay their fair share: “Last year, 55 of the Fortune 500 companies earned $40 billion in profit and paid zero in federal taxes…It’s not fair.” C-SPAN CLIP
#5 Closing tax loopholes for the wealthy: "And that’s why I’ve proposed closing loopholes for the very wealthy who don’t pay — who pay a lower tax rate than a teacher and a firefighter... we will grow the economy, lower the costs to families." C-SPAN CLIP
#4 Building our economy: "... invest in America; educate Americans; grow the workforce; build the economy from the bottom up and the middle out, not from the top down." C-SPAN CLIP
#3 Lowering family costs: "One way to fight inflation is to drive down wages and make Americans poorer. I think I have a better idea to fight inflation: Lower your costs, not your wages." C-SPAN CLIP
#2 Taking care of our troops: "And our troops in Iraq have faced — and Afghanistan — have faced many dangers... And they come home — many of the world’s fittest and best trained warriors in the world — never the same: headaches, numbness, dizziness, a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin." C-SPAN CLIP
NOTE: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert heckled Biden during this statement.
#1 Defending democracy: "Tonight, I call on the Senate to pass — pass the Freedom to Vote Act. Pass the John Lewis Act — Voting Rights Act. And while you’re at it, pass the DISCLOSE Act so Americans know who is funding our elections." C-SPAN CLIP
Republicans in Congress should take a hit when they make a big show of opposing super-popular issues that help everyday people. Together, let’s make sure they do!
And, please chip in whatever you can to support our activism.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Team (@BoldProgressive)
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