Action Alerts for for CRN
NYS is gearing up vote on four bills – State Senator Helming and Assemblyman Mankowski need to hear from you!
This action alert has Hot issues, Calendar events, Good news, and finally, the contact information for our elected officials.
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There are two Hot Issues for this week.
- Calls to State Elected Officials for 4 upcoming bills
Automatic voter registration (S1278)
Funding for early voting
Restore voting rights for parolees
Small dollar matching for statewide elections
- Return children to their families/Senators and Katko
Check the Hot Topics section for “scripts” to make thing easier to call or write a letter/email. Please use your own language when calling.
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ISSUES & HOT TOPICS for week of February 3, 2019
STATE ISSUES
ACTION 1: Pass voting rights and a small donor public financing system early in 2019/State Senator/Assemblyman
INFO: Senator Helming did not vote for the first set of voting and stated that her reason was the expense to adequately implement those reforms, however one of the reforms saves the government money by consolidating primary election days, therefore, financing all voter reforms.
SCRIPT: I’m calling in support of automatic voter registration, funding for early voting, restoring voting rights for parolees and small donor matching for statewide elections. I expect [State Senator Helming/Assemblyman Manktelow] to support the bills in support of these issues.
Note: When you make your call, it is a good time to also ask if State Senator Helming or Assemblyman Manktelow will be holding town hall meetings to meet with their constituents.
FEDERAL ISSUES
ACTION 1: Return children to their families/Senators and Katko
INFO: Trump administration has admitted there may have been thousands more separated children than they originally stated. They’re arguing that it would take too long to figure out where those kids are because the federal government had no tracking system.
SCRIPT: I’m calling to ask (Senator Schumer/Gillibrand/Congressman Katko) to put pressure on the Trump Administration to reunite separated migrant children to their families. It is unconscionable that the Trump Administration has lost track of these children and has no plan in place to reunite families.
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GRAB YOUR CALENDARS!
CRNofWC February Meeting
Mark your calendar for Monday, February 25th at 6:30 pm, at the Palmyra Community Library, 402 E Main St, Palmyra, New York 14522
Postcards, Pints and Politics
Join us for good beer, good conversation, and great company while we write postcards to our Representatives and have some fun! Feel free to bring a friend to join us!
Sunday, February 17th, 3:00 pm at Lagoner Farms, 6895 Lake Avenue, Williamson, NY
Sunday, March 3rd, 4:30pm at Parkers Grille and Tap House, 206 Main Street, Newark
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GOOD NEWS!
° Children’s climate rallies gain momentum in Europe.
° Thank you for speaking out about the proposed changes to Title IX — Trump Administration gets an earful on new campus sexual assault rules
° House to hold first hearing on gun violence in nearly a decade.
° Senate rebukes Trump over troop withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan
° McConnell is letting Trump know he doesn’t want a second shutdown
° Two House committees will hold the first Congressional hearings on climate change in over five years.
° Multiple states take action on climate action – Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Florida, Michigan, and Idaho
° House Democrats taking close look at Ajit Pai and secrets of the FCC including net neutrality
° The investigation into Trump’s inauguration money looks quite serious with the entire inauguration committee being subpoenaed.
° New York federal prosecutors seek interviews with Trump Organization executives
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Have more time and not sure what to do?
1. 5calls.org
2. https://www.cnysolidarity.org/
3. https://roganslist.blogspot.com/
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If you don’t have a fax machine, you can use “faxzero.com” to send 3 free faxes/day
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Representative/Congressman
John Katko
Webpage: katko.house.gov
Email: katko.house.gov/contact/email
Address: Washington, DC Office, 1620 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3701 (DC Office)
Fax: (202) 225-4042
Senators:
Chuck Schumer
Webpage: www.schumer.senate.gov
Email: www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/email-chuck
Address: 322 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6542
Fax: (202) 228-3027
Kirsten Gillibrand
Webpage: www.gillibrand.senate.gov
Email: www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact
Address: 478 Russell, Washington, DC 20510
Tel. (202) 224-4451
Fax (202) 228-0282
STATE GOVERNMENT CONTACT INFORMATION
State Senator
Pamela Helming (54th Senate District)
Webpage: www.nysenate.gov/senators/pamela-helming
Email: helming@nysenate.gov
Address: Legislative Office Building Room 946, Albany , NY 12247 (Albany Office)
Phone: 518-455-2366
You can log into NYSENATE.GOV and see what Senator Helming is doing
Assemblyman
Brian Manktelow (130th Assembly District)
Webpage: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-Manktelow
Email: manktelowb@assembly.state.ny.us
Address: LOB 629, Albany, NY 12248 (Albany Office)
Phone: 518-455-5655
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