plan of action - may 3, 2017

Net Neutrality

Certain nefarious GOP Senators have introduced a bill to get rid of the FCC’s net neutrality rules. They have some fancy schmancy sounding justification for wanting to do this, but of course it all amounts to: “People we know (campaign donors? you betcha) aren’t making as much money out of the Internet as they would like.” Net neutrality underwrites the freedoms of the modern world - we CANNOT allow the GOP to get away with this.

Action:

• Call both your Senators to demand that they protect net neutrality.
• Contact Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman to demand that he protect net neutrality:

         Federal Communications Commission
         445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554
         Phone: 1-888-225-5322
         Email: Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov
         Twitter: @AjitPaiFCC

• The following GOP Senators have co-sponsored the bill: Mike Lee (UT), John Cornyn (TX), Ted Cruz (TX), Rand Paul (KY), Thom Tillis (NC), Ben Sasse (NE), James Inhofe (OK). If any of these guys belong to you, you might want to come down on them extra hard.
• The companies which have spent by far the largest amount of lobbying money to bring down net neutrality are AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast. If you can think of some good ways to “out” them, please go for it - e.g. Twitter, Facebook, letters to the Editor, etc.

Health Care Action Again:

If you have some extra time or inclination to call your MoC again, here are some talking points about the ACA/AHCA. Contact MoCs: www.house.gov