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END THE STUDENT-LOAN REGIME
The student loan crisis continues to be a drag on individuals and the economy, no thanks to the Supreme Court. The College for All Act, introduced by Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT), would do a number of things, including guarantee tuition-free community college for all, and tuition-free, debt free undergraduate education for students from single households earning under $125,000/year and married households earning under $250,000/year who attend public colleges and universities, non-profit Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other Minority-Serving Institutions. Let’s tell our U.S. Representatives to co-sponsor H.R.4117 and our U.S. Senators to co-sponsor S.1963, and see to the passage of the College for All Act. And let’s make sure that we’re registered to vote so we can elect a Congress that will take action on this issue in 2024.
SHUT DOWN FARMVILLE DETENTION CENTER: The Farmville Detention Center in Virginia has been known for a decade as a place where undocumented immigrants and asylum-seekers have suffered abuse and harm. The facility’s 10-year contract with ICE is set to expire on September 15. Let’s call on the White House and Secretary of DHS, Alejandro Mayorkas (202-282-8495) to shut down ICE-Farmville. We can find out more from the FreethemallVA coalition, a group of national organizations that have come together to expose the harms of detention here and across the country.
BRING RANKED CHOICE VOTING TO OREGON
As the legislative session in Oregon came to an end, lawmakers came together to pass House Bill 2004 to put a proposal to move to ranked choice voting on the statewide ballot in November 2024. This marks the first time a state legislature has proactively move forward on ranked choice voting. Let’s do what we can to help this reform win at the ballot box by signing up to volunteer with Oregon Ranked Choice Voting and considering a donation if we’re able.
SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT LIMITS INCARCERATION AND DETENTION OF IMMIGRANTS
As Republicans try to restrict immigration policies even further, progressive Democrats, including a representative from Texas, have a different solution. HR 2374, The New Way Forward Act, would roll back many of the immigration laws that have led to racial profiling and unnecessary arrests and detention for instances like minor traffic offenses. It would also phase out private-prisons being used as detention centers. The bill currently has 30 co-sponsors and is in the House Judiciary Committee. Let’s tell our representatives that we want to see a new approach to dealing with immigration in this country and to support this bill.
PHONEBANK FOR DEMOCRACY WITH OHIO DEMOCRATS
In a cynical bid to defeat an abortion/reproductive rights referendum this fall, MAGA Republicans are seeking to end more than a century of majority-rule for amending the Ohio constitution in a special election on August 8th. It is imperative that Ohio voters vote NO on Issue 1. Let’s join a phonebank run by Ohio Democrats to help inform voters about this election and urge them to go vote NO. We can learn how to phonebank and start making calls by signing up here.