All Night Long … Our Senate is working over time on H.R. 1
Freedom Writers - Western Mass - 6/29/25
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In Today’s Post:
All Night Long … Our Senate is working over time on H.R. 1
Action: Call your 2 Senators everyday while this bill is in the Senate … (see script below)
6/29/25 - Freedom Writers Postcard Distribution Event
This Week’s Top Priority Actions for Massachusetts from CAD
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Hello, Freedom Writers!
All Night Long … Our Senate is working over time on H.R. 1
This weekend, the Senate is working overtime to send Trump’s Big Ugly Bill of Betrayal back to the House of Representatives so they can – in turn – work overtime to get it to Trump’s desk by July 4th … before more people find out how bad it is!
We have been pounding our Senators with phone calls, and the pressure has been working. The more we tell them we know what’s in this bill, the more they fear the consequences of voting for it.
This bill sounds like a bunch of BILLIONAIRE monsters screaming “Feed Me Seymore!” They want more money, more money, more money … and they don’t care how many people have to die for them to get it.
They want to cut:
Rural Hospitals
Medicare
Medicaid
SNAP
Environmental protections
Student loans
Federal employee benefits
Planned Parenthood
Gender affirming healthcare
… while EXPANDING ICE, the Pentagon and the US deficit (by trillions for generations to come).
Basically, this bill will steal from the POOR to give to the RICH.
Not a good look for Republicans … BUT ONLY IF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT, RIGHT?
So CALL your Senators every day with the script below. And, then when it moves to the House again, call your Representative every day. Must. Stop. This. Bill.
And SHARE this action as far and wide as you can!
Thank you for helping us save our democracy,
EBFreed and BillyJ
Action: Call your 2 Senators everyday while this bill is in the Senate. Then, after it goes to the House, call your Representative everyday. Tell them we KNOW what’s in this bill.
Get your US Rep and Senators’ contact information from the League of Women Voters HERE and SAVE it.
Want more background information? Click HERE.
Use this script to call or write to them. Personalize all the words in italics:
SCRIPT: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to oppose H.R. 1, the Budget Reconciliation Bill, because
1) It will destroy rural hospitals,
2) Make EVERYONE’S healthcare more expensive and
3) Explode the deficit.
Personally, I’m especially concerned about … [which impact are you concerned about the most?]
Congress should pass a fair and responsible budget that helps working families and communities, not one that steals from the poor and gives to the rich. These are OUR tax dollars we’re talking about! We deserve better from our Congress.
I want you to take a strong public stand against this bill. Now is not the time to be silent.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
[Your Name]
_________________________________________
IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.
6/29/25 - Freedom Writers Postcard Distribution Event
The order form is closed, the packets have been assembled, and we’re READY TO ROCK for tomorrow’s distribution. We'll be writing to voters in Republican Congressman Lawler's district, NY-17, to ask his constiuents to burn up his phones with calls to oppose H.R. 1 (aka, Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.)
NEXT POSTCARD DISTRIBUTION EVENT: 7/27/25
Watch these emails for the order form for 7/27/25 when it opens up.
This Week’s Top Priority Actions for Massachusetts from CAD
The CAD (Coordinated Action Dispatch) Team is an Action Team of Indivisible Massachusetts Coalition.
Each week, the CAD Team receives suggested actions from a wide range of activists through its CAD Team Action Submission Form, and works with legislative experts (the Indivisible, ACLU, Common Cause, Progressive Mass and MIRA) to vet and prioritize a short list of actions for the week. These are sent to dozens of newsletter editors (who publish the actions in their local newsletters) and individuals each Wednesday through this, the “CAD Weekly Action Dispatch.”
This Week’s Top 3 Priority Actions:
Why MA constituents should call about HR1 and HR4 again in the next week - We know, we know. You’ve heard this from us week after week. Please: hear it again! This is STILL top priority. Click HERE to access the action sheet.
Take These 4 Mini-Actions to Stop ICE in Massachusetts - Trump is pumping up the ICE operations in all the blue states, and Massachusetts is at the center of his hit list. Click HERE to access the action sheet.
Here’s How to Demand Congress Oppose Trump's Warmongering and Executive Overreach! - On June 21, Trump announced airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, pulling the United States into a conflict initiated by Israel without the Congressional authorization required for a declaration of war. Congress must do everything in their power to block Trump from any further warmongering and take back their constitutional war powers. Click HERE to access the action sheet.
Western Mass Standouts and Protests! Sign up for one near you!
Sun 6/29/25 4:00 - 5:30 pm Town: Holyoke Weekly (Sun) I-91 Overpass Standout - Mtn Park Rd, Holyoke, MA Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western MA FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/803396/
Tue 7/1/25 3:45 - 5:00 pm Town: Westfield NO KINGS WESTFIELD WEEKLY PROTEST Volunteer organized for Indivisible FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/775776/
Tue 7/1/25 4:00 - 5:30 pm Town: West Springfield Weekly Standout, Brush Hill Avenue Overpass, West Springfield, MA Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western MA FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/808585/
Wed 7/2/25 3:45 - 5:30 pm Town: Longmeadow Weekly Indivisible Standout on I-91 Overpass on Bark Haul Road, Longmeadow Democracy on Ellington FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/797305/
Thu 7/3/25 7:00 - 8:45 am Town: Longmeadow I91 Overpass Visibility Standout - Longmeadow Volunteer organized for Indivisible FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/770303/
Fri 6/13/25 4:00 - 6:00 pm Town: Longmeadow Stand Up Against Violence Stephan Platzer FOR MORE INFO: North corner of Longmeadow Street and Western Drive. Please check with Stephan if your sign is appropriate at: stephanplatzer844@gmail.com
Fri 7/4/25 4:00 - 5:30 pm Town: Westfield Weekly (Fri) Mass Pike Overpass Standout in Westfield - Southampton Rd (Routes 10/202) Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western MA FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/797032/
Thu 7/17/25 12:00 - 2:00 pm Town: Enfield, CT GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Volunteer organized for John Lewis Actions FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/807236/
Thu 7/17/25 4:00 - 5:00 pm Town: Westfield GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Volunteer organized for John Lewis Actions FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/807736/
Thu 7/24/25 4:00 - 5:30 pm Town: Longmeadow LARC-LDTC Standouts LARK-LDTC FOR MORE INFO: Corners of Longmeadow Street and Western Drive.
Held every 3rd and 5th Thursdays. For more info: 413-567-3451Fri 7/25/25 4:00 - 5:30 pm Town: Longmeadow Overpasses for Democracy: I91-Longmeadow, Bark Haul Road Volunteer organized for Indivisible FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/776018/
Fri 7/25/25 4:00 - 5:30 pm Town: West Springfield Overpasses for Democracy, Brush Hill Avenue, West Springfield, MA Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western MA FOR MORE INFO: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/806812/
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