We the People Wednesdays Action for October 21

ACTION 1:

The Census Bureau announced sweeping changes to how we count people on the census. The proposed rule would: Count only US citizens and green card holders; NOT count other visa holders, refugees, or undocumented immigrants;Permanently prohibit collecting race and ethnicity data, which has been collected since 1790; Ban the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data from any future Census Bureau surveys, including the census.  These changes would impact how many seats each state gets in Congress, as well as how much federal money local communities receive.  The public comment period ends on November 2.

Click this link to go to the official public comment page.  Fill out the form, using your own words to oppose this change as being ideological and anti-democratic.

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ACTION 2:

President Donald Trump announced a controversial deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel to lower soaring fuel prices before the November 3 election.  Relaxing sanctions on Russian energy provides a financial lifeline to Moscow's war effort while doing little to lower pump prices.  There has been bipartisan opposition to this exemption from the recently-passed Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, including from Senator Dave McCormick.  Senator Fetterman has been silent.

Write to Senators asking them to oppose.  Adapt this sample text:

Dear Senator XXX,

   Please speak out forcefully against the President’s plan to purchase diesel fuel from Russia.

Sincerely,

<your name and zip>

Senator John Fetterman

142 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Senator Dave McCormick

SH-702 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510