Welcome to days 5-9 of our 100 Days of Action series filled with updates and actions you can take around the first 100 days of the new administration and our 2025 state legislative session. Remain informed and empowered with the tools you need to make your voice heard. Our elected leaders need to hear from you and we'll help you get loud!
Indian River County's Senator Erin Grall and Representative Robert Brackett have both already supported Florida's special session bill HB1-B known as "The TRUMP Act." This bill creates an Office of State Immigration Enforcement within the Division of Law Enforcement under the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This bill would also repeal a provision that allows children of undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them to the U.S. as children to get in-state tuition.
While there is little that can be done now to convince our Tallahassee leaders to withhold their support of the TRUMP Act, there are actions we can each take to fight bad legislation and nominees in Washington D.C. Grab your phone and start making the calls below!
Our Congressman, Mike Haripololos, has joined 16 other House Republicans in cosponsoring H.R. 361, a bill to authorize the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States. 🤦
This bill was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee chaired by our neighboring district's Congressman, Brian Mast. It's NOT POPULAR. Mast has not yet consposored this bill himself and there was even a Florida Republican that rescinded his support. The path for this bill remains unclear as we wait to see if a similar bill is filed in the Senate. In the meantime, we will urge the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair to withhold from hearing this bill in his committee and stop it from ever seeing the House floor.
TAKE ACTION: Call Chairman Mast at his Foreign Affairs Committee office at (202) 226-8467 and say the following...
"Hello my name is ________ and I am calling from Florida to urge Chairman Mast to refrain from marking up the ridiculous bill to authorize President Trump to acquire Greenland. The Foreign Affairs Committee should not waste time or resources by holding a hearing on this bill. It is HR 361"
(leave a message if you get voicemail)
Trump is nominating Kash Patel as FBI Director to turn the FBI into his personal tool for political revenge. Patel has openly stated he'd use the FBI to target Trump's perceived enemies like lawmakers and journalists. Instead of focusing on protecting Americans and upholding the rule of law, Patel would abuse the FBI's power to settle Trump's political scores.
The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to hold a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, on Wednesday, January 29. Neither of our senators serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee so their vote for confirmation will occur when this confirmation comes to the Senate floor.
TAKE ACTION: Call Senator Moody's DC office at 202-224-3041 and call Senator Scott's DC office at (202) 224-5274
Say..
"Hello I am a Florida constituent calling from zip code _______. My name is _______ and I'm calling today because I’m concerned about Donald Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel for FBI Director.
Unlike previous FBI Directors, Patel is woefully unqualified. He has no senior law enforcement experience and bipartisan leaders - including former federal law enforcement officials - have publicly opposed his nomination.
Instead of focusing on protecting Americans and upholding the rule of law, Patel would abuse the FBI's power to settle Trump's political scores.
So I wanted to call to my Senator to keep America safe by rejecting Kash Patel’s nomination to become the Director of the FBI.
Can I count on the Senator to oppose Kash Patel's nomination?"
(leave a message if you get voicemail)
Let's be clear. What we are witnessing in our country is the reality of an oligarchy which is not just a Russian phenomenon. It exists right here in the USA. Watch as Senators Sanders and Schatz emphasize how Citizens United and the implementation of Project 2025 is ripping off everyday Americans.
HOUSE FLOOR UPDATE House Republicans passed GOP Reproductive Health Care Surveillance Act, H.R.21 with our Congressman, Mike Haridopolos, voting for the bill.
We leave you with this clip of encouragement from The Lincoln Project's, Rick Wilson, during The Breakdown's discussion on the oligarchy inauguration.
Earlier this month, the Farmworker Association of Florida spoke about the plight of the American farmworker. One highlighted concern was the lack of water, shade and access to bathrooms and the desire for safer working standards for the people that feed our community and our children.
TAKE ACTION: Call Representative Brackett and urge him to cosponsor the bill to protect Florida's farmworks from heat illness. Call Brackett's Tallahassee office at (850) 717-5034 and read the following script:
Hello my name is __________ and I live in zip code __________. I am a constituent calling to urge Representative Brackett to respond to the concerned farmworkers that spoke during the Indian River Delegation meeting by cosponsoring HB 35. This is the Heat Illness Protection bill. Can I count on my Representative to support this bill?
Republicans have introduced a state concealed carry reciprocity bill in both the House and the Senate. This bill would infringe on states' rights to set their own gun laws and override all state large capacity magazine bans. Our Congressman Mike Haridopolos has already cosponsored the bill in the House. In the Senate, Rick Scott has cosponsored the bill but Senator Ashley Moody has not. She needs to hear from you.
TAKE ACTION: Call Senator Moody's D.C. office at 202-224-3041 and use the following script:
Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is _______. I’m deeply concerned by the bill S.65 which tramples on states' rights to set their own gun laws. Please let my Senator know that, as a Florida constituent, I'm urging her to withhold her support for this bill. Again, it is S.65.
(leave a message if you get a voicemail)
House Republicans have introduced a bill to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This Act saves older Americans billions in health care costs. As of now, our House Representative Mike Haridopolos has not yet cosponsored this bill. He needs to hear from us!
TAKE ACTION: Call Rep. Haridopolos' DC office at (202) 225-3671 and read the following script:
My name is ______. I live in zip code ________ and I urge my Representative to withhold support for HR191. This bill would significantly increase costs for millions of Americans. HR191 would overturn the cap on insulin costs and the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket precrription drug copayments for millions of older Americans. Floridians simply cannot afford for this bil to pass or for our Congressman to support this bill. Can I count on the Congressman to vote NO on HR191?
Republicans, led by Mike Johnson, are trying to condition aid to CA during their moment of need.
TAKE ACTION: Call our Republican House member, Mike Haridopolos and Speaker Johnson and tell them to stop threatening to withhold aid to CA!
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Mike Johnson’s office is (202) 225-4000
Rep. Haridopolos office is (202) 225-3671
Say:
Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is _______. I’m deeply concerned and angered by Republican threats to hold aid for California hostage to a debt ceiling increase. It is immoral and repugnant. California is literally subsidizing the rest of the United States, red states in particular, through the federal budget. How dare anyone withhold funds from them in their moment of need, or tie that aid to anything? Give California what they need, no strings attached. Thank you.
