Indivisibles,

House Republicans just passed their Medicaid-slashing,
billionaire-enriching megabill (aka the Republican Tax Scam) in a 215-214
vote. The bill got even worse overnight, and at the end of this email
we’ll detail some of its most harmful provisions -- but the most important
thing to know right now is this:

This fight isn’t over, and this bill can still be stopped! Even now, as
Speaker Johnson and his pals prematurely pop their champagne, we have two
clear paths to killing this bill:

 1. We can defeat the bill outright in the Senate by pressuring four
Senate Republicans into abstaining or voting against it.
 2. If the Senate changes even one word of the bill -- and [ [link removed] ]GOP Senators
are already pledging major rewrites their House counterparts won’t
like -- it’ll go back to the House for another vote, giving us a
second chance to block it there.

Let’s break that all down a bit more.

To start, it’s important to remember that Republicans are using what used
to be a fairly unusual legislative maneuver -- reconciliation -- to skirt
the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster. To do that, the House and Senate must
agree to pass the exact same bill, down to the letter, in both chambers.

But Senate Republicans simply aren’t going to pass the House’s bill
without major changes. Vulnerable senators are concerned about draconian
cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Others think the cuts should be even more
ruthless, or are annoyed at some of the deficit-ballooning deals Johnson
had to make to get this thing through the House.

There are no easy fixes for Republican leadership here. The divides are so
deep, and the cuts so politically toxic, that we have a real shot at
flipping four votes to stop reconciliation in the Senate outright, [ [link removed] ]just
like we did in 2017.

Even if a bill does squeak through the Senate, it’ll be significantly
different from what the House just voted on. That means another tough
round of deal-making, infighting, and politically risky votes for House
Republicans -- with no guarantee of success.

MAGA Republicans will be furious that some of their cuckoo, extremist
ideas got stripped out.

Swing-seat Republicans will be furious they need to vote twice to cut
Medicaid and SNAP -- especially if the Senate strips out special
concessions Johnson promised to secure their yes votes in the first place.

And Trump will be furious he’s not simply getting his way, instantly and
unquestioningly.

If that happens -- and if we keep relentless pressure on vulnerable
Republicans -- the bill may never pass the House a second time. Getting it
across the finish line in one chamber took a herculean effort. Passing it
again, with two chambers involved and weeks of additional pressure, will
be even harder.

Whether we stop the reconciliation bill in the Senate or in the House,
there’s no doubt we can still win this fight! But we’ll need to ratchet up
pressure on Republicans in both chambers right now.



[ [link removed] ]If you have a Republican representative, call them now to show them
there’s a political price to siding with billionaires over working people.

[ [link removed] ]You can also use this tool to send them an email. 

If you have Democratic Members of Congress, you don't need to make a call
because Democrats are standing strong against this bill, but to join the
fight in a different way, [ [link removed] ]please chip in to fund our work toxifying
this bill in some of the most narrowly divided Republican districts in
America.



Congressional Republicans need to hear from us right now, but calling and
emailing is just the first of many ways that Indivisibles like you will
keep fighting this bill.

As we roll out more events, outreach campaigns, volunteer opportunities
and other pressure tactics, we’ll let you know exactly what you can do to
beat this bill and stop the cuts. Please stay tuned, and thanks for being
with us in this fight.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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P.S. As promised, here’s a list of just some of the awful things House
Republicans voted in favor of. Use it to hold Republicans accountable,
educate your neighbors, and keep the fire burning for the hard work still
ahead:

* Empty stomachs for millions of kids and seniors thanks to the largest
cuts to food assistance (e.g. SNAP) in US history
* Higher home electric bills driven by huge cuts to clean energy
investments that fund most new power sources
* Runaway college costs and bigger student loans caused by billions of
dollars being cut from loan, loan forgiveness, and Pell Grant programs
* More challenges to holding Trump accountable after Republicans slipped
in a one-sentence provision that would make it extremely difficult for
courts to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for
violating court orders
* 10,000 new ICE agents at a time the agency is arresting political
opponents, defying court orders, and deporting US citizens
* New attacks on the trans community as Republicans inserted a
last-minute change banning Medicaid from covering gender affirming
care
* Tax breaks for people buying gun silencers (“Who asked for this? The
assassin lobby?” asked one Democratic lawmaker)
* Millions of patients denied cancer screenings and reproductive care
due to the defunding of Planned Parenthood and banning of abortion
coverage under ACA insurance plans
* Hospital layoffs, service cuts, and closures thanks to historic cuts
to vital healthcare funding
* 14 million people kicked off their healthcare due to major cuts and
restrictions on Medicaid and other healthcare programs, like the
Affordable Care Act

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