The GOP Tax Plan (or “Deficit Augmentation to Enrich Super Rich (DATES Rich) Act) is horrid on so many grounds — from devastating graduate education, to massively increasing economic inequality, to setting the path for destruction of Social Security and Medicare, to … well, the list of horrors would take many pages of scribbling on the margins (as the bill was written). Amid the horror — worsening even further climate devastation and climate risks through additional subsidies to fossil fuels, opening up the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling, to …
With this in mind — recognizing both the reality of the challenge and the additional devastation that the #GOPTaxScam would cause the climate — the activist Sunrise Movement (which has done some great actions, such as during the climate talks in Germany) put together a team and are occupying House offices this morning.
The following is from the office of Congressman Curbelo.
Who is Sunrise targeting this morning? GOP members who
- are members of the Climate Solutions Caucus
- voted for the Tax Bill on the first round and, especially,
- sign a letter to the Senate calling on protection of ANWR from drilling.
BREAKING: Young people demand House Republicans vote against #GOPTaxScam for the 1% and fossil fuel billionaires.
Call your representative: 877-796-1948
Sign the petition to Republicans who say they care about climate change but might vote for this #BigOilBailOut: bit.ly/BigOilBailOut