If you are a resident of Florida or Nebraska, it is very important that you call:
Senator Marco Rubio - (202) 224-3041 (for Florida)
Senator Pete Ricketts - (202) 224-4224 (for Nebraska)

These two senators are currently unsure whether to support Ukraine aid, and your call will help decide which way they will vote.

You can simply call and say:

Hello! My name is [your name] and I live in [city, state]. I'm calling to urge the Senator to vote YES on Ukraine aid. Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is in the interests of America, and we should finally act like it and stop playing politics with this issue. The position the Senator takes will absolutely affect my vote next election. Thank you.

One more bill in the package of the House's foreign policy bills was just made public. The full text is available here: rules.house.gov/sites/republicans.rules118.house.gov/files/HSupp_01_xml_0.pdf

The two parts relevant to Ukraine:

1 Confiscation of Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine. The President is authorized to confiscate Russian assets and transfer relevant funds to special funds (Compensation Fund, Ukraine Support Fund). The President can decide the method of transferring confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine together with the G7, EU, Australia and other US partners. The part is based on REPO.

2 No later than 90 days after its approval, the President of the United States will submit a report to Congress in which:

• every person and legal entity upon which the EU and UK have introduced sanctions;
• every person and legal entity that meets the criteria for the implementation of US sanctions under the Magnitsky Act; Executive Order No. 14024 (sanctions related to Russian malicious activity); Executive Order No. 14068 (prohibiting the implementation of certain import and export transactions, as well as new investments in connection with the ongoing aggression of the Russian Federation); Executive Order No. 14071 (prohibition of new investments and the provision of certain Russian services in response to the ongoing Russian aggression).

The President will impose sanctions against every aforementioned individual and legal entity.

3 Sanctions aimed at constraining Iran’s domestic ballistic missile and Shahed drone production capabilities and ability to provide missiles and drones to other nations (Russia).

4 Lots of other sanctions, tools to counter cyber threats, anti-money laundering measures, and more. I suggest you look at the index on pages 1-5 if curious.

This is another good bill whose passing we would welcome.

Hopefully this mean’s he’ll vote for the aid bill this Saturday

Hello fellow Canadians! Here's an email I wrote up to send to my MP. Please feel free to fill in the blanks and send it to your MP. I find it difficult to be clear and coherent, so if anyone feels like editing or putting the message into your own words, by all means do so.

Dear [ your Member of Parliament],

As a constituent of your riding (insert riding here), I want to express my support for Canada meeting the 2% GDP commitment for military spending.

It's increasingly clear that Canada's armed forces need the 2% annual GDP funding commitment that our NATO allies expect from every member. I know that not every country has met the 2% target, and the liberal party has committed to increasing spending to meet 1.76% GDP in a couple years.

That being said, the readiness of the CAF is called into question, when reports indicate a recruitment shortfall of 15,000 trainees. Our CAF are being asked to assist with forest fires in our western provinces outside of their regular duties.

I understand that some Canadians view military spending as a waste of money, when families across our nation are struggling with housing, cost of living, and recession.

The latest budget update from Bill Blair indicates defence budget cuts in excess of $1 billion.

I think it's important to remember that the money spent on our defense, on the CAF is an investment. Military readiness is an indicator of the return of that investment.

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". If we continue to aid Ukraine militarily, with air defence systems, supplies, training, etc..

We will prevent Canadian lives from being lost if the conflict were to widen. In 1939 Czechoslovakia was ceded to Hitler to appease his evil regime. It was never enough, and his territorial ambitions broadened. The same can be said of Putin; he and his evil regime will not be satiated by taking Ukraine. They will move to take baltic countries...Estonia, latvia, finland, poland.

russia must fail in Ukraine to prevent an even greater cost to the wider world from being realized.

In order to preserve peace and democracy across the world, we must prove that we're capable of standing up to the authoritarian regime of dictators. Force, and the ability to project force is the only thing dictators understand.

It is absolutely vital that Canada meets the 2% GDP commitment of NATO, and continues to aid Ukraine not for "as long as it takes", until Ukraine can break the will of the russians to continue this illegal, unjust war and Ukraine reclaims its soverign territory set by the 1991 peace agreements.

Spending within the framework of the 2% GDP commitment can be kept within Canada by investing in the Canadian defense industry. This money can stay in Canada and circulate in our economy.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

[Your name] [Address] [Postal code]

Hello everyone! Sorry for the slow update today, I just got back from DC where I was part of a delegation that met with members of Congress to discuss Ukraine aid, the discharge petition and more.

Things are moving in a good direction. The bill that Johnson has now made public is essentially HR 815 but split into three parts (Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan) and with two additions:

1. The bill urges that Ukraine be provided with ATACMS
2. The financial portion of Ukraine aid is now a loan, though that loan can be forgiven

The passing of these three bills will then be followed by the REPO act, TikTok bill and sanctions on Russia, China and Iran.

Biden has endorsed the package of foreign aid bills, and voting is scheduled for this Saturday. I'm exhausted but things are moving in the right direction. We have a right to remain skeptical, but I believe this is the light at the end of the tunnel.

If you're going to make calls, simply urge your representatives to vote YES on Ukraine aid. Slava Ukraini, and thank you!

Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP leaders finally have a plan to send aid to embattled U.S. allies.

Now they have to pass it.

Johnson told leadership colleagues and the broader Republican Conference on Monday night that he plans to try to pass three separate bills this week to unlock aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

A fourth bill would include a mix of other policies favored by the GOP. These are the REPO Act, which would allow the U.S. to sell seized Russian sovereign assets; the House-passed TikTok ban bill; a Lend-Lease Act for military aid; and convertible loans for economic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

Johnson hopes to bring these bills to the floor under a single rule. Johnson will probably need Democratic support to get the rule out of the Rules Committee and on the floor – and Democrats seem likely to give Johnson the help he needs.

The speaker also told the closed-door meeting of House Republicans that he anticipates allowing lawmakers to offer amendments to this package. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said in the closed-party meeting that he’d like to add H.R. 2 – House Republicans’ hardline border security measure from last summer – to the package. This is a poison pill that Democrats and the White House will reject.

Furthermore, House GOP leadership sources say they’re discussing putting in place a procedure that would merge the components that pass the House into one piece of legislation to send to the Senate. This would make it easier for the Senate to process the package.

Johnson told reporters that if the House GOP leadership is able to release text Tuesday, he expects the House will consider the package by Friday evening.

The Louisiana Republican spoke Monday with President Joe Biden and briefed him on his plans, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Johnson’s move could trigger a threat to his speakership. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has filed a motion to vacate and other hardline Republicans are agitating against Johnson.

“I don’t spend my time worrying about motions to vacate,” Johnson told reporters after the meeting. “We’re having to govern here and we’re going to do our job. I’m not sure how that shakes out.”

And the plan got some early signs of support from both corners of the conference:

Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), the chair of the Republican Study Committee, said Johnson is “doing the right thing.”

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, said he would be inclined to support the rule allowing for consideration of the package because it split the package into four bills.

This is a big moment for Johnson, who put off consideration of aid to Ukraine for months. The Louisiana Republican has instead brought up two Israel-only aid packages.

In November, the House passed $14 billion in funding for Israel, offset by cuts to the IRS. Senate Democratic leadership ignored that bill. In February, Johnson put a clean Israel funding bill on the floor. It failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage.

House Democrats: As we mentioned above, Democrats are inclined to back Johnson here, according to multiple senior aides and lawmakers we spoke to this evening.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his leadership team discussed the idea at a private meeting earlier this evening. In an interview, Jeffries would not commit to backing the rule but he didn’t rule it out either.

“We’re not going to come to any conclusion about process until we understand the substance,” Jeffries said. “If we are substantively aligned, then we can have the procedural conversation.”

Put another way: Democrats need guarantees that Johnson will do what he says he’s going to do before they give him the votes to move ahead.

In the Senate: Our conversations with senators on both sides of the aisle this evening indicate that the Senate would likely take up and pass the House’s measure as long as it includes aid for both Israel and Ukraine.

“If that’s what’s necessary to get it out of that sausage factory, I’m OK with that,” said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who supports Ukraine aid.

But Senate leaders from both parties continue to hammer the same message — that the most efficient way to deliver the foreign aid is for the House to pass the Senate’s supplemental that’s been sitting idle for two months. Senate Minority Whip John Thune was among those calling for passage of the Senate bill, even after hearing details of Johnson’s plan.

One point of contention in the Senate could be the TikTok forced-divestiture bill. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) opposes the House’s TikTok bill and is seen as the chief obstacle to its passage in the Senate.

“I think he should count votes,” Cantwell told us when we asked about Johnson’s plan. “We need the supplemental, so I would definitely count votes.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declined to comment on Johnson’s plan, saying only: “Gotta take a look at it.” Schumer didn’t say whether he has spoken with Johnson about it yet.

— Jake Sherman, John Bresnahan, Heather Caygle, Andrew Desiderio and Max Cohen

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https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1779278241267617926

Republicans in the House of Representatives may try to pass a Supplemental containing only aid to Israel, instead of taking up the already Senate-passed Supplemental which includes aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, as well as humanitarian aid to Ukraine and Gaza.

This is their second attempt to pass an Israel-only supplemental. On 2/6/24 Republicans already attempted to pass a $14 billion Israel-only aid bill "offset" by cuts to the IRS. The CBO estimated the IRS cuts would have the opposite effect and cost taxpayers $26.8 billion in lost tax revenue. Needless to say, it also didn't contain any humanitarian aid for Gaza. The bill failed 250-180 (because it needed to get passed with ⅔ since it was filed under suspension of rules).

Please call your representatives and insist than an Israel-only Supplemental is unacceptable, and that if they want to help Israel they should support HR 815, which was already passed in the Senate and is the fastest, easiest and most comprehensive way of getting help to America's allies.

1. Go to: https://myreps.datamade.us/#/?results_level=federal
2. Enter your address. You will get five names, look for the one marked “U.S. Representative” and call to make your voice heard. Republicans appear set on doing everything to avoid passing aid to Ukraine. It's time for them to end the charade.

Jared F. Golden (D-Maine 02) has signed the discharge petition. We're up to 195.

We need about 5 more Democrats for Republicans will feel it's safe to join, and we should also be reaching out to Republicans at this point. Keep calling and demanding your representative signs the discharge petition and stands with Ukraine!

Instructions for calling here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ActionForUkraine/comments/1bd7chl/contact_your_representative_to_demand_signing/

This is a script to automate calling US reps and senators about providing military support for Ukraine.

All the calls are done in your own voice, everything is legal.

All it does it automate dialing the number, letting you talk via your laptop microphone, and hanging up, up to 500 times. With randomization added so you don't call the same person every time.

Instructional video and script are here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnEflU86Sqc

Debbie Dingell (D-MI6) has signed the discharge petition. We're up to 194.

We need about 6 more Democrats for Republicans will feel it's safe to join, and we should also be reaching out to Republicans at this point. Keep calling and demanding your representative signs the discharge petition and stands with Ukraine!

Instructions for calling here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ActionForUkraine/comments/1bd7chl/contact_your_representative_to_demand_signing/

We're up to 193 signatures now! We need about 7 more Democrats for Republicans will feel it's safe to join, and we should also be reaching out to Republicans at this point. Keep calling and demanding your representative signs the discharge petition and stands with Ukraine!

Instructions for calling here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ActionForUkraine/comments/1bd7chl/contact_your_representative_to_demand_signing/

USA:

• Contact Representatives to sign discharge petition
• Join weekly Phone-A-Thon
• Attend daily demonstration in DC
• Consider attending Ukraine Action Summit in DC and meeting with your representative in person

Sweden:

• Contact PM & MPs regarding transferring of Gripen
• Join rally in support of Ukraine and Gripen in Stockholm

UK:

• Contact PM & MPs to expand Legislation No. 665
• Sign petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/653502

Austria:

• Sign petition for Raiffeisen Bank to pull out of Russia
• Join the Raiffeisen Bank out of Russia rally on Thursday, April 4th, 2024 in occasion of RBI's Annual General Meeting at Wiener Stadthalle, Hall F, Roland-Rainer-Platz 1, 1150 Vienna, Austria. Activists will gather at 9am.

Belgium: Contact PM & party leaders regarding repurposing frozen Russian assets

France: Contact deputies regarding repurposing frozen Russian assets

Germany: Contact representative & Chancellor regarding Taurus missiles

Canada: Contact MP & Senator to Pass S-278

Australia: Contact MP regarding sending Taipan Helicopters instead of scrapping them

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