Santa Clara County Democratic Party

06/07/2026

Call your reps every day! So let's check in our list today. (thanks to https://www.5calls.org/ )

* Oppose the ICE and CBP Budget Reconciliation Funding Bill
* Oppose Bill Pulte and Todd Blanche.
* Oppose OMB's Political Attacks on Scientific Research
* (Senate) No war with Iran - we got a war powers act moving to Senate.
* Reform FISA Section 702 to Stop Government Surveillance
* Oppose H.R. 2616 Attacks on LGBTQ+ Students (Senate)
* (Federal and State) Publicly investigate the figures in the Epstein files

Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Senators:
Schiff: 202-224-3841
Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787)

Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841

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06/07/2026

Let's check in on how the GOP and Trump are stealing our money, covering up crimes, and bribing people

Trump pardons ex-Indiana congressman convicted of insider trading. https://archive.ph/KrslT -317.0-317.65

06/07/2026

Let's check in on the failures of Donald Trump, Ballroom Republicans, and the GOP:
The House appropriations bill that would cut funding for a program that helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/04/house-bill-rolls-back-food-aid-pregnant-women-children/

Screwworm is spreading in Texas thanks to Trump, the GOP, and DOGE. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5913003-usda-confirms-second-screwworm-fly-texas/

Canada bans American beef thanks to the GOP's Screwworm crisis. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-temporary-us-livestock-ban-screwworm-9.7225687

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday that it would temporarily restrict livestock from entering Canada from affected parts of the United States, after screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was confirmed on a farm in Texas.

06/06/2026

The worldwide battle against authoritarians continues. Let's check in:
Another GOP attempt to steal elections is dead in the Senate. Someone's reading the tea leaves. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/senate-rejects-another-gop-push-to-revive-save-america-act/

People in CBS are fighting back as Bari Weiss tries to kill the network and 60 minutes for Donald Trump. https://www.ft.com/content/6b54109c-cc81-4b2c-961d-9ef91b38aa4c?syn-25a6b1a6=1

06/05/2026

Now Pam Bondi is blaming Todd Blanche for her Epstein debacle.

This is why we need to keep the Epstein Files in view - and make sure our electeds are investigating. https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/politics/pam-bondi-epstein-testimony-todd-blanche-transcript

Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, was responsible for overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, former Attorney General Pam Bondi said during a closed-door interview with lawmakers last month.

06/05/2026

Call your reps every day! So let's check in our list today. (thanks to https://www.5calls.org/ )

* Oppose the ICE and CBP Budget Reconciliation Funding Bill
* Oppose Bill Pulte and Todd Blanche.
* Oppose OMB's Political Attacks on Scientific Research
* (Senate) No war with Iran - we got a war powers act moving to Senate.
* Reform FISA Section 702 to Stop Government Surveillance
* Oppose H.R. 2616 Attacks on LGBTQ+ Students (Senate)
* (Federal and State) Publicly investigate the figures in the Epstein files

Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Senators:
Schiff: 202-224-3841
Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787)

Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841

06/05/2026

The worldwide battle against authoritarians continues. Let's check in:
Georgia law targeting Democratic counties draws lawsuit over ‘political redlining’ https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-law-targeting-democratic-counties-draws-lawsuit-over-political-redlining/

Take that, RFK. A national nonprofit founded in Cleveland aims to shift the conversation about vaccines, not by debating skeptics, but by sharing grandparents’ memories of life before immunizations were widely available. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2026/06/as-us-vaccine-rates-plummet-one-cleveland-nonprofit-is-using-a-powerful-tool-grandparents-love.html

Grandparents for Vaccines has 5,400 volunteers nationwide sharing memories of diseases like polio and measles before widespread immunization, aiming to reach 67 million grandparents.

06/05/2026

Let's check in on the failures of Donald Trump, Ballroom Republicans, and the GOP:
Macro Rubio is lying to people's faces about Trump's mental state. https://newrepublic.com/article/211365/transcript-trump-mental-state-exposed-damning-video-rubio-spins

Iran is now MORE likely to pursue a nuke according to experts. Thanks to Trump and the GOP. https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/iran-nuclear-risk-seen-higher-than-before-trump-attacks-began

The International Atomic Energy Agency warns the Iran war has created new nuclear dilemmas that didn’t exist before. Read more

06/04/2026

Come to the SCCDP interns' Girls in Government Policy Summit this Sunday! We'll be featuring guest speakers like Mountain View councilmembers Ellen Kamei and Alison Hicks, a student-led panel, and more fun activities. Sign up at https://mobilize.us/s/j60gUt

06/04/2026

Call your reps every day! So let's check in our list today. (thanks to https://www.5calls.org/ )

* Oppose the ICE and CBP Budget Reconciliation Funding Bill
* Oppose Bill Pulte as Director of National Intelligence
* Oppose OMB's Political Attacks on Scientific Research
* (Senate) No war with Iran - we got a war powers act moving to Senate.
* Reform FISA Section 702 to Stop Government Surveillance
* Oppose H.R. 2616 Attacks on LGBTQ+ Students (Senate)
* (Federal and State) Publicly investigate the figures in the Epstein files

Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Senators:
Schiff: 202-224-3841
Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787)

Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841

Not sure of your congressional district or who your member is? This service will assist you by matching your ZIP code to your congressional district, with links to your member's website and contact page. Please review the frequently asked questions if you have problems using this service. Enter your...