Action Tuesday July 1st – Call Collins to Ask Her to Vote NO on the Budget Bill + Email Pingree + Golden to vote No When it Returns to the House
From our friend, Emanuel Pariser in the Mid- Maine region:
Hi Folks,
Good morning everyone. This truly is an all hands on deck moment. If you have 5 minutes free today, do one thing. Call Senator Collins’ office to tell her you want her to vote NO on this Budget Bill. The Senate has been up all night and apparently the Republicans don’t have the votes locked in yet. Collins is Key to the passage of this bill, if she votes no the chances of it going down go up dramatically.
The Bill if passed in the Senate goes back to the House, where it has to be reconciled. Ask Pingree and Golden to vote against it. They did last time. If a couple of Republicans defect in the house on the basis of a 3.3 – 5 trillion debt increase price tag, the bill won’t pass in the House if all Dems stick together.
From Last Week and Still Relevant
Trump is nominating Emile Bove for a life-time appointment to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. As is almost a pre-requisite these days, the man is corrupt to the core. Read Abbie Mcmillen’s attachment below for details. Call or email Collins and King to vote NO on Bove’s appointment.
There is talk that Janet Mills will be vetoing LD 1971. Please contact her office to oppose her vetoing this bill. She could just not sign the bill and it would become law, 90 days after the session ends. LD 1971 protects our Law Enforcement from doing ICE work, not getting paid for it, and running the risk of their towns getting sued for incorrect actions on the part of police acting as immigration agents.
***(There is an update to this as of July 2, 2025 from WGME: Gov. Mills will delay decision on limiting Maine police cooperation with ICE. “Mills will hold the measure from Rep. Deqa Dhalac, D-South Portland, until the next legislative session, spokesperson Ben Goodman said Tuesday. Under the Maine Constitution, the governor will have three days at the start of the next session expected to start in January to either veto the bill or let it become law without her signature.”)
TODAY’S ACTION (s)
- Call or email Susan Collins to Vote NO on the Budget Bill: This is an All Hands on Deck moment. Her contact information is below. The New York Times has a minute by minute update on this bill. Indivisible has a great piece (attached) on actions to take NOW. If you can’t get through on the Phone – Email her Here. If you have the bandwidth volunteer today to phonebook others to call their Senators Here. It DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU HAVE ALREADY CALLED HER ON THIS. PRESSURE NOW MATTERS. (Sorry for shouting, but if you have a moment more call your friends, family, relations to ask them to do the same – Call Collins to vote NO!!)
- Call or email Pingree and Golden to vote No on the Budget Bill: The cuts in the Senate version are even worse than the House version. They voted NO last time and we need them to vote NO when this bill returns.
- Write or Call Janet Mills: Ask her not to veto LD 1971, restricting cooperation between Maine Law Enforcement and ICE, and the Ranked Choice Voting- (LD1666) for Maine Elections bills. You can write an email through her website or call her at 207-287-3531, or write her snail mail at 1 State House Station, Augusta, Maine, 04333.
- Call, or email Collins and King to vote NO on Emile Bove: He Attempted to dismiss the public corruption case of NYC Mayor Eric Adams after Adams agreed to help with mass deportations; Ordered January 6 prosecutors fired and was behind the firing of FBI agents; Signed off on a memo to try to force state and local law enforcement to carry out Trump’s mass deportation plans.
Statewide Actions This Week:
- Buy some American Flags for your next Demo (Reny’s in Bangor has a good selection of affordable flags – Dave).
- Prepare for July 17th “Good Trouble Lives On” National Protests in honor of John Lewis -signt up for Third Act training on this here.
- Check the Activate Maine Calendar for events every week, and send them your event if you are designing one.
Angus King DC (202) 224-5344 Augusta (207) 622-8292
Susan Collins DC(202) 2242523 Augusta(207) 622-8414 (207) Bangor 207 945-0417
Chellie Pingree DC (202) 225-6116 Portland (207) 774-5019 Waterville (207) 873-5713
Jared Golden DC: (202) 225-6306 Bangor: (207) 249-7400 Caribou: (207) 492-6009 Lewiston: (207) 241-6767
Find Your State Senator: Here
Find your State Representative: Here – (by name), By District: Here,
LOCAL ACTIONS: Join Mid Maine Indivisible(Kennebec and Somerset Counties) Please join us if you are in the Mid Maine area. To sign up: go here. We are celebrating Juneteenth today at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville.
Are you interested in helping New Mainers learn/improve their English? To sign up for English tutoring or any of our other volunteer opportunities, please visit: Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) to fill out a volunteer interest survey.
Tuesday, July 1st: 12:00-1:00 (and every Tuesday) Stand against Tesla/Musk and the Federal Budget Bill in Waterville around the Tesla Charging Station Elm Plaza on Main Street, Waterville.
Wednesday, July 2nd: (and every Wednesday) 12:00-1:00 Waterville, Maine. Corner of Main and Chaplin St. Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights, GRR! demonstrates every Wednesday across from Resolve, the local anti-abortion center. Please join us in assuring all Mainers have access to safe, legal, shame-free reproductive health care including abortions and contraceptive care. For more info please contact Elayne Richard at recordconnection@gmail.com.
Thursday, 3d: 4 – 5 pm, Fairfield/Benton Bridge, Stop the Coup + Save Democracy.
Thursday, July 3d: (and every Thursday) Small demonstration at Waterville Farmer’s Market – contact Elizabeth Leonard if you wish to participate (edleonar@colby.edu)
Thursday, July 3d: One time only! 12-1:30, UU Church Waterville, 69 Silver Street, When in the Course of Human Events…Resisting Tyranny is as American as Apple Pie, a non political (leave your signs home) gathering to celebrate the writings that inspired our revolution and our resistance in the years that followed. Short readings, apples and apple pie and some singing too. Sponsored by Mid Maine Indivisible. (Questions? check with edleonar@colby.edu)
Register by July 5th for The Art of Resistance Saturday, July 26, from 4-8pm, at the Winslow Congregational Church;
This event is meant to bring us together and remind us of what enlivens us and keeps us moving forward day after day:
Reaffirming our connections with one another.
Sharing our creative inspiration.
Expressing joy and laughter. Send an email to
Lyn Rowden, singhawk26@gmail.com
Include the following information in your email: Name, phone number, title of work, brief description,
number of performers or artworks. Call Lyn at (207) 314-4730 with questions.
Saturday, July 5th: at 2:30 pm (and every Saturday)-Somerset Stands Up Rallies-Margaret Chase Smith Bridge, downtown Skowhegan. Bring your signs, American flags, your voice, your friends, families and neighbors for this peaceful gathering of concerned residents of Somerset County.
Sunday, July 6th: at 1:00 (and every Sunday): Stand with us against Trump/Stephen Miller; For Peace in the Middle East, For Ukraine, Stop the War in Iran, etc. on the Bridge by CVS in Waterville.
MORE ACTIONS
*If you haven’t yet, write your letter to Governor Mills thanking her for her stand against Trump, and asking her to run against Collins. SHE IS STILL THINKING ABOUT THIS! Hand written if possible. Mail to: State House Station 1, Augusta, Maine, 04333.
*If you would like to join Maine People’s Alliance Federal Lobby Group, please contact Jim Parakilas at jamesparakilas@gmail.com. We meet Mondays at 2 pm. Consider joining the MPA for trainings in June and July on resistance strategy, lobbying, and other areas. Contact Jim on this.
With great appreciation for all the engagement everywhere!
As always, throw a little sand in their gears!
Emanuel
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“We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.” ~ John Lewis
