WEDNESDAY 4/26/17 CALLS TO ACTION: What’s the holdup?
FEDERAL:
Senator Richard Burr is dragging his feet on the Trump-Russia investigation. 
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“We have devoted seven professional staff positions to this investigation. These are staffers who already had the clearance,” Burr said on March 29.
Of the seven staffers so far assigned to review classified documents related to the Russia investigation, none of them has prosecutorial or investigative experience, according to three sources with ties to the committee.
Most of them lack a background in Russia expertise. Not one of the seven is a lawyer.
“I don’t see how you can do this without trained investigators and prosecutors. I think you need to have expertise on the intel side and on the prosecution side. You would ideally need someone who knows how to do a counterintelligence operation,” said Scott Horton, an attorney who has focused on anti-corruption investigations, with a specialization in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet states.”
Give the Senator a call and ask him what’s the holdup. It’s almost as if he has something to hide.
Hi, my name is ________, and I am an American calling to ask why Sen. Burr seems to be dragging his feet on investigating the connections between Donald Trump and Russia. I’m also calling to demand the Senate Intelligence Committee either investigate the administration’s possible ties to Russian election tampering or make way for an independent investigation. By impeding the process, the chairman has proven himself unfit to pursue a thorough and impartial inquiry. The American people deserve more respect from their government than this. Thank you for your time.
STATE:
We’re in the middle of crossover week at the General Assembly and things are pretty chaotic. What is crossover week, you ask? Here is an excellent explanation. There are so many bills flying around right now, it’s hard to pin any of them down. As soon as the crossover is finished, we’ll be better able to let you know about the bills that survive the process.
Here’s our NCDP Chair, Wayne Goodwin discussing what we may see from crossover week.
In the meantime:
HB 574 will be reviewed in the House Committee on Energy and Public Utilities today at 1PM. According to the NC League of Conservation Voters, this bill, put forward by three Republican sponsors and signed on to by 18 cosponsors from both parties will “streamline the permitting of new wind energy projects in North Carolina.”
More info on this bill:
A divide emerges among North Carolina Republicans on wind energy
Steinburg: Wind bill good for region
Assuming this bill makes it out of committee:
Script: Hi, my name is _______ from ________. I am calling to urge the Sen/Rep to support HB 574, the Wind Energy/Consistency with Military Act. North Carolina needs to aggressively pursue renewable energy and this bill seems like a good start. Thank you for your time.
Some other good resources are:
Stronger NC What’s Happening this Week at the NCGA
Public Schools First NC Legislative Updates
NC Conservation Network’s 2017 Environmental Bill List – excellent resource!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Randolph County Democratic Women’s Monthly Meeting – Saturday, April 29th at Democratic HQ, 803 W. Salisbury St. Asheboro, NC. This is the Regular Meeting for the Democratic Women in Randolph County. We ask that you bring a breakfast item to share and a friend to share it with! We welcome all who care to participate and will be accepting membership fees for new and continued support. This is a slight deviation from our previous schedule, this meeting will be held on the 5th Saturday.
People’s Climate March – Join us Saturday April 29th in Washington, DC to let Trump know that we won’t let him pollute the air and wreck the climate on our watch! There is no denying it: Donald Trump’s election is a threat to the future of our planet, the safety of our communities, and the health of our families. If the policies he proposed on the campaign trail are implemented, they will destroy our climate, decimate our jobs and livelihoods, and undermine the civil rights and liberties won in many hard-fought battles. It’s up to us to stop that from happening before it starts.
Indivisible:NC 6th Congressional District will hold Our first general meeting since the original organizational meeting held back in January. Let’s see how we’re doing: where we are and where we hope to go. There will be time for feedback and for socializing, because all work and no play makes for dull activism! We’d love to have you all there. Please reply to and please join! BYOB and a snack to share. When: Sunday April 30, at 3:00 p.m. Where: North 87 South, 8874 NC Hwy 87, Graham, NC 27253 See On Map