Cass County GOP Reps - Corporations Win, Working People Lose!
Missouri’s Republican supermajority steamrolled harmful legislation before Spring break—ignoring voters, weakening public education, and prioritizing millionaires and corporations over working families.
HB567: Cass County Rep. Sherri Gallick (Dist. 62) led the charge to override the will of 57% of voters who supported Prop A, blocking paid sick leave because it’s "too inconvenient" for corporations. Reps. Irwin (Dist. 55) and Davis (Dist. 56) backed her, choosing big business over their own constituents.
SB4: All three Cass County Republicans voted to repeal consumer protections, giving utility companies the green light to raise rates for 10 years to cover building costs—long before customers see any benefits.
HB798: They voted to eliminate the Working Family Tax Credit, funnel more money to crisis pregnancy centers, and—no surprise—cut corporate taxes, taking money from low- and middle-income families to pad the pockets of the wealthy.
HB711: In a rare break, Gallick appears to understand that the open enrollment bill that passed the House, will drain funding from rural schools and hurt small communities, the backbone of her district’s economy. Davis and Irwin voted with their fellow Republicans.
The pattern is clear: Corporations Win, Working People Lose!
What Good Neighbors Can Do...
Last Thursday night was full of great information about what we can do to be good neighbors to our local undocumented community.
We've compiled some links that our speaker, Angela Ferguson, recommended.
1. Step-By-Step Family Preparedness Plan - Important for immigrant families to proactively prepare for immigration emergencies that arise. https://www.ilrc.org/.../step-step-family-preparedness-plan (this is also available in other languages at this link)
2. Know Your Rights - important for all of us, but particularly our immigrant neighbors - https://www.aclu-mo.org/en/know-your-rights
3. Know Your Rights Wallet Cards - https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas - template to print
4. ILRC Community Resources - https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources
5. Join AIRR's Rapid Response teams - https://airrkc.org/
6. Support immigrant-owned business.
These are just some of the things that Angela talked about Thursday night. If you have any questions, please let us know.
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Focus!
Republican lawmakers in Missouri are focusing on restricting rights for a small percentage of the population and challenging voter-approved measures on reproductive rights, wages, and sick leave. Meanwhile, our Republican Attorney General is suing Starbucks over its diversity, equity & inclusion policies.
The DOGE cuts in Missouri will cause serious budget problems and a loss of jobs.
Shouldn't they focus on that?
Save Majority Rule
-Republicans want to rig the rules to end majority rule in Missouri and take away your rights.
-For over 100 years, Missouri has followed majority rule. Now, Republicans are trying to deceive you into giving up your rights.
-The initiative petition process allows Missourians to shape policies that affect their lives and families.
Call the Elections Committee and tell them to vote NO on HBs 414, 551, 575, and 684.
Rep. Rodger Reedy 573-751-3971Rep. Brad Banderman 573-751-0549Rep. Tricia Byrnes 573-751-1460Rep. Mazzie Christensen 573-751-4285Rep. Jeff Coleman 573-751-1487Rep. Peggy McGaugh 573-751-2917Rep. John Simmons 573-751-3776Rep. John Voss 573-751-1443Rep. Dale Wright 573-751-3455
You can submit written testimony against HB 414 and 684 here [https://witness.house.mo.gov/Default.aspx?noticeid=10226].
GET LOUD
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Don't forget to let them know how we feel about the #TrumpTariffs.
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Urgent Action
TELL MARK ALFORD to stand up and defend the Constitution by re-asserting congressional authority of the purse.
SAMPLE SCRIPT:
My name is ______, and I'm a Missouri voter who Mark Alford works for. I'm asking him to stand up and defend the Constitution by re-asserting congressional authority of the purse. The president cannot control the federal budget by executive action, and his cancellation of federal grant and loan programs will do extreme harm to too many people in his district (cities, SNAP, farmers, veterans, schools, drug abuse programs - it's a LONG list!
Will Mark Alford support the Constitution on this issue? My friends and I are very concerned about this and want to know he will stand against unlawful overreach."
January Cass Dems Meeting
Our first meeting of the year is Thursday night. The meeting will be held via Zoom. If you'd like to join us, send an email to this link.
Don't Stop at the TOP!
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Last Meeting of 2024
