July 2017 SOUTH BREVARD DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S CLUB

We will not have a formal meeting this

month but are asking all members to

attend the Meet Grace Nelson event at

Terrie and George Smith’s Home.

Grace is Senator Bill Nelson’s wife,

Time: June 30, 2017 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

Location: 1541 Perdido Ct, Melbourne (Viera) Fl 32940 Gate

code #6384 Be sure to put in the # sign.

We held our regular June meeting last month at the Neptune and took names of individuals who would like

to attend the state convention as delegates. We have slots for a few more if you are interested, please call

321-794-1955 or 321-773-2949 and let us know.

The National NOW Convention in Orlando will take place June 30, 2017 – July 2, 2017. The conference will take

place in sunny Orlando, Florida at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center–not far from Walt Disney World, Universal

Orlando, the Kennedy Space Center, and more. Grassroots activists will gather for inspiring plenary speakers,

thought-provoking workshops, and opportunities to engage with feminist organizers from around the country.

Members will also shape the future of the organization by casting their votes for the next president and vice president

of NOW. Florida Now will have their meeting Sunday.

They have posted their agenda on line with the listing for Break-out sessions. http://now.org/conference/agenda/

We are encouraging all of our members who are also NOW members to take advantage of these meetings if possible.

JUST don’t forget about the “Meet Grace Nelson” Event on Friday here locally.

Health Care Campaign Update – Senate Bill Introduced

Senate Republicans finally made public their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which repeals

the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. You can find the full text of the Senate bill here. Our Government

Affairs team will continue to provide analysis of the bill, but here is what we know now:

Millions of Americans will lose their health insurance coverage over the next decade. This loss of coverage for millions of Americans will be done in order to pay for massive tax cuts for the

wealthiest Americans. The bill maintains the so-called Cadillac tax, punishing union members who have quality, affordable employer-

based health insurance plans. The bill includes an age tax, allowing insurers to charge older Americans as much as five times what they charge

younger Americans. The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion will be phased out from 2020 to 2024. Cuts to Medicaid are

designed to grow larger every year. In the second decade – beyond what the CBO will score – this bill will gut Medicaid as we know it.

There is still a great deal of uncertainty about the process through the next week. However, our best estimate

is that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score will be released next Monday, June 26. Senate rules

require 20 hours of debate, which will likely occur on Tuesday and Wednesday. This will be followed by a

rapid-fire “vote-a-rama” session on amendments to the bill. While Democrats can introduce an unlimited

number of amendments to the bill, Republican leadership is able to cut off debate at any time and proceed to a

final vote, likely on Thursday, June 29.

The next week is our best chance to stop this horrible legislation from becoming law. Please engage now to

put pressure on Republican senators in your states. Here’s what you can do:

Drive calls to Senate offices utilizing our toll-free hotline: 888-865-8089. An updated flier with this hotline is attached to this email and is also available on the Working Families Toolkit.

Direct people to our landing page that includes facts about the AHCA and ways to take action: https://aflcio.org/ahca.

Mobilize working people online with health care graphics and videos from our digital toolkit. Watch for town halls and public appearances for opportunities to put pressure on senators:

www.townhallproject.com.

WE have Pussy Cat hats for $15 and T-shirts for sell for $20.

Visit our DWCF Website – www. dwcf.org and our local site www.sbdwc.newsletter.com Follow us on Facebook. ____________________________________________________________________________

The DWCF Convention in Sarasota

The Hyatt Regency Sarasota has been chosen as our hotel for the 2017 DWCF Convention because of its location, its large convention space and its beautiful, newly decorated lodging rooms. The hotel is located on the Gulf coast and every room has a view of the water. Although you are coming to the Convention for business, you’ll feel like you are at a resort. The price of the rooms are as follows:

Rooms for 1-2 people with two Queen beds or one King $139 per night

Rooms for 3 people with two Queen beds $164 per night

Rooms for 4 people with two Queen beds $189 per night

Rooms are available at our reduced Convention rate until our CUT-OFF DATE OF 8/10/17or until our block of rooms are filled. We advise you to make your reservation as soon as it is possible. Our block of rooms will fill up quickly. The number to call to make your reservation is: 888-421-1442 When making your call, please request the group rate for the Democratic Women’s Club of Florida. Let the reservation clerk know if you have any special needs for your room. The Hyatt has free parking at its street level entrance or valet parking at $22 per day. There is also street parking right in front of the hotel. If you have any difficulties making your reservation, please email Convention Chair, Mary Duda, at mcmduda@aol.com.

Milly Krause – SBDWC Legislative Liaison & DWCF Legislative

Chair July 2017 News Article

Florida’s 2017 Legislative Session is over for now unless another

surprise Special Session is called.

After weeks of urging Governor Scott to Veto the Dangerous

Education Conforming Budget Bill, HB 7069, he signed the bill into

law on Thursday, June 15th. Watch for lawsuits. While many

support a 20 minute recess daily for students, the fact that millions

are being used to support unproven charter schools, rather than give

money to help schools in need, strongly indicates that too many in

the legislator are working to destroy public schools in support of

private enterprise. For the sake of our DEMOCRACY, we must

continue to fight, fight, fight, and educate those who don’t believe

that this is what’s happening.

Also, keep your eyes out for email Action Alerts on Trumpcare. We

need to stop this legislation. Your calls will be needed.

Even though I’ve already shared a summary of the 2017 Legislative Bills, the following is helpful and easy to

read.

Tampa Bay Report on 2017 Legislative Bills - http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/florida-

legislature-2017-what-passed-and-what-failed/2323573

Our club picked Healthcare as our main issue to focus on, please work to focus on your own issues as well. For

those who are weary of the Legislative Process in Florida and Nationally, don’t give up. We must keep the

pressure on. If we don’t say anything, then we give those we oppose, a license to do as they please. When you

make calls, these calls are logged. It takes, time, energy and persistence to make platform changes. So, give

yourself a break and then, get started again. Over the summer, contact your local legislators and work to

influence the creation of productive legislation.

Here’s the link to the Florida House and Senate. Take many virtual tours of these sites and visit your local

legislators to discuss issues and future legislation. Ask about doing this at our next meeting. CLICK THE

LINKS AND FIND YOUR LEGISLATORS. House - myflorida.gov Senate - flsenate.gov

To Contact Governor Scott – call 850-488-7146 Website - http://www.flgov.com/ View the 2017 Bill Actions - http://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/2017%20Bill%20Action%20Template%206-13-17.pdf

To Contact Our Florida U.S. Senators –

---Senator Rubio –DC – 202-224-3041 –Orlando – 407-254-2573

---Senator Nelson-DC – 202-224-5274 –Orlando – 407-872-7161

To Contact President Trump – http://www.wikihow.com/Contact-the-President-of-the-United-

States#By_Email_sub

Tally Days Dates for 2018 will be from Sunday, Feb. 4th to Tuesday Feb. 6, 2018. There will be a new venue.

The new board will be responsible for planning Tally Days.

However, please Save the Dates.

Respectfully Submitted, Milly Krause SBDWC Leg. Liaison DWCF Leg. Chair

Super Mule

We have Ray Romano on the show tonight. He stars in the new movie “The Big Sick,” which is also the name

of the Republican healthcare bill. Jimmy Fallon

The Senate healthcare bill came out today, and it would cut a tax on indoor tanning. Which is the biggest proof

so far that Trump was actually working on the bill. Jimmy Fallon

Yesterday, White House officials said Russia targeted election systems in 21 states last year. Trump was

furious. He said, “I paid for all 50.” Jimmy Fallon

Today, Trump tweeted that he doesn’t have recordings of his conversations with former FBI Director James

Comey. He doesn’t have them. Then one guy said [Russian accent], “Don’t worry, you can borrow ours.”

Jimmy Fallon

NASA reports that it had a record 18,000 applicants to be astronauts. And apparently 1,000 more apply every

time President Trump tweets.—Conan O”Brien

You remember a month ago Donald Trump tweeted: “James Comey better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of our

conversations before he starts leaking to the press.” Well, guess what, today Trump tweeted, “I have no idea

whether there are ‘tapes’ or recordings of my conversations with James Comey. But I did not make and do not

have any such recordings.” He’s now fact-checking himself! James Corden

Of course Trump doesn’t have a tape. Secretly taping someone would require thinking ahead — and show me

one time that this president has done that. James Corden

But yeah, it turns out Trump didn’t record Comey, there are no tapes. The main reason for this is that people

haven’t used tapes since 1992. James Corden

At a rally in Iowa last night, Trump unveiled a new plan for his long-proposed border wall [clip of Trump]:

“We're thinking about building the wall as a solar wall so it creates energy and pays for itself.” A solar wall.

Now he’s literally blowing sunshine up our [butts]. James Corden

This morning Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell showed us a draft of his top-secret new healthcare

legislation. They opened the vault, they laid the bill out on a table, rubbed lemon juice all over it, and the text

magically appeared for all to see. And wouldn’t you know it, the bill includes a big tax cut for rich people. So

unless you just got drafted by an NBA team, it’s not great news. They’re calling the plan “Bettercare,” as in:

Just imagine how much better this plan would be if the people who wrote it cared. It slashes Medicaid, which

could negatively affect millions of poor and elderly people. But here’s the thing, it won’t happen until 2024. It’s

gradual. Which makes you wonder: Why 2024? What is the significance of that? Will we all be in those pods

from “The Matrix” by then, we won’t need healthcare? ……Jimmy Kimmel

Senate Republicans today released a draft of their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, which would cut taxes

for richer Americans and insurance companies, and defund Planned Parenthood for one year. The bill is so bad,

President Trump said, “Does anyone have any questions for me about Russia? ..Seth Meyers

Alternatively, I could show you my tax returns. Do you guys want to see that?” …Seth Meyers