To: Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8)
Tell Speaker Boehner: Meet with immigration fasters now!
A group of fasters have been camped out in front of the Capitol without food for three weeks now because Speaker Boehner refuses to act on immigration reform.
The President and First Lady visited the fasters this weekend and several Republican leaders have visited, too. However, Speaker Boehner has failed to acknowledge their presence or efforts in any way, even though he’s the prime target of their call to action.
The fasters represent millions of aspiring Americans who are suffering because Speaker Boehner won't budge -- tell him to visit the fasters and pledge to call a House vote on immigration reform!
The President and First Lady visited the fasters this weekend and several Republican leaders have visited, too. However, Speaker Boehner has failed to acknowledge their presence or efforts in any way, even though he’s the prime target of their call to action.
The fasters represent millions of aspiring Americans who are suffering because Speaker Boehner won't budge -- tell him to visit the fasters and pledge to call a House vote on immigration reform!
Why is this important?
Where is Speaker Boehner?
For three weeks, a group of activists have been praying and going without food in plain view of the Capitol building in order to call attention to the House's inaction on immigration reform.
Surviving only on water, the fasters--led by SEIU, immigrant rights and labor leader Eliseo Medina--have already received personal visits from President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Republican members of Congress, including Rep. Jeff Denham and Rep. David Valadao.
During these three weeks, as the fasters get weaker and weaker, the leader of the House -- Speaker John Boehner -- is nowhere to be seen.
Every day that Speaker Boehner refuses to allow a vote on immigration reform means another 1,100 aspiring Americans will be ripped apart from their families and communities.
Speaker Boehner should visit the fasters and commit to a vote on immigration reform. These longterm fasters and thousands of other solidarity fasters across the U.S. are taking desperate measures in order to stand up for the 11 million aspiring Americans the House has neglected. These fasters deserve a personal visit from Speaker Boehner and a pledge from him to act on reform.
For three weeks, a group of activists have been praying and going without food in plain view of the Capitol building in order to call attention to the House's inaction on immigration reform.
Surviving only on water, the fasters--led by SEIU, immigrant rights and labor leader Eliseo Medina--have already received personal visits from President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Republican members of Congress, including Rep. Jeff Denham and Rep. David Valadao.
During these three weeks, as the fasters get weaker and weaker, the leader of the House -- Speaker John Boehner -- is nowhere to be seen.
Every day that Speaker Boehner refuses to allow a vote on immigration reform means another 1,100 aspiring Americans will be ripped apart from their families and communities.
Speaker Boehner should visit the fasters and commit to a vote on immigration reform. These longterm fasters and thousands of other solidarity fasters across the U.S. are taking desperate measures in order to stand up for the 11 million aspiring Americans the House has neglected. These fasters deserve a personal visit from Speaker Boehner and a pledge from him to act on reform.