Fish for the Future

Protect Our Water, Break a Record

Water is the lifeblood of our region. The Great Lakes are where it all begins, containing 84% of North America’s surface fresh water. We all know how important it is to keep our lakes clean, and that's why we can't let Enbridge’s dangerous Line 5 oil pipeline continue to threaten our waterways.

We’re setting out to break the record for the largest display of origami fish, and we want YOU to be part of it! Each paper fish represents our shared commitment to protecting the Great Lakes.

Join Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and Wisconsin Sierra Culb to break the record for the largest display of origami fish! Let’s show the world that we’re united in protecting our waterways and shutting down Line 5 for once and for all. 

GET STARTED HERE.

March 19 Mayor Forum

 

AARP Mayoral Candidate Forum

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

6:00pm – 7:30pm 

Cappella Performing Arts Center

Join us for Politics & Pints: La Crosse Mayoral Edition! Hear from candidates on making the city livable for all. Free event for 21+, drink ticket & appetizers. Register now!

Join us for Politics & Pints: La Crosse Mayoral Edition! Hear from mayoral candidates Christine Kahlow and Shaundel Washington Spivey on making the city livable for all ages and all abilities Let’s discuss how local policies can help.

Free event for 21+, includes a drink ticket and appetizers.

Register now at https://aarp.cventevents.com/event/d464d5a3-20c3-42d4-918c-82df4786d65d/regProcessStep1

Call Right Now

This continuing resolution makes all the illegal impoundments, closings, and firings legal. "This CR might as well be called the DOGE ENABLEMENT ACT." - Sam Seder, Majority Report

From Indivisible: Senate Republicans need Democratic votes to pass anything, but instead of negotiating in good faith, they’re pushing for an MAGA continuing resolution (CR) that makes extreme cuts that will jeopardize Social Security, leave tens of thousands of families without homes or food, and slashes benefits to veterans. Instead of trying to rein in the Trump and Musk power grab, this CR legitimizes it.

Almost every House Democrat stood united and voted NO on this CR. Now it’s time for Senate Dems to take a stand and oppose this outrageous bill. They must use their leverage, hold the line, and insist on a clean, short-term CR that keeps the government open without giving Trump and Musk a blank check. 

If Democrats are unified in support of a short-term CR and Republicans choose to shut down the government rather than agree to their reasonable demands, Republicans will own the shutdown. Then, we can use the March recess to hold those Republicans accountable and make their time in-district as painful as possible, so that they’re forced to negotiate a funding bill that includes ironclad safeguards to rein in Trump and Musk and protects essential programs. 

But we need Democrats to stay strong and not flinch. They must vote NO on cloture, which ends debate and allows for a simple-majority vote on final passage of the bill, until they have guaranteed they have enough votes to actually win a clean 30 day CR.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has indicated he will vote yes along with enough Democrats to pass the Republicans' CR. They are voting this morning. Call now.

It takes one senator to deny unanimous consent for a time agreement. The House Dems, the federal workers, everyone opposed to the Schumer Surrender would be happy to have additional time to gather 41 no votes on final cloture. Any senator can do it. - David Dayen. Call your senators now. (A Guide to Unanimous Consent) 

“Hello. My name is [your name], I’m a resident of [your state] and I’m calling to ask the Senator to VOTE NO on cloture and VOTE NO on the House-passed Continuing Resolution. This bill is a devastating ratification of the Elon Musk coup and I’m calling to ask you to VOTE NO ON CLOTURE.”

"The Republicans' extreme spending bill removes all of the guardrails and all of the accountability measures to ensure that money is being spent in the way that Congress had directed for it to be spent. This turns the federal government into a slush fund for Donald Trump and Elon Musk. It sacrifices Congressional authority, and it's deeply partisan. To me, is is almost unthinkable why  Senate Democrats would hand the few pieces of leverage that we have for free when we've been sent here to protect Social Security, protect Medicaid, and protect Medicare." - Alexandria Ocasio Cortez 

Fax (202-228-3027) or email Schumer (reports are that his voicemails are full) and his aides:

• Senator at Schumer.senate.gov
• mike_lynch at schumer.senate.gov
• meghan_taira at schumer.senate.gov

"This CR empowers DOGE, continues the random wacky cuts, projects Donald Trump from the consequences of his actions, eliminates the possibility that Congress could stop the tariff wars. It is full of radioactive poison wrapped in a nougat-filled layer, covered in dessicated moose shit, rolled up in asbestos  and you're not going to convince me it's a fucking bon bon, Chuck Schumer." - Rick Wilson, The Lincoln Project

Is our Democrats Learning? Update: NO - David Dayen, American Prospect

"This is an outrage. What [Schumer] is doing is giving the stamp of approval to Donald Trump to move money around to continue the unilateral destruction of the federal government. It is helping Elon Musk and Donald Trump." - Jen Rubin, The Contrarian 

"This is not a bill that would simply continue the funding levels of the government for the next half year. This is a power giveaway to an executive already drunk with power. This would embolden the president to continue tearing down government services  closing Social Security offices, illegally withholding funds, illegally seizing more and more authority from the US Congress, ... But worst of all, in my view, is we would be giving it to him." - Sen. Adam Schiff

Black Thursday in the Democratic Senate: An Explainer by Josh Marshall, TPM "Schumer went to floor and announced that Republicans didn’t have the votes for cloture. On first glance it appeared his caucus had decided to defy the President and his congressional party. But it was a ploy. He was playing his voters for fools."

"Trump and OMB Dir. Russ Vought are already crafting a plan to impound some of the funding in the coming CR, multiple sources tell me. Further spending cuts were part of GOP leaders’ pitch to conservatives when CR passed House last week." - Liz Elkind, Fox Congressional Reporter

Hands Off Medicaid Town Hall

Monday, March 24, 2025
Doors @ 5:30, Event @ 6:00

UW-La Crosse Student Union

521 East Ave N, La Crosse

(accessibly by #4 MTU bus)

President Trump and Elon Musk have announced plans to cut Medicaid by nearly a trillion dollars — money they'll hand over to billionaires. These cuts will run people out of their homes, tank local economies, and cost lives. We need to join together and fight back.

Join State Sen. Brad Pfaff and State Reps. Tara Johnson, Steve Doyle, and Jill Billings as we learn about what's at stake for all of us, hear from our neighbors who are directly at risk, and talk about what we're doing to fight back and how you can get involved.

Whether you're already ready to march, you have a story to share, or if you have questions that need answers, join us on March 24 at 5:30pm in the UW-L Student Union.

Hosted by Citizen Action Wisconsin Driftless Co-op. RSVP here:  https://secure.everyaction.com/CDKiYCTr4U2IuYbVJLNsGw2

CALL SENATORS NOW!

Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.

Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. The GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that, and they know it.

TODAY is the showdown. 

It should be very clear: any vote for Cloture will be considered a vote for the bill.

People aren’t going to be tricked with procedural games. They know exactly what is going on.

• Defend Medicaid.
• Vote NO on Cloture.
• NO on bill. 

CALL NOW 

Baldwin (WI) 202-224-5653

Smith (MN) 202-224-5641

Klobuchar (MN) 202-224-3244

The Democrats are preparing to cave. "Senate Ds, led by @schumer.senate.gov, want to offer the base show votes instead of forcing a real negotiation with Rs, because they think they will lose. l @schumer.senate.gov is whipping Ds to vote for the Trump-Musk coup continuing resolution. The plan is that at least 8 Ds vote *for* cloture, then offer amendments to "improve" the CR which will fail, then cast a meaningless vote against the CR. Schumer is looking to scam the American people. Democrats have announced they intend to vote for cloture in return for meaningless show votes on amendments they know will fail." 

Result: No filibuster and only 50+ votes needed to pass. KEEP CALLING.