The Friday rally will not be held because the targeted vote for cloture was held on Thursday.
Senator Fetterman voted "Nay"
Senator McCormick voted "Yea"
See the roll call vote here: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00013.htm
On TUESDAY, JANUARY 27th through FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, join Indivisible Pittsburgh and many partnering organizations to tell our US Senators to Block Cloture and Say NO to the DHS Funding Bill which funds ICE.
We will gather at NOON each day in front of the office at 1000 Liberty Ave. Bring a sign and a letter to the senators if you can. Dress for the weather (it will be COLD).
LWVPGH is a cosponsor of this rally which is in line with the recent LWVUS Call to Action.
LWVUS Call to Action:
Urge your federal representatives to:
1. Refuse to vote for any Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill that includes increased funding for ICE or Border
Patrol, including funds for detention.
2. Refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for DHS beyond January 30 unless it:
a. Strengthens restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol’s ability to conduct dragnet arrest operations
and target people based on their race, language or accent, place of employment, or location at
the time of the apprehension;
b. Ends border patrol deployment to our cities and rejects its ever-expanding mandate in
immigration enforcement; and
c. Limits DHS's reprogramming and transfer authority, including specifically preventing
reprogramming and transferring funds for detention.