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by Causes | 6.10.19

Welcome to Monday, June 10, suns and moons...

President Donald Trump and his political pundits have declared victory in the tariffs standoff with Mexico.

\"The Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended,\" the president tweeted on Friday. \"Mexico, in turn, has agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border.\"

Immigrant rights advocates argued that the deal does nothing to address the root of the problem: poverty and violence in the regions from which migrants are fleeing.

“In general, I don’t think that this agreement stems the flow,” Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, said in an interview. “The situation in Central America is pretty dire. There are no examples in modern history of us being able to enforce our way out of a migration crisis like this.”

Do you support Trump's deal with Mexico and a suspension of threatened tariffs?

On the Radar

Blue Dogs on Deficit

Twenty Democratic lawmakers from the centrist Blue Dog Coalition have written a letter warning House Democratic leadership not to bring bills to the floor that would increase the deficit.

The letter comes after the House on Tuesday passed the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6), which would provide legal status and a path to citizenship for roughly 2.7 million ‘Dreamers’ and recipients of Temporary Protected Status.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that over the next decade the bill would increase deficits by $34.6 billion by making those granted legal status eligible for federal welfare programs, such as health insurance subsidies, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps).

This chart from USAFacts show how average enrollment in Medicaid grown every year since the program was expanded under Obamacare in 2010:

See what SNAP's been up to, then tell your reps:

Should House Democrats abide by the PAYGO rule to avoid increasing the deficit?

Legal, With Restrictions

More than three-quarters of Americans say they want Roe v. Wade upheld, but a strong majority also want to see restrictions placed on abortion rights, according to a new poll by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist.

77% of respondents said the Supreme Court should uphold the landmark decision that gave women the right to have an abortion.
26% of Americans want to keep Roe in place, but add more restrictions.
21% want to see Roe expanded to establish the right to abortion under any circumstance.

Do you want to see restrictions on abortion rights?

Under the Radar

Maineframe

Internet service providers (ISPs) in Maine are now banned from using, selling, or distributing consumer data without their consent.

The Act to Protect the Privacy of Online Consumer Information, which goes into effect on July 1, 2020, will require ISPs to ask for permission before they sell or share their customers’ data to a third party.

“With this common-sense law, Maine people can access the internet with the knowledge and comfort that their personal information cannot be bought or sold by their ISPs without their express approval,\" Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) said in a statement.

But Christina Fisher, an executive director at TechNet, a coalition of 84 technology companies, argued, \"No other state has passed language similar to that contained in [this bill], and Maine should avoid being the first to attempt to regulate an interstate service.\"

Should ISPs need consent to sell user data?

Your Gov at a Glance 👀

The White House: President Trump in D.C.

At 11:30am EDT, the president will receive his intelligence briefing.
At 12:30pm EDT, the president will have lunch with the vice president.
At 3:00pm EDT, the president will participate in a meeting on Major League Baseball's efforts to combat human trafficking.
At 4:00pm EDT, the president will greet the 103rd Indianapolis 500 champions - Team Penske.

The House of Representatives: In

\nVoting on a bill to encourage the United Nations to be prevent child marriages in UN refugee camps.
\nVoting on a bill to develop a strategy to bolster tourism between the U.S. and Mexico.

The Senate: In

\nVoting on the confirmation of a district court judge, and two federal claims court judges.

What You're Saying

Here's how you're answering Should Assaulting a Journalist Be a Federal Crime?

(Follow Jill's comment here.)

(Follow Lois' comment here.)

But wait, there's more!

And, in the End…

On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, which aimed to eliminate wage discrimination based on a worker’s sex.

Alas, according to 2017 Census Bureau data, the average woman working full time earned around 80% of what males earned in the same profession.

Let's try to balance both sides in honor of Mom's Equal Pay Day,

—Josh Herman

Talk to us via email at contact [at] countable.us. And don’t forget to keep in touch @Countable.

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