{"id":11970,"date":"2024-12-05T17:17:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T22:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/?p=11970"},"modified":"2024-12-05T17:17:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T22:17:36","slug":"support-drive-safe-in-lame-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/2024\/support-drive-safe-in-lame-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Drive SAFE in Lame Duck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Michigan&#8217;s legislative session enters its final weeks, we need to push elected officials to act with courage and urgency. In order to do that, we need all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please help pressure our elected officials to move the Drive SAFE bills (HB 4410, 4411, 4412 and SB 265, 266, 267) for a vote during the lame duck session. These bills would go a long way to protect Michigan families from deportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take 60 seconds and use this link to send an email to Governor Whitmer, Speaker Joe Tate, &amp; Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks to demand they deliver for regular people while they can: <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fdelivermi%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1IT72pr2rWwycsGxD9NfivgdebtK5Aw2B2dXJxcPMTWVnNSj6KvhKNslY_aem_ii6k89czukKUaaXueocx3A&amp;h=AT0QtSmENDP1JoUCJZY91lSgAihbdWLDez7B4fUg7l1vx0UOJpMe5SpxL-UHW5s7MW8BixpHW-TVvqKnXbZ6UQJQX1eyD7sXZuFHeyO2Gm6nVyttWDldyV6u4VSSqwqFsA&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c%5b0%5d=AT0VnQ68N09ZG1wEdgAufcku9qgq2vYpe6Ta2ZeqQ3fH3k2d7HkrKFy2QijHHSnwRjXqXfMMiQa19gXX2th_uDsQxPhB8swBkU_9MzEcSTA_peMi4t-0UAd-Oya1LYWKPYZ2J8lbyxUzLCVmkin24T0zZ9sgPHfoupcTGUCEy5fC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/delivermi<\/a> (This letter asked them to support Drive SAFE legislation and other bills for Michigan families.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This legislation will help Michigan families live with dignity and participate in everyday activities without fear. A driver\u2019s license allows parents to take their children to school, attend medical appointments, and run essential errands\u2014activities fundamental to any family\u2019s well-being. It will also foster trust between law enforcement and communities, ensuring all residents feel safe seeking help when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/E6x7aFH4sEKzcCD1-zecGQ2?emci=862f7820-71b2-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&amp;emdi=66175cfc-21b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&amp;ceid=7617346\" target=\"_blank\">REGISTER HERE<\/a> to join us for a Rally in Lansing to Support Drive SAFE bills on December 10th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take a moment today to contact your legislator.<\/strong> Feel free to edit and personalize your message.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Governor Gretchen Whitmer<\/strong> &#8211; 517-335-7858<br><strong>Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks<\/strong> &#8211; 517-373-1801<br><strong>House Speaker Joe Tate<\/strong> &#8211; 517- 373-0857<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drive SAFE Email\/Phone Script&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Hello, my name is (blank) and I live in (blank) and I am asking that you move the driver&#8217;s license <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivemichiganforward.com\/faq\">Drive SAFE bills<\/a><strong> (HB 4410, 4411, 4412 and SB 265, 266, 267) <\/strong>for a vote during the lame duck session. These bills would go a long way to protect Michigan families from deportation during the upcoming Trump administration. Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Michigan&#8217;s legislative session enters its final weeks, we need to push elected officials to act with courage and urgency. In order to do that, we need all of us. Please help pressure our elected officials to move the Drive SAFE bills (HB 4410, 4411,&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/2024\/support-drive-safe-in-lame-duck\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11971,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11970\/revisions\/11971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}