From NATIONAL C2A HEALTH CARE
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HEALTH CARE?
Yesterday (Friday, July 14, 2017) Senator Mitch McConnell came back with a new bill which still makes huge cuts to Medicaid and still allows for insurance companies to sell plans that deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. The Congressional Budget Office estimates of how many people are covered (and how many people will lose coverage) are scheduled to be delivered next week. But the bottom line is the same: voting yes for this bill will take away health care coverage for millions of Americans and impose higher premiums and reduced coverage for our most vulnerable. [This is true even when Senator McCain returns from his government paid for surgery]
As of right now, the question is whether he has the votes in the Senate that he needs to get this bill passed (a minimum of 50 of the 52 Republican votes, which would create a tie likely to be broken by Vice President Pence). Two Republican Senators have issued firm Nos. One more No vote would mean the bill fails.
Now is the time to step up to the plate! A few simple phone calls could be the difference between life and death for millions of Americans.
Please use the scripts and the lists of Senators below to express your concerns. There are two separate scripts, based on whether the Senator is in favor of a more moderate plan, or a more conservative plan. Regardless of why the Senator might vote No, we want that No vote!
Only have time for one call per Senator? Use the (202) numbers for their Washington offices.
Please post this to your pages and encourage your friends (especially in the home states of these senators) to call!
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SCRIPT 1: Hello, I'm calling Senator ________________ to express my concerns about the revised health care bill. With significant cuts to Medicaid and allowances for insurance companies to sell unregulated plans that restrict coverage, this plan will leave millions of Americans without the health care that they need to live. [Insert personal anecdote here if you have one.] Please, please vote NO on this bill!
Dean Heller (Nevada)
202-224-6244
Rob Portman (Ohio)
202-224-3353
614-469-6774
513-684-3265
216-522-7095
419-259-3895
Susan Collins (Maine)
202-224-2523
207-622-8414
207- 945-0417
207- 283-1101
207- 493-7873
207- 784-6969
207- 780-3575
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
202-224-6665
907-271-3735
907-456-0233
907-586-7277
907-376-7665
907-283-5808
907-225-6880
Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia)
202-224-6472
304-347-5372
304-262-9285
304-292-2310
304-347-5372
Bob Corker (Tennessee)
202-224-3344
901-683-1910
John McCain (Arizona)
202-224-2235
602-952-2410
520-670-6334
Mike Rounds (South Dakota)
202-224-5842
605-224-1450
605-343-5035
Bill Cassidy (Louisiana)
202- 224-5824
John Hoeven (North Dakota)
202-224-2551
701-250-4618
701-746-8972
701-580-4535
701-838-1361
701-239-5389
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SCRIPT 2: Hello, I'm calling Senator ________________ to express my concerns about the revised health care bill. Senator McConnell is not honoring the full repeal of the ACA as he promised and I am concerned that this will not lower my healthcare costs. The government should not be in the business of subsidizing insurance companies. We need a better bill - please, please vote NO!
Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania)
202-224-4254
610-434-1444
814-453-3010
717-782-3951
Jeff Flake (Arizona)
202-224-4521
Cory Gardner (Colorado)
202-224-5941
Ted Cruz (Texas)
202-224-5922
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)
202-224-5323
414-276-7282
920-230-7250
Rand Paul (Kentucky)
202-224-4343
Mike Lee (Utah)
202-224-5444
Ben Sasse (Nebraska)
202-224-4224
Thank you to Action Together Connecticut for creating this Call to Action!!!
July 15, 2017
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July 17, 2017
