Call to Action: September 19, 2017
KILL THE BILL: STOP THE LAST-DITCH ACA REPEAL
#NoScoreNoVote
#ProtectOurCare
#KillTheBill
The GOP is obsessed with repealing Obamacare/ACA, thereby ending healthcare for millions. Today, the GOP is expected to meet to discuss the latest repeal bill, the Graham-Cassidy-Heller amendment.http://bit.ly/2x9Xgc0
Graham’s legislation appears to be equally damaging as its predecessors, if not worse. (http://bit.ly/2hl1hUu, http://bit.ly/2ygCwx0).
However, we won’t know the exact impact of the bill for weeks – how it will affect insurance premiums or how many people would lose coverage. Yet, the GOP will likely push for a vote before then. They want to exploit the limited window that allows them to pass the bill with only 50 votes. http://wapo.st/2x9LUEP Sponsor Lindsey Graham wants the GOP to be as determined to repeal the ACA as Democrats were to pass it (http://bit.ly/2w0SFoF).
The clock is ticking. Congress has until midnight September 30th.
Our Senators Wyden and Merkley can make a huge difference: they can run out the clock by slowing senate business, withholding unanimous consent and filibustering by amendment. http://bit.ly/2xL9WGW
They can demand that no vote occurs until we know its full impact from the Congressional Budget Office. Please urge them on by calling every day!
NO SCORE, NO VOTE!
**ACTION 1: CALL OUR SENATORS (if you can’t call during business hours, leave a voice mail! It all makes a difference!)**
SAMPLE SCRIPT:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon, zip code [–]. I am OUTRAGED by the latest GOP ACA repeal bill: the Graham-Cassidy-Heller Amendment. Thank you for leading the charge to stop prior repeal attempts; I’m imploring you to do it again. Please run out the clock by slowing senate business to a crawl. Withhold unanimous consent on all Senate business and filibuster by amendment to stop this bill. Demand a CBO score before any vote, so the Senate knows what they’re voting on. Thank you “
**ACTION 2: FILIBUSTER BY AMENDMENT**
If Graham-Cassidy-Heller gets to the floor our Senators can filibuster by amendment to slow down the process. We need everyone to create as many amendments as they can at https://www.ouramendments.org/.
**ACTION 3: SHARE THIS POST WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY**
Especially in red states!
Share this post with friends and family. Talk to them about why it is so important to stop Trumpcare. And help them to call and tell their Senators to vote NO on the bill. Here are resources and numbers for swing Senators https://www.trumpcareten.org/
SENATOR MERKLEY
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/
SENATOR WYDEN
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
