Petition updateWe want to see Trump's tax returns.We are Losing! Senate to Vote on Trumpcare by July 4th! Please Call Today!

Nancy HuehnergarthChappaqua, NY, United States

Jun 19, 2017
BAD NEWS! We are LOSING on Trumpcare right now!
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to hold a vote on the Senate's SECRET health care bill before July 4th. If the bill is similar to the House's bill, as we fear, it will cause 23 million to lose health insurance, tens of millions to lose coverage for pre-existing conditions, loss of Medicaid coverage for millions and massive increases in insurance premiums for Americans age 50+.
From Ezra Levin, executive director of Indivisible (indivisibleguide.com), which has led the charge on beating back Trumpcare. (Indivisible has also been demanding to see Trump's tax returns!):
'McConnell’s strategy of keeping the public in the dark is working.
Assuming the current (low) level of constituent pressure, most DC insiders put chances at around 60-70% that the GOP passes Trumpcare.
McConnell’s strategy is cynical and effective. Secret negotiations means no news. No news means less outrage from the public. Make no mistake: McConnell is VERY VERY good at his job. There is a reason he’s keeping us in the dark on Trumpcare -- IT’S WORKING.
McConnell is afraid of ONE THING right now: CONSTITUENT PRESSURE on persuadable Republicans. That's why he’s negotiating in SECRET.
So are we screwed? NO. There’s a role YOU can play whether you have a Republican or Democratic Senator.
GOT A REPUBLICAN SENATOR? Do not stop pressuring! Make calls. Make office visits. Hold sit-ins. You can use these talking points:
1) As your constituent, I DEMAND to see the Senate's Trumpcare bill that is being written behind closed doors, way before you vote on it;
2) If the Senate's Trumpcare bill doesn't offer protections for people with pre-existing conditions, or if it bumps millions of people off of health insurance, it is IMMORAL AND UNACCEPTABLE;
3) Leave Obamacare INTACT and make fixes to the program -- fixes that experts have said could make the program more affordable and better;
4) If you vote for a weak Trumpcare bill that hurts tens of millions of Americans, I will work to DEFEAT you in your next election.
GOT A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR? Tell him/her it’s time to take TOUGH actions to protect your constituents like:
1) Withholding consent to slow the Senate to a halt;
2) Filibustering by amendment the Trumpcare bill if it does not get a public hearing.
So, to be clear: we’re losing but haven’t lost. You have power. Your Senators care what you think. They care about your stories. Fight back and we will win!'
Here's how to reach your Senators TODAY:
1) Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. An operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.
2) If you don't know the names of your Senators, the operator will tell you their names, if you give them the name of your state.
3) You'll have to call the switchboard TWICE to speak to both of your Senators -- and do leave a message for both!
If your Senator's line is continually busy or mailbox full, try the next day.
DON'T LET MITCH MCCONNELL AND HIS UNETHICAL SECRET TRUMPCARE DELIBERATIONS WIN! If everyone who signed this petition would call their Senators, that volume of calls alone, would persuade many Republicans to rethink their support of Trumpcare.
Thank you!
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