AMERICA NEEDS QUALITY AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO THRIVE

Jump to today’s actions:

Call the Senate
Call the House

Background

The pandemic proves we must all have healthcare to thrive. President Biden, VP Harris, and Congressional Democrats took steps to improve our healthcare with the American Rescue plan by building on the ACA, decreasing hunger, and cutting poverty. The administration has also helped vaccinate 200 million Americans against COVID. So many are being helped after years of GOP defunding healthcare while passing tax cuts for themselves and their donors.

Now America needs Democrats to go further. Healthcare is vital infrastructure needed to keep this country running – along with roads, broadband, childcare, and paid leave. President Biden’s American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan address much of the infrastructure we need, neither mentions healthcare.

America must include healthcare in our infrastructure plans and provide everyone – no matter our zip code or how we came to America – with affordable healthcare. There are so many ways to do this: expand Medicaid, lower Medicare eligibility, lower prescription drug costs, make changes in the American Rescue plan permanent.

We must invest in America’s greatest resource – people – with quality healthcare for all. President Biden, VP Harris, and Congressional Democrats must come together and pass healthcare legislation.

1. Call the Senate.

Script Oregon Senators

SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753

My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

Thank you for being a champion of healthcare. You must make sure quality affordable healthcare is part of the infrastructure plans being discussed in Congress. We must make sure that everyone – no matter our zip code or how we came to America – has quality affordable healthcare.

SEN. WYDEN: Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

Thank you for being a champion of healthcare. You must make sure quality affordable healthcare is part of the infrastructure plans being discussed in Congress. We must make sure that everyone – no matter our zip code or how we came to America – has quality affordable healthcare.

Script for Republican Senators

D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].

The pandemic proves we must all have healthcare to survive. Your health depends on my health. Please work to pass quality affordable healthcare.

2. Call the House.

Look up your rep.

Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)

Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

Thank you for being a champion of healthcare. You must make sure quality affordable healthcare is part of the infrastructure plans being discussed in Congress. We must make sure that everyone – no matter our zip code or how we came to America – has quality affordable healthcare.

Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)

Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to say the pandemic proves we must all have healthcare to survive. Your health depends on my health. Please work to pass quality affordable healthcare.

Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)

Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

Thank you for being a champion of healthcare. You must make sure quality affordable healthcare is part of the infrastructure plans being discussed in Congress. We must make sure that everyone – no matter our zip code or how we came to America – has quality affordable healthcare.

Script for Peter DeFazio (OR-04)

Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

Thank you for being a champion of healthcare. You must make sure quality affordable healthcare is part of the infrastructure plans being discussed in Congress. We must make sure that everyone – no matter our zip code or how we came to America – has quality affordable healthcare.

Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)

Salem office: 503-588-9100 | DC office: 202-225-5711

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

Thank you for being a champion of healthcare. You must make sure quality affordable healthcare is part of the infrastructure plans being discussed in Congress. We must make sure that everyone – no matter our zip code or how we came to America – has quality affordable healthcare.