Daily Yopp! 6.19.17 Health Care Battle Intensifies

We really need to get back on the phones and call our senators about the AHCA (American Health Care Act or the "Repeal Obamacare Act").

The Senate is pretty much split along party lines with support for Trumpcare. The key to stopping this terrible bill (which has about 17% support from the public) is to get a few Republicans to jump ship and vote no. We'd also like the Democrats to mount a strong defense against the bill. I know the recent shooting in DC has politicians and pundits on both sides calling for an end to the negative rhetoric, but please don't let the politicization of this incident sway you from your resolve. Calling your senator and demanding that they do everything they can to resist unvetted legislation that will likely harm millions of Americans is not negative rhetoric. It's patriotism and compassion wrapped together.

So the action for this week (and in perpetuity until this terrible bill goes away) is to call your senators. We gotta go! Gotta get the job done!

If you are calling a GOP senator, use this sample call script for Republican senators from Indivisible.org.

If you are calling a Democatic senator, use this sample call script for Democratic senators (also from Indivisible.org). The main goal here is to encourage the Democrats to use all means available to block this legislation -- notably to withhold consent for any procedural shortcuts and to filibuster by amendment, which means to essentially jam up the legislative process.

Check the links above for more details. And remember that Trump and the GOP are counting on We the People to fall into summer laziness and not call. Rumor has it that call volume has decreased. It's critical that they know we are still here and still care.

Additional actions for Californians from Enact Universal Healthcare for California. If you are in California, there's a push for Senate Bill 562.

6/19-6/23 Hey Californians, it's time to call & write! We need your help to get SB562 amended with the funding plan and through the Assembly with 2/3rds majority. Call everyone, call early, call often. Links and targets below. 

What to say: 

When you call & write, tell them to support SB562 with the funding recommendations in the UMass-Amherst fiscal study.  

https://www.peri.umass.edu/…/996-economic-analysis-of-the-h…Text of SB-562: 

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fac…/billNavClient.xhtml… 

Who to call: 

1) Call & write your local Assembly member 

* Dial 855-271-8515 from your phone to be automatically connected to your state assemblymember* Fill out this form and it'll call you: https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/content/sb562-assembly/…* Use the Legislature's form to find your Assemblymember's phone and email information:http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ 

2) Call Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon(916) 319-2063 Sacramento(562) 529-3250 South Gate 

3) Call Assemblymember Jim Wood - Health Committee Chairperson(916) 319-2002 Sacramento(707) 445-7014 Eureka(707) 463-5770 Mendocino(707) 576-2526 Sonoma 

4) Call the rest of the Assembly Health Committeehttp://ahea.assembly.ca.gov/membersstaff 

5) Call & write Governor Jerry Brown. Land his support *now*, or legislators will use his non-support as an excuse! Call (916) 445-2841Email https://govnews.gov.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php 

BONUS ** The 4 Democratic hold-outs from the Senate vote:Sen. Steve Glazer (voted NO) - (916) 651-4007 - (925) 258-1176 - (925) 754-1461Sen. Ben Hueso (Didn't vote) - (916) 651-4040 - (619) 409-7690 - (760) 335-3442Sen. Richard Pan (Didn't vote) - (916) 651-4006 - (916) 262-2904 Sen. Richard Roth (Didn't vote) - (916) 651-4031 - (951) 680-6750 (951) 443-4078