How to Contact Congress
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Scroll down for easy instructions on how to call and email Congress,
including a phone script and an email template you can use when you contact them.
#Medicare4All Script for Calling Congress
Ask for the Chief of Staff or Health Care Aid, not just the first person who answers the phone, and use these scripts to help shape your call.
"Hi, my name is ____________. I am calling to voice my strong opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act. In fact, I believe that single payer is the only option that will both provide universal coverage, and contain skyrocketing healthcare costs. The majority of Americans and physicians support a national health insurance program like improved Medicare for everyone. What is Representative/Senator ___________ 's position on national, single payer health care?
If you don't get to speak to a person and can leave a message:
Hi, my name is ____________. I am calling to voice my strong opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act. In fact, I believe that single payer is the only option that will both provide universal coverage, and contain skyrocketing healthcare costs. The majority of Americans and physicians support a national health insurance program like improved Medicare for everyone. The proposed GOP Care which involves a repeal of the ACA and letting market forces determine care is unconscionable and unacceptable. I urge Representative/Senator ___________ to support Medicare for All.
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House committee sites and contact information: house.gov/committees
Senate committee sites and contact information: senate.gov/committees/committees_home.htm
#Medicare4All
ResourcesMore information, fact sheets and links on why we need #Medicare4All. We also have graphics to share on social media and info on other ways to promote #Medicare4All.
Contact Congress!
With your help we can send a strong message to elected officials that their constituents, and the vast majority of the U.S. public, want single-payer national health insurance, an improved “Medicare for All.”
Call and email Congress now! Tell your representatives that our dysfunctional system of financing through private insurers must be replaced by an efficient and equitable single-payer system.
We want to reach all members of Congress with our message.
Every call and email counts.
With your help we can send a strong message to elected officials that their constituents, and the vast majority of the U.S. public, want single-payer national health insurance, an improved “Medicare for All.”
Why do we need #Medicare4All?Despite being the most expensive, the United States’ healthcare system ranks #37 in the world for efficiency — the lowest of all industrialized countries. The best-ranked healthcare systems in the world are publicly funded & single-payer.
Copy & Paste This #Medicare4All Email
I am writing to voice my strong opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act. In fact, I believe that single payer is the only option that will both provide universal coverage, and contain skyrocketing healthcare costs. The majority of Americans and physicians support a national health insurance program like improved Medicare for everyone. The proposed GOP Care which involves a repeal of the ACA and letting market forces determine care is unconscionable and unacceptable. I urge you to support Medicare for All.
Contact Congress Now!Find & call your congresspeople
At callyourrep.co, enter your address to find phone numbers and contact information for your House Representative and State Senators, including their local district offices and Washington, D.C. office.
See below for a script you can use when you call.
Find & email your congresspeople
Visit democracy.io, enter your full street address and you'll be shown who your representatives are in the House and Senate. Click to send them all a quick email using just one form. Powered by EFF.
See below for an email template you can copy and paste into the form.