Call 1-888-897-9753
on January 9!
As we begin the 115th Congress and a new
presidential administration, we need to do all we can to protect healthcare as
Congress attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Call your Senators
now to protect healthcare. Call 1-888-897-9753. Tell them to vote NO on
S.Con.Res.3.
The Trump campaign promised that no one who currently has
coverage under the ACA would be without coverage under a new plan. The challenge:
Just last week, Congress took the first step in their plan to rush through a
repeal of the ACA in a budget resolution, which would speed up the process of
dismantling the ACA without proposing an alternative.
Legislators are using the budget process to dismantle the
ACA by eliminating tax breaks, subsidies, and more. These changes would further
increase our national debt, and it is a sneaky and irresponsible move by
Congress to dismantle the economic structures that support the ACA.
This strategy is not acceptable
for the millions of Americans who stand to lose coverage. It will spread
fear in 20 million people who receive healthcare through the ACA and countless
others who have benefitted from the ACA. Congress must ensure they have a
viable plan in place to protect the lives of millions of people.
For
more than 60 years, Presbyterian General Assemblies have been calling for
reform of the U.S. health system, urging the establishment of a national
medical plan that will ensure universal health coverage for all persons
residing in the United States. In 1988, the Assembly wrote, “Jesus’ command to
love our neighbor requires persons with plentiful health resources both to
comprehend the condition of those persons without basic health care and to
share the means to health.” In other words, it is our collective responsibility
as a community, and as a nation, to make sure that all people have access to
the means to good health – that is, access to quality, affordable,
comprehensive health coverage.
Call your
Senators now to protect healthcare! Call 1-888-897-9753.
(Call twice to be connected
to both of your Senators)
When you call, here’s what you might say:
“Hi,
my name is [NAME], and I am a constituent from [CITY/TOWN]. As a person of
faith, I believe that healthcare is a basic human right, and a core part of my
faith’s teaching. Please tell the Senator that they should oppose any repeal of
the Affordable Care Act.
Changes
to healthcare should not happen unless there is a viable replacement to ensure
millions of Americans continue to receive affordable, quality healthcare. This is a matter of life and death. Please
vote NO on any legislation that includes repealing the Affordable Care Act
without a suitable alternative in place. Vote NO on S.Con.Res.3.”
