Call Your Representatives Today - 100,000 Phone Calls For Health Care

Call Your Representatives Today - 100,000 Phone Calls For Health Care

Organizing America has declared today, Tuesday October 20, the first threshold for supporters of health care reform to conquer. Constituents (that's you and me) are being asked to call their representatives today to state their support for President Obama's health care reform package, including an affordable public health insurance option for all Americans.

With crucial negotiations taking place in congress, [our] volunteers and other organizations are raising our voices to make it clear to our representatives: It's time to deliver on health insurance reform. We've set a big goal for today - 100,000 phone calls made or committed to in a single day. To hit it, we'll need your help - Will you take 5 minutes to call Congress now?

As of 12:56 pm Central Time today, 89,223 calls supporting health insurance reform have been logged.

To call your representatives, dial the numbers listed below for state Senators Landrieu and Vitter, and go to House.gov to find your district's Representative by zip code.

Senator Landrieu - (202) 224 - 5824


Senator Vitter - (202) 224 - 4623


If you live in another state, go to Senate.gov to find your senator's phone number.

If you can only make one call, please make it to Senator Landrieu, who is one of the senators President Obama has noted as a key vote for health insurance reform.

Editor's UPDATE: 3:46 pm

As of 3:46 pm, over 160,824 calls to our representatives supporting health insurance reform have been logged today! OFA has raised it's goal to 200,000 calls - so if you haven't called yet, you can still help!

I spoke with Senator Vitter's office today regarding his letter stating his position on (resisting) health care reform. His aide seemed unaware of Senator Vitter's stance, other than to say that he does not support a public option. When I read to her statements in his letter, her responses ran along the lines of "I don't know."

I spoke with my House Representative, Congressman Cao, whose aide had a fantastic grasp of the health care situation from both points of view. She stated that the Congressman would like to come out with a stronger statement supporting the reform efforts, and has not yet done so due to the fact that several bills are being discussed and he can't be sure which one will actually be voted upon. We also discussed the need for a public option, which he does not currently support but which he states he is willing to consider. When asked why he has not supported a public option, she stated that he was concerned about the effect on small businesses. I responded that small businesses would no longer be responsible for their employees'  health care if a public option were available - a position which she promised to pass on to him.

I have not been able to reach Senator Landrieu's office due to the number of calls she is currently receiving. Good work Louisiana!

Why don't you call and see if you can accomplish more than we did? Let us know how it goes! Write to us at HealthForLouisiana@gmail.com