Act NOW for Pandemic Funding
Please call and email REPEATEDLY throughout this month to let Congress know that we must approve funding for pandemic needs. These funds will be included in the larger Omnibus bill and we must make sure that it doesn’t get cut out. Please see below a script that you can use for your reps and senators. In addition, there is a list at the end of specific officials, along with names of staffers that are critical to the decision making process–please reach out to them ESPECIALLY if you are one of their constituents.
You can do regular, daily messages to your senators and reps via ResistBot – please get the word out daily. Cut to the chase– Text Sign PIPJZU to 50409 and you will be able to send all your elected officials the letter below in a matter of seconds.
Lastly, please get loud on social media, tag your elected officials and use the hashtag #FundPandemicPlans
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Script/Email:
Dear [XXX/if applicable, name of staffer for target senators from list below],
I am calling/writing today to urgently ask that [elected official’s name] support President Biden's request for emergency pandemic funding in the December Omnibus bill. The funding would help our communities prepare for the winter surge, which has already overwhelmed children’s hospitals and lay the groundwork for a healthier nation that is able to work and live life to the fullest. The funds from this bill will be critical for free access to Covid tests, vaccines and treatments, including funding for Long Covid research, next generation vaccines and solutions such as FDA clearance for preventive nasal sprays already available around the world. And children must be included in these plans so the next generation can grow up healthy.
By investing in a healthy community, we not only protect the most vulnerable among us, but we also allow people to stay at work and grow the economy. Please fully support the Omnibus bill’s funding for the pandemic. This is the time to invest in pandemic research and solutions to ensure a stronger community for the future.
Sincerely, XXX
Contacts
Find your senator here.
Find your representative here.
Appropriations Committee - Senate
Appropriations Committee - House
HELP - Senate
Coronavirus Committee - House
Please spend extra time on the following elected officials:
Senator Murray (D-WA)
Senator Reed (D-RI)
Senator Durbin (D-IL)
Senator Tester (D-MT)
Senator Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Senator Shaheen (D-NH)
Senator Coons (D-DE)
Senator Murphy (D-CT)
Senator Murkowski (R-AK)
Senator Burr (R-NC)
Senator Boozman (R-AR)
Senator Capito (R-WV)
Senator Collins (R-ME)
Senator Rubio (R-FL)
Senator Cassidy (R-LA)