The House’s proposed budget includes $880B in cuts to Medicaid. This will impact tens of millions of Americans, leaving many without any healthcare at all. This is being used to allow for more tax cuts for the wealthy.

Almost every one of us have someone we love who depends on this social safety net.

This won’t only affect those on Medicaid, but will also have a significant impact to people’s livelihoods whose organizations (hospitals, nursing homes, mental health facilities, etc.).

I know it’s easy to feel powerless and pessimistic, but we still have power. They need to feel the pressure.

Please take 2-3 mins to call, or 1 min to email, your representatives. Calling is better. Do both if you can.

Call: find your representatives number at this website: https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/

You can use this script:

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY]. I’m calling to demand you oppose H.R. 740, the Veterans Access Act, which would contribute to dismantling the Veterans Health Administration. The legislation will be detrimental to the health care of over 9 million U.S. military veterans, and ultimately divert public funds to the private sector. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Email: https://democracy.io/

This will send a blast email to all your elected officials at once. You can use the script below:

As your constituent, I am urging you to say no to the massive cuts to Medicaid currently proposed in the Budget Resolution in the House of Representatives right now. Medicaid is the primary source of health care for millions of people in this country, and also serves as a critical safety net to keep people with disabilities in their homes and communities and out of abusive institutions. These cuts would harm every single one of these lives – especially women, families, disabled adults, seniors, and children with disabilities in schools.

Medicaid enables individuals to participate in the economic, social, and civic life of the nation. These cuts would not only maliciously harm the lives and liberty of millions of people enrolled in the program, but it would have national consequences for all of us. Please, say no to any cuts and save Medicaid now.