This week, November 6th-9th, we ask all members to contact the following Senate leadership offices:
Minority Leader, Senator Chuck Schumer:
phone (202) 228-3027 — fax (202) 226-2019 — Twitter @SenSchumer
Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch:
phone (202) 224-5251 — fax (202) 224-6331 — Twitter @SenOrrinHatch
phone (202) 224-5244 — fax (202) 228-2717 — Twitter @RonWyden
Call, fax or tweet the offices listed above. A script is provided for phone calls. For faxing, use our ready-to-go
fax form. If tweeting, simply copy and paste our pre-set message. Choose your method or feel free to use
them all. Please ask your friends and family to reach out as well– the more participation, the greater the impact.
Phone script:
“Please tell Senator [name] to pass the Lymphedema Treatment Act (S497) this year. With over 325 cosponsors, this bipartisan and bicameral bill is one of the most widely supported health care bills in Congress. Millions of Americans with lymphedema – the majority of them cancer survivors – are counting on Senator [name] to modernize Medicare and close this coverage gap.”
Fax form (GoogleDocs):
Version 1 – download as a Word doc, complete then print.
Version 2 – print then complete by hand.
Twitter message:
Please pass @LymphedemaAct now! bipart/bicam 325 cosponsors! Millions—mostly cancer survivors—need coverage gap fix @HHSGov
The plan:
If you missed contacting any of the House Leaders their information is below. Also, feel free to contact any office multiple times.
Together, we can pass the LTA!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
