Are you frustrated because one or more of your members of Congress hasn’t cosponored the LTA yet? (see list below)
If so, I hope you will consider joining your state’s advocacy team if you have not already done so!
As a team member you will receive additional materials and guidance to contact your members of Congress, plus:
- No prior advocacy experience is needed.
- The time commitment is entirely up to you.
- It won’t cost you a thing and you can do everything needed to increase support for the LTA from home.
- If your Representative & Senators are already cosponsors you can assist others in reaching that goal.
Additional information and a link to join your team can be found on the State Teams page of our website.
And there’s just 4 days left to enter our custom compression garment raffle ending October 31st.
Thank you for your support!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
* We’ve gained 4 cosponsors in the last 4 days, 2 Senators and 2 Reps, as noted on the list below!
— Tips on how to personalize your phone and/or email message are at the bottom of this newsletter. —
CALL SCRIPT:
“I am a constituent calling in support of the Lymphedema Treatment Act (H.R.1948 in the House and S.518 in the Senate). I would like Representative/Senator [name] to cosponsor this bill. This issue is important to me because… [2-3 brief sentences]. Please ask Representative/Senator [name] to join the over 400 members of Congress already supporting this bill and add his/her name as a cosponsor.“
Unless otherwise noted, the following members of Congress have NOT cosponsored the LTA yet:
AL-02 Martha Roby 202-225-2901
AL-03 Mike Rogers 202-225-3261
AL-06 Gary Palmer 202-225-4921
AL-Senate: Richard Shelby, 202-224-5744
AZ-05 Andy Biggs 202-225-2635
CA-02 Jared Huffman 202-225-5161 *NEW COSPONSOR!
CA-04 Tom McClintock 202-225-2511
CA-10 Joshua Harder 202-225-4540
CA-11 Mark DeSaulnier 202-225-2095
CA-12 Nancy Pelosi 202-225-4965
CA-16 Jim Costa 202-225-3341
CA-18 Anna Eshoo 202-225-8104
CA-22 Devin Nunes 202-225-2523
CA-23 Kevin McCarthy 202-225-2915
CA-34 Jimmy Gomez 202-225-6235
CA-39 Gilbert Cisneros 202-225-4111
CA-51 Juan Vargas 202-225-8045
CO-04 Ken Buck 202-225-4676
CO-06 Jason Crow 202-225-7882 *NEW COSPONSOR!
CO-Senate: Cory Gardner, 202-224-5941
CT-05 Jahana Hayes 202-225-4476
GA-07 Robert Woodall 202-225-4272
GA-09 Doug Collins 202-225-9893
GA-12 Rick Allen 202-225-2823
GA-Senate: David Perdue, 202-224-3521
GA-Senate: Johnny Isakson, 202- 224-3643
GU (Guam) Michael San Nicolas 202-225-1188
IA-Senate: Joni Ernst, 202-224-3254 *NEW COSPONSOR!
IA-Senate: Chuck Grassley, 202-224-3744
ID-01 Russ Fulcher 202-225-6611
ID-Senate: Jim Risch, 202-224-2752
ID-Senate: Mike Crapo, 202-224-6142
IL-10 Bradley Schneider 202-225-4835
IL-15 John Shimkus 202-225-5271
IN-03 Jim Banks 202-225-4436
IN-04 James Baird 202-225-5037
IN-Senate: Mike Braun, 202-224-4814
KS-Senate: Pat Roberts, 202-224-4774
KY-06 Andy Barr 202-225-4706
KY-Senate: Rand Paul, 202-224-4343
KY-Senate: Mitch McConnell, 202-224-2541
LA-01 Steve Scalise 202-225-3015
LA-03 Clay Higgins 202-225-2031
LA-04 Mike Johnson 202-225-2777
LA-Senate: Bill Cassidy, 202-224-5824
LA-Senate: John Kennedy, 202-224-4623
MA-01 Richard Neal 202-225-5601
MA-03 Lori Trahan 202-225-3411
MA-09 William Keating 202-225-3111
MD-05 Steny Hoyer 202-225-4131
ME-Senate: Susan Collins, 202-224-2523
MI-03 Justin Amash 202-225-3831
MI-06 Fred Upton 202-225-3761
NC-03 Greg Murphy 202-225-3415
NC-05 Viginia Foxx 202-225-2071
NC-06 Mark Walker 202-225-3065
NC-09 Dan Bishop-225-1976
NC-10 Patrick McHenry 202-225-2576
NC-13 Ted Budd 202-225-4531
NC-Senate: Richard Burr, 202-224-3154, then enter #2
NE-Senate: Deb Fischer, 202-224-6551
NE-Senate: Ben Sasse, 202-224-4224
NJ-06 Frank Pallone Jr. 202-225-4671
NJ-09 Bill Pascrell Jr. 202-225-5751
NJ-11 Mikie Sherrill 202-225-5034
NV-04 Steven Horsford 202-225-9894
NY-23 Tom Reed 202-225-3161
OH-01 Steve Chabot 202-225-2216
OH-04 Jim Jordan 202-225-2676
OH-08 Warren Davidson 202-225-6205
OH-12 Troy Balderson 202-225-5355
OH-16 Anthony Gonzalez 202-225-3876
OH-Senate: Rob Portman, 202-224-3353
OR-02 Greg Walden 202-225-6730
OR-Senate: Ron Wyden, 202-224-5244
PA-06 Chrissy Houlahan 202-225-4315
PA-09 Daniel Meuser 202-225-6511
PA-10 Scott Perry 202-225-5836
PA-Senate: Pat Toomey, 202-224-4254
SC-03 Jeff Duncan 202-225-5301
SC-04 William Timmons 202-225-6030
SC-05 Ralph Norman 202-225-5501
SC-06 James E. Clyburn 202-225-3315
SC-Senate: Tim Scott, 202-224-6121 *NEW COSPONSOR!
SD-At Large Dusty Johnson 202-225-2801
SD-Senate: John Thune, 202-224-2321
TN-06 John Rose 202-225-4231
TN-07 Mark Green 202-225-2811
TN-08 David Kustoff 202-225-4714
TN-Senate: Marsha Blackburn, 202-224-3344
TN-Senate: Lamar Alexander, 202-224-4944
TX-02 Dan Crenshaw 202-225-6565
TX-08 Kevin Brady 202-225-4901
TX-10 Michael McCaul 202-225-2401
TX-19 Jodey Cook Arrington 202-225-4005
TX-21 Chip Roy 202-225-4236
TX-22 Pete Olson 202-225-5951
TX-24 Kenny Marchant 202-225-6605
TX-26 Michael Burgess, MD 202-225-7772
TX-27 Michael Cloud 202-225-7742
TX-31 John Carter 202-225-3864
TX-33 Marc Veasey 202-225-9897
TX-Senate: Ted Cruz, 202-224-5922
TX-Senate: John Cornyn, 202-224-2934
UT-04 Ben McAdams 202-225-3011
UT-Senate: Mike Lee, 202-224-5444
UT-Senate: Mitt Romney, 202-224-5251
VA-02 Elaine Lurea 202-225-4215
VA-03 Robert C. “Bobby” Scott 202-225-8351
VA-06 Benjamin Cline 202-225-5431
VA-08 Don Beyer 202-225-4376
VA-10 Jennifer Wexton 202-225-5136
VI (US Virgin Islands) Stacey Plaskett 202-225-1790
WV-02 Alex Mooney 202-225-2711
WV-Senate: Joe Manchin, 202-224-3954
WY-Senate: Mike Enzi, 202-224-3424
WY-Senate: John Barrasso, 202-224-6441
TIPS ON PERSONALIZING YOUR MESSAGES:
The most effective things you can convey are why your doctor prescribed compression garments are
essential to your health and quality of life. The focus should be on their medical necessity, and how they
enable you to manage your lymphedema, prevent complications like infections, keep you able to work,
take care of your family, etc. – whatever is most applicable for you.
The most important thing to avoid saying is that they are expensive. Cost, or a person’s ability to afford to
pay out of pocket, is not a reason why something should be covered by insurance, only medical necessity is.
Keep the focus on compression garments being essential for the treatment and management of
lymphedema, just as insulin is to a diabetic.
