Thanks to phone calls last week from lymphedema advocates like you, 45 Senators have already decided to be Original Cosponsors of the Lymphedema Treatment Act! Check the list below to see the status of your Senators.
Our Senate sponsors, Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) had originally set a deadline of close of business yesterday for Original Cosponsors to join, but due to the amount of interest they have extended that deadline until noon EST on Thursday.
That means we have two more days to gather even more Original Cosponsors,
so please call your Senator(s) again today unless they are both already on board!
The names of the Senators who cosponsored in the last Congress, but haven’t yet signed on as Original Cosponsor in this Congress, are highlighted on the list below. When you call, make sure to mention their past support.
As a reminder, although Senators can still join as regular cosponsors later, being an Original Cosponsor carries more weight. A large number of Original Cosponsors sends a strong signal about a bill’s momentum, so raising your voice now is so important!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
Call Script – leave a message if it’s after hours or goes to voicemail:
“I’m a constituent calling about the Lymphedema Treatment Act, which will be reintroduced very soon by Senators Cantwell and Grassley. I hope that Senator [name] will be an Original Cosponsor of this bill. [This is important to me because… ] Will you please pass on my message to your Health Legislative Aide, and let him or her know that the deadline set by Senators Cantwell and Grassley is noon on Thursday?” [If the Senator was a cosponsor in the last Congress make sure to mention that!]
Highlighted Senators were Cosponsors in the last Congress,
but haven’t joined as Original Cosponsors yet this year – note that when you call:
AK-Senate: Lisa Murkowski, 202-224-6665 Original Cosponsor
AK-Senate: Dan Sullivan, 202-224-3004 Original Cosponsor
AL-Senate: Richard Shelby, 202-224-5744
AL-Senate: Tommy Tuberville, 202-224-4124
AR-Senate: Tom Cotton, 202- 224-2353
AR-Senate: John Boozman, 202- 224-4843 Original Cosponsor
AZ-Senate: Kyrsten Sinema, 202- 224-4521 Original Cosponsor
AZ-Senate: Mark Kelly, 202-224-2235
CA-Senate: Dianne Feinstein, 202-224-3841
CA-Senate: Alex Padilla, 202- 224-3553
CO-Senate: John Hickenlooper, 202-224-5941
CO-Senate: Michael Bennet, 202-224-5852 Original Cosponsor
CT-Senate: Chris Murphy, 202-224-4041
CT-Senate: Richard Blumenthal, 202- 224-2823 Original Cosponsor
DE-Senate: Chris Coons, 202-224-5042 Original Cosponsor
DE-Senate: Tom Carper, 202- 224-2441 Original Cosponsor
FL-Senate: Marco Rubio, 202- 224-3041 Original Cosponsor
FL-Senate: Rick Scott, 202- 224-5274
GA-Senate: Jon Ossoff, 202-224-3521
GA-Senate: Raphael Warnock, 202- 224-3643
HI-Senate: Brian Schatz, 202- 224-3934 Original Cosponsor
HI-Senate: Mazie Hirono, 202-224-6361
IA-Senate: Joni Ernst, 202-224-3254 Original Cosponsor
IA-Senate: Chuck Grassley, 202-224-3744 Co-lead Sponsor
ID-Senate: Jim Risch, 202-224-2752
ID-Senate: Mike Crapo, 202-224-6142
IL-Senate: Dick Durbin, 202-224-2152 Original Cosponsor
IL-Senate: Tammy Duckworth, 202-224-2854 Original Cosponsor
IN-Senate: Todd Young, 202-224-5623 Original Cosponsor
IN-Senate: Mike Braun, 202-224-4814
KS-Senate: Roger Marshall, 202-224-4774
KS-Senate: Jerry Moran, 202-224-6521
KY-Senate: Rand Paul, 202-224-4343
KY-Senate: Mitch McConnell, 202-224-2541
LA-Senate: Bill Cassidy, 202-224-5824
LA-Senate: John Kennedy, 202-224-4623
MA-Senate: Elizabeth Warren, 202-224-4543 Original Cosponsor
MA-Senate: Ed Markey, 202-224-2742 Original Cosponsor
MD-Senate: Chris Van Hollen, 202-224-4654 Original Cosponsor
MD-Senate: Ben Cardin, 202-224-4524 Original Cosponsor
ME-Senate: Susan Collins, 202-224-2523
ME-Senate: Angus King, 202-224-5344 Original Cosponsor
MI-Senate: Gary Peters, 202-224-6221
MI-Senate: Debbie Stabenow, 202-224-4822 Original Cosponsor
MN-Senate: Tina Smith, 202-224-5641 Original Cosponsor
MN-Senate: Amy Klobuchar, 202-224-3244 Original Cosponsor
MO-Senate: Josh Hawley, 202-224-6154
MO-Senate: Roy Blunt, 202-224-5721 Original Cosponsor
MS-Senate: Cindy Hyde-Smith, 202-224-5054 Original Cosponsor
MS-Senate: Roger Wicker, 202-224-6253 Original Cosponsor
MT-Senate: Steve Daines, 202-224-2651 Original Cosponsor
MT-Senate: Jon Tester, 202-224-2644 Original Cosponsor
NC-Senate: Richard Burr, 202-224-3154, then enter #2
NC-Senate: Thom Tillis, 202-224-6342 Original Cosponsor
ND-Senate: Kevin Cramer, 202-224-2043
ND-Senate: John Hoeven, 202-224-2551
NE-Senate: Deb Fischer, 202-224-6551
NE-Senate: Ben Sasse, 202-224-4224
NH-Senate: Jeanne Shaheen, 202-224-2841 Original Cosponsor
NH-Senate: Margaret Wood Hassan, 202-224-3324
NJ-Senate: Cory Booker, 202-224-3224 Original Cosponsor
NJ-Senate: Bob Menendez, 202-224-4744 Original Cosponsor
NM-Senate: Ben Ray Lujan, 202-224-6621
NM-Senate: Martin Heinrich, 202-224-5521
NV-Senate: Jacky Rosen, 202-224-6244
NV-Senate: Catherine Cortez Masto, 202-224-3542 Original Cosponsor
NY-Senate: Kirsten Gillibrand, 202-224-4451
NY-Senate: Chuck Schumer, 202-224-6542
OH-Senate: Sherrod Brown, 202-224-2315 Original Cosponsor
OH-Senate: Rob Portman, 202-224-3353
OK-Senate: Jim Inhofe, 202-224-4721
OK-Senate: James Lankford, 202-224-5754
OR-Senate: Jeff Merkley, 202-224-3753 Original Cosponsor
OR-Senate: Ron Wyden, 202-224-5244
PA-Senate: Pat Toomey, 202-224-4254
PA-Senate: Bob Casey, 202-224-6324 Original Cosponsor
RI-Senate: Sheldon Whitehouse, 202-224-2921 Original Cosponsor
RI-Senate: Jack Reed, 202-224-4642 Original Cosponsor
SC-Senate: Tim Scott, 202-224-6121 Original Cosponsor
SC-Senate: Lindsey Graham, 202-224-5972
SD-Senate: John Thune, 202-224-2321
SD-Senate: Mike Rounds, 202-224-5842 Original Cosponsor
TN-Senate: Marsha Blackburn, 202-224-3344
TN-Senate: Bill Hagerty, 202-224-4944
TX-Senate: Ted Cruz, 202-224-5922
TX-Senate: John Cornyn, 202-224-2934
UT-Senate: Mike Lee, 202-224-5444
UT-Senate: Mitt Romney, 202-224-5251
VA-Senate: Mark Warner, 202-224-2023 Original Cosponsor
VA-Senate: Tim Kaine, 202-224-4024
VT-Senate: Patrick Leahy, 202-224-4242
VT-Senate: Bernie Sanders, 202-224-5141
WA-Senate: Patty Murray, 202-224-7675 Original Cosponsor
WA-Senate: Maria Cantwell, 202-224-3441 Lead Sponsor
WI-Senate: Tammy Baldwin, 202-224-5653 Original Cosponsor
WI-Senate: Ron Johnson, 202-224-5323
WV-Senate: Shelley Moore Capito, 202-224-6472 Original Cosponsor
WV-Senate: Joe Manchin, 202-224-3954
WY-Senate: Cynthia Lummis 202-224-3424
WY-Senate: John Barrasso, 202-224-6441
