Up to the Minute Info to Fix the Health Center Funding Cliff: Take Action Now!
At the close of March, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 2 containing a two-year fix to the Primary Care Funding Cliff (including Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corp, Teaching Health Centers). Unfortunately the Senate recessed without a vote on HR 2. The Senate is expected to return April 13th and between now and then, we need your help (see below) to solidify support and ask for a commitment to vote to pass H.R. 2.The following are the key action advocacy action items we can and should all take between now and the Senate vote on H.R. 2:
1. Email House members and/or use social media to say THANK YOU for YES vote on HR 2! Click here to send a ‘Thank You’ email to House members for their YES vote on H.R. 2. Additionally, here are the twitter handles for the Ohio Delegation voting YES on HR 2; tweet them a note of thanks:
- @SpeakerBoehner
- @RepMarciaFudge
- @RepDaveJoyce
- @TiberiPress
- @RepSteveStivers
- @RepBeatty
- @RepBobGibbs
- @RepBillJohnson
- @RepJimRenacci
- @RepSteveChabot
- @RepBradWenstrup
- @RepMarcyKaptur
- @BobLatta
- @RepTimRyan
- @RepMikeTurner
3. Prepare NOW for the final national Cliff Call-In Day slated for April 13th when the Senate will take up and vote on H.R. 2! Call-in Information coming soon, but NOW is the time to start planning how best to turn up the volume and turn out the calls on April 13th – perhaps a phone bank in your lobby, social media posts, outreach to staff, board members, and partners etc. With over $7 billion for the Community Health Center Program alone in H.R. 2, our Senators need to hear loud and clear from us back home!
The call-in number is 1-866-456-3949
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