https://twitter.com/AlizaTweets/status/860201107037069312
Stop what you're doing, and call your senators. Take 2 minutes for Aliza's dad & every sick person in this country whose future is at stake. https://t.co/RFEgjIMFqm
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) May 4, 2017
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***Click on the link and BOOKMARK the website***
Bonus: worked w/ @IsTrumpCareDead tonight to set up this online directory of GOP health staffers: https://t.co/EgEa2Xw2ip plz flag errors!
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 9, 2017
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How to help
https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/873223442518073346
https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/873226076415172608
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Please do this if you live in WV, LA, ME, AZ, CO, AK, OH, or NV.
— Joshua Bloch (@joshbloch) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheMerrieSofs/status/872954684411179010
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https://twitter.com/TopherSpiro/status/872964700941811712
Here's how we meet this moment and kill TrumpCare. 11/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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1. PHONES. Senators are telling me that their phones have returned to normal, pre-Trump levels. A few dozen calls a day. That must end. 12/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
The Bible has some good advice about how to remember the number to call Congress, which is 202-224-3121. Listen to the Bible. 13/ pic.twitter.com/VGuZ1ZR0G9
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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Save the 202-224-3121 in your phone as a contact. Put it as a favorite. Say "Hey Siri, remind me to call Congress at 10am on weekdays." 14/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
Don't just call Congress—recruit callers. Type "Friends in Tennessee" into Facebook. You'll get a list. Ask 'em to call Sen. Alexander. 15/ pic.twitter.com/wqIJom1Qs6
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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It's GREAT to call Congress and leave your opinion. Senate offices circulate call tallies every day. But calls can go even further: 17/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
Your friends in TN WV LA ME TN AR AZ CO SC NV AK & OH miss you! Don't neglect them! Get in touch & ask 'em to call Congress re Trumpcare 16/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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When you call a Senate office, ask to speak to the relevant Health Legislative Assistant. Hey look, a list of staffer names! 18/ pic.twitter.com/UQ0yZNaSxc
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
When you get through, explain that you're a constituent and you have grave concerns about how the bill will affect you. Then explain WHY 19/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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These staffers are human beings. They work on health care because they care about health. Even if their bosses don't. Tell your story. 20/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
Incidentally, it's also worth EMAILING the legislative assistants w/personal notes. Here's how to figure out Hill staff email addresses 25/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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If I, Ben Wikler, worked for Sen. Murkowski, (I don't; Chelsea Holt is her health LA), I'd be ben.wikler@murkowski.senate.gov. Get it? 26/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
So: CALL every day. Ask for health staffers. Email them, too. VISIT local offices—for scheduled meetings or to protest. Bring friends. 27/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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Find the letters to the editor submission email address for local papers in your state & send them your story, mentioning your Senator. 28/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
And mark your calendar for the last week of June, esp Wed-Fri. There should literally be round the clock vigils. You'll be needed then. 29/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
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If you believe that nobody should be denied health care because they're sick or can't pay, this is the time to fight. 30/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
This is a moment in politics when lives are on the line.
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
Our extraordinary power as citizens becomes a duty to act.#ProtectOurCare.
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