Defend Health Care: Keep Calling Your Senators

Nathan Empsall
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

I just called the offices of Idaho’s Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch for the second time this week and asked them to vote against “skinny repeal.” I said,

“Please vote against skinny repeal of the Affordable Care Act. If the Senate can’t come up with a bill to get 50 votes on its own, it’s certainly not going to happen in conference. That’s not regular order. And the bill isn’t a good one on its own, either. The CBO says it will jack up my premiums by 20% and take insurance away from millions. There are better ways to fix the Affordable Care Act’s problems — please vote against skinny repeal, and all the current repeal attempts.”

Picture Credit: Main Street Alliance, found via Google Images

Although Crapo and Risch almost certainly vote for anything their bosses McConnell and Trump put forward, they still need to feel pressure from their constituents. (I don’t know why, but it’s virtually always easier to reach Crapo’s staff than Risch’s!)

Call your own senators now — it’s super easy, and vital for democracy! If they’re GOP, ask them to vote against repeal, and if they’re Democrats, thank them for holding the line. The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224–3121.

Nathan Empsall

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Episcopal seminarian at @YaleDivSchool & @YaleFES. Digital organizer, @BarackObama & @SierraClub alum. Texan via Idaho. Americana music fan. #BlackLivesMatter

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