Calling Congress
Protect Our Care CO Phone Scripts
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Stop Health Care Cuts Script
A sample script is below. You do not need to read all of the talking points and script word for word. Please personalize where you can.
Hi. My name is _____________and I’m a Coloradan who lives in ____. How are you today?
(Move to #1 for Republicans or #2 for Democrats.)
1. I am calling to urge ____ (Insert Name) to oppose cuts to health care and social programs that will devastate Colorado communities, our economy, and will lead to hundreds of thousands of Coloradans losing health coverage. The proposed cuts would strip billions of dollars in funding from our state when our state budget already faces a $670 million shortfall. Colorado's members of Congress should oppose this irresponsible attack that guts health care programs and leaves millions uninsured.
--Explain why you are against the proposed funding cuts. If you have a healthcare story, share it. If not, choose several of these talking points:
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Continued funding for Medicaid has a massive benefit to Colorado's economy, supporting nearly 1 in 5 jobs in the state and Medicaid expansion alone has generated more than 30,000 jobs and added over $4 billion in economic activity in Colorado.
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These cuts to Medicaid and the ACA would rip coverage away from millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Coloradans.
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This plan would gut Medicaid for seniors, children, and people with disabilities, and effectively end the Medicaid expansion currently covering nearly 500,000 Coloradans.
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It would take away billions of dollars in funding for health care in Colorado when our state already faces a big budget shortfall.
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These cuts would make health care more expensive at a time when many Coloradans continue to struggle to afford the health coverage and care they need.
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This proposal resurrects the devastating cuts in coverage and benefits that the American public have already rejected.
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We need health care solutions, not cuts and attacks that make coverage unaffordable, leave millions without the health care they need, and will devastate our economy.
Thank you for your time.​
2. I am calling to thank ____ (Insert Name) for their support of Medicaid and the ACA and to continue their opposition to the devastating cuts being considered in Congress. Please continue to fight to protect health care for all Coloradans.
Thank you for your time.
Phone Numbers for Elected Officials:
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Senators:
Senator John Hickenlooper (D):
Denver (303) 244-1628
DC (202) 224-5941
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Senator Michael Bennet (D):
Denver (303) 455-7600,
DC (202) 224-5852
Representatives:
Representative Lauren Boebert (R):
DC (202) 225-4761
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Representative Gabe Evans (R):
DC (202) 225-5625
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Representative Jeff Hurd (R):
DC (202) 225-4676
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Representative Jeff Crank (R):
DC (202) 225-4422
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Representative Brittany Pettersen (D):
Lakewood (303) 274-7944,
DC (202) 225-2645
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Representative Jason Crow (D):
Aurora (720) 748-7514,
DC (202) 225-7882
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Representative Joe Neguse (D):
Boulder (303) 335-1045.
DC (202) 225-2161
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Representative Diana DeGette (D):
Denver (303) 844-4988,
DC (202) 225-4431
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Governor:
Jared Polis: (303) 866-2885
Best Practices:
· Personalize the script, and use your personal story.
· Be Polite
· Keep calls short
· Leave a message if you don’t get through to anyone