Tell the U.S. Congress: "Don't Take a Recess Until You Provide Health Care For All!"

To U.S.-Based Activists
from Metropolitan Community Churches
A C T I O N A L E R T

Tell the U.S. Congress:
"Don't Take a Recess
Until You Provide Health Care For All!"
"The harvest is past,
the summer is ended,
and we are not saved...
Is there no balm in Gilead?
Is there no physician there?
Why then has the health of my
poor people not been restored?
-- Jeremiah 8:20 & 22

July 30, 2009

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to take a month-long recess without passing comprehensive health care reform.

For the sake of the health and well-being of all God's people, we need quality affordable health care for all people now.

As people of faith called to heed the command to love our neighbors, we must raise our voices to send a message to Congress to provide quality, affordable health care to those among us who suffer within our broken health care system due to the lack of health insurance or lack of access to health care services.

For the first time since 1994, the Congress is on the verge of passing comprehensive health care reform that would provide coverage and access to all Americans regardless of health, age, income, or gender. Failure to pass reform this year could result in many more years of delay in securing universal access to quality affordable health care for all.

What would comprehensive health care reform mean?
- Health coverage for all.
- Elimination of co-pays and deductibles for preventive care.
- End to premium rate-increases and coverage denials for pre-existing conditions.
- Increased access to preventive care and wellness services.

Join other people of faith from across the U.S. in urging the House of Representatives to make quality affordable health care available to everyone as means to bring wholeness and restoration to millions of American citizens, and by extension, to millions of families and communities in need.


HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP!

FIRST:
If you already know your Member of Congress, simply call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 225-3121 to reach your Representative.

OR

Go to www.congress.org and enter your ZIP code to locate your Member of Congress. Select "contact" to find out your Member's office address and telephone number.

SECOND:
Call your member and use the sample script below to advocate for health reform:

Sample Script for call:
"My name is ________ and I am calling from _________. I would like to urge Representative ________ to remain at work to support comprehensive health care reform before he/she returns home for recess. As a constituent and a person of faith, I am concerned that people without health insurance access and coverage will continue to suffer with poor health and reduced quality of care. I urge you to support efforts to provide quality affordable health care for all regardless of health, age, income, or gender."

THIRD:
Pray for our elected officials, business and community leaders, and all those in positions of authority, that they will be blessed with hearts of service and will lead with mercy, justice, and integrity.
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