I got this alert from Montana Women Vote and wanted to pass it along to any readers I might have in the states listed below. Please call. All kids deserve health care.
You heard in our last update that President Bush has vetoed the bi-partisan SCHIP expansion bill. The veto override vote is planned for this Thurday Oct. 18th. The votes will be there in the Senate, but more votes are needed in the House. All three Montana Congressmen have demonstrated support of the bill - so what can you do to help? We suggest you contact you contact passionate friends and family in the states below (you could forward or cut and paste this info) and ask them to:
1. Call 1-800-965-4701* and ask the Reps office
2. Deliver this simple message when connected: "I'm a constituent of Rep. _____ (or a resident of the state of XX) and I'm calling to urge him/her to vote to provide health coverage to millions of uninsured children by overriding the veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 976)."
States with Representatives to target:
Arkansas: Rep. John Boozman (R) Colorado: Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R) Florida: Rep. Tom Feeney (R) Georgia: Rep. James Marshall (D) Illinois: Rep. Tim Johnson (R) Indiana: Rep. Joe Donnelly Sr. (D) and Rep. Baron Hill (D) Ohio: Rep. Steve Chabot (R) Louisiana: Rep. Rodney Alexander (R); Michigan: Rep Timothy Walberg (R) and Joe Knollenberg (R) Mississippi: Rep. Gene Taylor (D) Missouri: Rep. Sam Greaves (R) New York: Rep. John "Randy" Kuhl (R) and Rep. Thomas Reynolds (R) North Carolina: Rep: Robin Hayes (R), Rep. Mike McIntyre (D), Rep. Heath Shuler (D), and Rep. Bob Etheridge (D) Oklahoma: Rep. David Daniel Boren (D) Texas: Rep. Kay Granger (R) Virginia: Rep. Thelma Drake (R) Wyoming: Rep. Barbara Cubin (R)