We had fantastic in-person meetings in DC this week, and it is now clear that if we are going to get the Lymphedema Treatment Act through the Senate this year and signed into law, it must be through inclusion in the year-end omnibus package. Further, it’s anticipated that the package may be finalized as soon as Monday, so these are literally our final days to convince the Senate to include our bill.
PLEASE call your two Senators today using our Senate Call Action Alert, or the list of phone numbers below. Note that we have updated the call script and additional tips on what to say are below.
During our meetings we were told over and over again what a difference it makes for lawmakers and their staff to hear directly from people whose lives are affected by lymphedema. Personal stories are what make it real for them. Please call your two Senators today and tell them why it’s important to you for the LTA to be included in the year-end package.
Thank you!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
CALL SCRIPT & TIPS:
- “I am a constituent calling to ask that the Senate please include S.1315, the Lymphedema Treatment Act, in the year-end package. This bill was recently passed by the House with over 400 votes, and it has 74 cosponsors in the Senate. This issue is important to me because… ”
- If your Senator is a cosponsor on the list below, mention that and say thank you. REMEMBER – during our House vote, 76 members who were not cosponsors voted yes, but 5 who were cosponsors voted no, so outreach to every Senator is important, regardless of cosponsor status.
- If you are a constituent of Senator Cantwell (our lead sponsor) or Senator Grassley (our co-lead sponsor), it’s still very important that they hear from you. Thank them for their leadership on the bill and urge them to do everything possible to make sure it is passed this year!
- If you are leaving a voicemail, include your name and zip code. If you speak to a live person they will ask you for that.
AK-Senate: Lisa Murkowski, 202-224-6665 Cosponsor
AK-Senate: Dan Sullivan, 202-224-3004 Cosponsor
AL-Senate: Richard Shelby, 202-224-5744
AL-Senate: Tommy Tuberville, 202-224-4124
AR-Senate: Tom Cotton, 202- 224-2353 Cosponsor
AR-Senate: John Boozman, 202- 224-4843 Cosponsor
AZ-Senate: Kyrsten Sinema, 202- 224-4521 Cosponsor
AZ-Senate: Mark Kelly, 202-224-2235 Cosponsor
CA-Senate: Dianne Feinstein, 202-224-3841 Cosponsor
CA-Senate: Alex Padilla, 202- 224-3553 Cosponsor
CO-Senate: John Hickenlooper, 202-224-5941 Cosponsor
CO-Senate: Michael Bennet, 202-224-5852 Cosponsor
CT-Senate: Chris Murphy, 202-224-4041 Cosponsor
CT-Senate: Richard Blumenthal, 202- 224-2823 Cosponsor
DE-Senate: Chris Coons, 202-224-5042 Cosponsor
DE-Senate: Tom Carper, 202- 224-2441 Cosponsor
FL-Senate: Marco Rubio, 202- 224-3041 Cosponsor
FL-Senate: Rick Scott, 202- 224-5274 Cosponsor
GA-Senate: Jon Ossoff, 202-224-3521 Cosponsor
GA-Senate: Raphael Warnock, 202- 224-3643 Cosponsor
HI-Senate: Brian Schatz, 202- 224-3934 Cosponsor
HI-Senate: Mazie Hirono, 202-224-6361 Cosponsor
IA-Senate: Joni Ernst, 202-224-3254 Cosponsor
IA-Senate: Chuck Grassley, 202-224-3744 Co-lead Sponsor
ID-Senate: Jim Risch, 202-224-2752
ID-Senate: Mike Crapo, 202-224-6142
IL-Senate: Dick Durbin, 202-224-2152 Cosponsor
IL-Senate: Tammy Duckworth, 202-224-2854 Cosponsor
IN-Senate: Todd Young, 202-224-5623 Cosponsor
IN-Senate: Mike Braun, 202-224-4814
KS-Senate: Roger Marshall, 202-224-4774 Cosponsor
KS-Senate: Jerry Moran, 202-224-6521 Cosponsor
KY-Senate: Rand Paul, 202-224-4343
KY-Senate: Mitch McConnell, 202-224-2541
LA-Senate: Bill Cassidy, 202-224-5824 Cosponsor
LA-Senate: John Kennedy, 202-224-4623
MA-Senate: Elizabeth Warren, 202-224-4543 Cosponsor
MA-Senate: Ed Markey, 202-224-2742 Cosponsor
MD-Senate: Chris Van Hollen, 202-224-4654 Cosponsor
MD-Senate: Ben Cardin, 202-224-4524 Cosponsor
ME-Senate: Susan Collins, 202-224-2523 Cosponsor
ME-Senate: Angus King, 202-224-5344 Cosponsor
MI-Senate: Gary Peters, 202-224-6221 Cosponsor
MI-Senate: Debbie Stabenow, 202-224-4822 Cosponsor
MN-Senate: Tina Smith, 202-224-5641 Cosponsor
MN-Senate: Amy Klobuchar, 202-224-3244 Cosponsor
MO-Senate: Josh Hawley, 202-224-6154 Cosponsor
MO-Senate: Roy Blunt, 202-224-5721 Cosponsor
MS-Senate: Cindy Hyde-Smith, 202-224-5054 Cosponsor
MS-Senate: Roger Wicker, 202-224-6253 Cosponsor
MT-Senate: Steve Daines, 202-224-2651 Cosponsor
MT-Senate: Jon Tester, 202-224-2644 Cosponsor
NC-Senate: Richard Burr, 202-224-3154
NC-Senate: Thom Tillis, 202-224-6342 Cosponsor
ND-Senate: Kevin Cramer, 202-224-2043 Cosponsor
ND-Senate: John Hoeven, 202-224-2551 Cosponsor
NE-Senate: Deb Fischer, 202-224-6551 Cosponsor
NE-Senate: Ben Sasse, 202-224-4224
NH-Senate: Jeanne Shaheen, 202-224-2841 Cosponsor
NH-Senate: Margaret Wood Hassan, 202-224-3324 Cosponsor
NJ-Senate: Cory Booker, 202-224-3224 Cosponsor
NJ-Senate: Bob Menendez, 202-224-4744 Cosponsor
NM-Senate: Ben Ray Lujan, 202-224-6621 Cosponsor
NM-Senate: Martin Heinrich, 202-224-5521 Cosponsor
NV-Senate: Jacky Rosen, 202-224-6244 Cosponsor
NV-Senate: Catherine Cortez Masto, 202-224-3542 Cosponsor
NY-Senate: Kirsten Gillibrand, 202-224-4451 Cosponsor
NY-Senate: Chuck Schumer, 202-224-6542 Cosponsor
OH-Senate: Sherrod Brown, 202-224-2315 Cosponsor
OH-Senate: Rob Portman, 202-224-3353
OK-Senate: Jim Inhofe, 202-224-4721 Cosponsor
OK-Senate: James Lankford, 202-224-5754 Cosponsor
OR-Senate: Jeff Merkley, 202-224-3753 Cosponsor
OR-Senate: Ron Wyden, 202-224-5244
PA-Senate: Pat Toomey, 202-224-4254
PA-Senate: Bob Casey, 202-224-6324 Cosponsor
RI-Senate: Sheldon Whitehouse, 202-224-2921 Cosponsor
RI-Senate: Jack Reed, 202-224-4642 Cosponsor
SC-Senate: Tim Scott, 202-224-6121 Cosponsor
SC-Senate: Lindsey Graham, 202-224-5972 Cosponsor
SD-Senate: John Thune, 202-224-2321
SD-Senate: Mike Rounds, 202-224-5842 Cosponsor
TN-Senate: Marsha Blackburn, 202-224-3344
TN-Senate: Bill Hagerty, 202-224-4944
TX-Senate: Ted Cruz, 202-224-5922
TX-Senate: John Cornyn, 202-224-2934
UT-Senate: Mike Lee, 202-224-5444
UT-Senate: Mitt Romney, 202-224-5251
VA-Senate: Mark Warner, 202-224-2023 Cosponsor
VA-Senate: Tim Kaine, 202-224-4024
VT-Senate: Patrick Leahy, 202-224-4242 Cosponsor
VT-Senate: Bernie Sanders, 202-224-5141 Cosponsor
WA-Senate: Patty Murray, 202-224-2621 Cosponsor
WA-Senate: Maria Cantwell, 202-224-3441 Lead Sponsor
WI-Senate: Tammy Baldwin, 202-224-5653 Cosponsor
WI-Senate: Ron Johnson, 202-224-5323
WV-Senate: Shelley Moore Capito, 202-224-6472 Cosponsor
WV-Senate: Joe Manchin, 202-224-3954
WY-Senate: Cynthia Lummis, 202-224-3424
WY-Senate: John Barrasso, 202-224-6441
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