Here is How You Can Help Stop the Repeal of Obamacare
Piss off Trump, start dialing!
Piss off Trump, start dialing!
Text: Ian David Monroe
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, in favor of Trump's proposed American Health Care Act of 2017. You shouldn't want that—experts don't want that.
While lamenting to social media about the ineptitude of our current administration does provide a sense of relief, it doesn't address the immediate problem: Obamacare is only 216 votes away from no longer existing; 23 million people are at risk of losing health insurance.
To put the odds into perspective, there are 237 Republicans in the House. All Democrats have said they will vote against the repeal. Fortunately, hope is not lost. There are 26 GOP members that are still undecided, meaning if 22 of them vote against repealing Obamacare, the American Health Care Act of 2017 doesn't stand a chance.
Below is a list of those undecided lawmakers, and the numbers for their offices. Find the ones from your state, call them, and tell them to vote NO to repealing Obamacare. It wouldn't hurt to ask them to vote against AHCA also, considering it will leave 24 million or so Americans without health insurance. You'll notice that's a million more than if they just got rid of Obamacare—because that's just how poorly structured AHCA is.
The odds of keeping Obamacare intact might seem impossibly low, but the effort it takes to do your small part is less than closing out of this article and opening up your Instagram. Start dialing.
If you're representative isn't listed below, you can download a supremely helpful app called 5 Calls, which streamlines the calling process by providing a number based on your location. It further provides a script in case you're a little phone shy. Download it for free here.
Rep. Mark Amodei (NV) (202)-225-6155
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA) (202)-225-3536
Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ) (202)-225-2635
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (OK) (202)-225-2211
Rep. Ken Buck (CO) (202)-225-4676
Rep. Ryan Costello (PA) (202)-225-4315
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (FL) (202)-225-2778
Rep. Charlie Dent (PA) (202)-225-6411
Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL) (202)-225-2706
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN) (202)-225-6831
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL) (202)-225-4211
Rep. Daniel Donovan (NY) (202)-225-3371
Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC) (202)-225-5301
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX) (202)-225-3035
Rep. Paul A. Gosar (AZ) (202) -225-2315
Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC) (202)-225-3415
Rep. Steve King (IA) (202)-225-4426
Rep. Darrin LaHood (IL) (202)-225-9249
Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ) (202)-225-6572
Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA) (202)-225-2011
Rep. Steve Pearce (NM) (202)-225-2365
Rep. Scott Perry (PA) (202)-225-5836
Rep. Peter J. Roskam (IL) (202)-225-4561
Rep. Dan Webster (FL) (202)-225-1002
Rep. Ted Yoho (FL) (202)-225-5744
Rep. David Young (IA) (202)-225-5476
Note: there are currently five empty seats in the House.