Yesterday, Democrats in the Senate successfully blocked the repeal of health reform — preventing Republicans from tacking it on as an amendment to a completely unrelated bill.
But Republicans in Congress aren’t finished with the political games.
Instead of focusing on creating jobs and growing the economy, they are insisting on re-litigating the battles of the last two years. They’ve vowed to do whatever it takes to tear apart the Affordable Care Act bit by bit, and they’re already planning to go after it at every turn.
These opponents of reform are in full campaign mode.
But we don’t just have the facts on our side — we also have the millions of Americans who already benefit from reform. And it’s up to us to help tell their stories, to make sure everyone understands the costs of repeal.
So, in the next week, we want to make sure those stories are on the letters pages of your local papers — one place we know lawmakers and folks in your community are sure to look.
Using our letter-to-the-editor tool is easy, and we’ll even get you started with a few tips and helpful points you can use to make your case.
But, discussion points aside, you already know why we can’t afford repeal. The Affordable Care Act is helping millions of people around the country — and these are our friends and neighbors.
We’re on their side.
We’re on the side of the folks who used to worry about losing their coverage when someone on their plan got sick.
We’re on the side of the young adults who can now stay on their parents’ health plan until they turn 26.
We’re on the side of the seniors who used to pay thousands out of pocket because they fell in the "donut hole" in prescription drug coverage.
We’re on the side of the people the insurance companies can no longer discriminate against, like children who have a pre-existing condition.
That’s why we fought for reform in the first place.
That’s why we can’t stand by while the other side tries to tear it down, exposing millions of Americans once again to the whims of the insurance industry.
It’s why we can’t just sit back while a few activist judges rehash last year’s debate as they attempt to legislate from the bench and strike down provisions in the bill.
Because it shouldn’t be repeal that we should be reading about in tomorrow’s papers. The headlines we see should be about the people whose lives are improving because of reform.
They’re counting on you.
Tell their story — or yours. Write a letter to the editor today to protect our progress: http://my.barackobama.com/RepealLTE
Thanks,
Yohannes
Yohannes Abraham
Political Director
Organizing for America
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