Join Families USA and Partners for a Special Edition Big Tent Call Tomorrow, Tuesday June 24th

Dear Partners,

Families USA invites you to a Special Edition Big Tent Call tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24 from 4:00-5:00 pm ET. On this call we'll provide an update on the status of the reconciliation bill, share new resources and ways you can make your voice heard with your members of Congress this week, and highlight the work of state advocates engaged in this work.

Date: Tuesday, June 24th

Time: 4:00-5:00pm ET

Zoom Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JDeEz_ePQNekHy1RlbXYwg#/registration 

Our collective advocacy remains critical as we enter another week fighting the proposed cuts to health and health care programs. Families USA and our partners have a number of opportunities for you to continue to engage, including:

1. Call and Email Congress
   1. Dial in to (866) 426-2631 or (202) 224-3121 (Capitol switchboard)
      
   2. Send an email using Families USA's email writing tool
2. Use social media
   • #HandsOffMedicaid
   • Share quick, impactful data points:
     • This massive, rushed bill will terminate health care coverage for 16 million people who have Medicaid and ACA coverage, all to pay for tax breaks that benefit a wealthy few.
     • Find more on our website: familiesusa.org/defending-medicaid.
   • Share our Days of Action page and infographic
     • Social Toolkits: Families USA and Cost & Coverage Collaborative
     • Share and lift up @HealthCareStorytellers on Instagram and TikTok
3. Show Up
   1. Nationwide Fast: Hungry for Justice
      1. Health, faith and anti-hunger advocates across the country are joining together for a relay fast to demonstrate the harmful impacts of the reconciliation bill and its cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. It is a weeklong relay, so a new cohort will fast beginning tomorrow. The fast will take place in 24 hour segments until Congress goes on break. Join the fast at ProtestFast.org. 
   2. Events in DC this week
      1. Kill the Bill Before It Kills Us!
         1. Join Popular Democracy, SEIU, and Planned Parenthood for a day of action on on June 25th at the Dirksen Senate Building 215 from 11am-4pm to demand NO CUTS to the life-saving programs we depend on.
      2. Death By A Trillion Cuts
         1. Join SEIU on June 26th from 2-4pm for a Chant For Our Lives demonstration with drums in Area 2 of the Upper Senate Park. 

We hope that you will be able to join us tomorrow afternoon. We are glad to be in this fight with you.

In Partnership,

Nate Keller

Senior Associate, Organizing and Mobilization

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