While the Senate debates the Build Back Better package, many of our community members are still stuck in institutions or on waiting lists, without vital services that would allow them to live in the community. Our country needs a robust investment in HCBS now more than ever. Tell the Senate it’s time to deliver!
Give your Senators a call today. Call 202-224-3121 to speak to your Senators’ office, or look up your Senators’ offices contact info here [[link removed]] . You can use our script:
Hello! My name is [your full name] , and I am from [city] . I’m calling to ask Senator [Name] to make sure the Senate quickly passes the Build Back Better package that includes at least $150 billion for Medicaid home- and community-based services.
Home and community-based services funded by Medicaid allow people with disabilities like [me/ my family member/ my friends/ my neighbor/ etc.] to continue living safely at home. These services keep people with disabilities out of institutions. The House has already included this funding in the Build Back Better act. We just need the Senate to include it too. This funding is a life and death issue for disabled [residents of your state] . Can I count on Senator [Name] to stand up for people with disabilities by getting the Senate bill over the finish line quickly?
After you’ve called, you can also email [[link removed]] your Senators and remind them that #CareCantWait!
Wondering what to expect from a call to your elected officials? Check out this guide to making a call to your members of Congress. [[link removed]] Unable to speak on a phone call due to a disability? Check out our Proxy Calling System here [[link removed]] . Want to help someone else make a call? Consider signing up [[link removed]] to be a proxy caller.
As the pandemic has made all too clear, it’s more important than ever that we push to keep all of us in our communities and out of dangerous congregate settings. Thank you for pushing for that change by lending your voice to this campaign.
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